Peta Heine has been involved with the kitchen garden movement in Australia for many years. Prior to this, Peta ran her own restaurant in Adelaide and a fishing lodge in Tasmania. She now conducts catering and cooking classes in Melbourne and the Macedon Ranges, where she lives with her two daughters. Kirsty Manning-Wilcox has worked as a book editor and publishing manager overseeing non-fiction and illustrated lists for over a decade. She has also worked as a freelance writer, contributing to newspapers and magazines including Delicious and Luxury Travel. Kirsty lives in an old chestnut grove in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria, with her husband and three children.