Bonnie Blader (You Want Fries with That?) is a writer and former teacher. She has interviewed New Jersey farmers for the Rutgers Food Innovation Center, as a research associate, and for the West Windsor Community Farmers Market where she volunteers. Each interview deepens her regard for local agriculture and the farmers who chance a farming life 

Millicent K. Brody (Hamilton's Grill Room) is mesmerized by shops, markets and restaurants where shelves and menus are filled with delectable offerings. A food and features writer, she enjoys the challenge of creating a profoundly interesting story. Never one to leave her Westfield home without her camera, she has won many awards for photography.

John Dunphy (River Run) is a freelance writer based in Mercer County. Whether it's veganism, shad or anything else involving food culture in New Jersey, he wants to learn as much as possible about what people are (or are not) eating in the Garden State. You can read more of his work at johndunphywriting.com.

Kelly Holechek (Fresh Kids) is a sophomore at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. She is double majoring in English and Graphic Design. In her spare time she works as the Art Director for the Rutgers Review, a student zine at the University

Patricia Klindienst (How I Learned to Love the A&P) is a New Jersey native currently living in Guildord, Connecticut. Her first book, The Earth Knows My Name (Beacon Press, 2006), tells the stories of fifteen ethnic Americans who transmit their cultural heritage through their gardens, and earned an American Book Award for 2007. She is currently at work on a new book about Russian Jewish immigrants who became farmers in America.

Jen A. Miller (Heating Things Up) is author of The Jersey Shore, Atlantic City to Cape May: Great Destinations, a travel guide about the South Jersey Shore that was published in May. You can read more about her shore adventures and misadventures at downtheshorewithjen.blogspot.com

Gary C. Pavlis (Eight-Minute Wine Expert) is a professor and agricultural agent at Rutgers University, where he works with his number one passion, wine. A leading authority on grape growing in the Garden State, Dr. Pavlis only travels to places that make wine and, when asked to name his favorite, responds, “Whatever wine someone else pays for.”

Julie Pryma (Eat, Joy, Feel) is a designer, photographer and former art director of the magazine Saveur. Her interest in food and travel led her from Toronto to Tokyo, London and New York. She now lives with her husband and their two little boys in South Orange, where they enjoy exploring local eateries, markets and bike trails.

Jack Rabin (Spring Green) is associate director for farm programs with the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and executive editor of New Jersey's Plant & Pest Advisory Newsletter. Jack holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences (Entomology) from Rutgers and a M.S. in Vegetable Crops Breeding from the University of California—Davis.

Marc Steiner (Heating Things Up) is a professional photographer and co-founder of Agency New Jersey, a photo agency covering news, current events and issues locally and globally happening in or related to New Jersey. More of his work can be seen at www.agencynewjersey.com.