— Father Dominic Garrmone “The Bread Monk”
Father Dominic, a monk at Saint Bede Abbey in Peru, IL, was host of the PBS cooking show “Breaking Bread” from 1999-2001 and has written nine cookbooks . He is a regular speaker at conferences throughout the Midwest.— Carol Michel
Carol Michel is an award winning author of a number of books on gardening. She is a lifelong gardener with a degree in horticulture from Purdue.— Sharon Sorenson
Sharon, recipient of the prestigious Earl Brooks Award , has written a biweekly "For the Birds" newspaper column for 16 years, conducted many birding seminars, and taught a birding class. She was recently on a PBS special titled "Bird Migration."
— Nancy Gilhausen
Nancy is founder and president of Friends of Patoka Wildlife. Established in 1994, as the 502nd national wildlife refuge in the country, the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area is located in Pike and Gibson Counties in Indiana.