About the Author
Joshua McFadden is a bringing fresh energy to Berny Farm, a historic fifty-acre gem in Springdale, Oregon. Here, he’s building a unique agricultural complex where farming, food, and design come together in creative collaborations. When he’s not working the land, Joshua is a sought-after consultant in the food world—helping to craft packaged and prepared foods, launch brands from the ground up, and rethink what fast-casual and fast food can be. Joshua’s first book,
Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables, co-written with Martha Holmberg, earned him a James Beard Award in 2018. His second,
Grains for Every Season: Rethinking Our Way with Grains, was a James Beard Award finalist in 2021. Follow him on Instagram at @jj__mc.
Martha Holmberg is a food writer who has authored or co-authored nine cookbooks. Modern Sauces was a James Beard Award finalist. Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables, written with chef Joshua McFadden, won the James Beard Award, and Grains for Every Season, also with McFadden, was a James Beard Award finalist. Holmberg was the editor in chief of Fine Cooking magazine for a decade, the food editor of The Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Oregon, and the founder of MIX magazine. She studied cooking at La Varenne in Paris, where she worked for several years as a private chef. Holmberg lives in Spokane, Washington. Follow her on Instagram @marthaholmberg.
