An English teacher of twenty five years, editor and contributing writer Mary Ann Hermansen spends much of her time sharing her love of reading and writing. A life long learner, she finds delving into food, culture, and its profound ability to bring communities together rewarding. She loves a good narrative and thrives on hearing people spin the stories of their own passions, interests, and relationships and how those relationships were cultivated around a table, in a kitchen, or on a Wisconsin farm field where our earth initiates this powerful sense of community.