Tara Austen Weaver

Tara Austen Weaver grew up running wild on the rocky coasts of Northern California and British Columbia. A writer focusing on travel, food, agriculture, and the environment, she is the author of The Butcher and the Vegetarian and Tales from High Mountain and writes the award-winning blog Tea & Cookies. Her work has appeared in San Francisco Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, and on Apartment Therapy: The Kitchn and Chow.com. She is trained as a master gardener, master composter, and permaculture designer. Weaver lives in Seattle, Washington, where she is also the editor of Edible Seattle magazine.