Jeanine M. Davis has been a horticulture professor with North Carolina State University since 1988. She's located at a research and extension center in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. She is passionate about plants and people and working to keep farms profitable. Her research and extension activities are focused on developing new and unusual crops, such as hops, truffles, medicinal herbs, and organic farming. She is a frequent speaker, author of hundreds of articles, blogs, and websites, and coauthor of the book 'Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and Other Woodland Medicinals". She lives with her family on "Our Tiny Farm" where she strives to practice what she preaches about sustainable living.