Robin Ripley

Robin Ripley is a garden and food writer who lives on a small Maryland homestead where she raises and cares for small dogs, chickens and a grouchy cat. She makes as much by hand as possible, from bread to cheese to wine to pastries. She has a special interest is in designing gardens that both produce food and improve the beauty of the landscape.

Robin travels widely to visit other gardens and gardeners and blogs about her own potager and country life at http://bumblebeeblog.com. She writes and talks regularly with groups about grocery gardening, potager design and the importance of locally-grown and fresh foods. She is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/robinripley.