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 When
she’s not tending her garden or editing articles for Edible
Ojai, Jane Handel works as a writer, artist, art dealer,
photo editor, publisher and archivist. Her literary fiction,
essays, poetry and art criticism have appeared in many publications
including Persimmon: Asian Literature, Art & Culture Magazine,
the Plume/Penguin Herotica anthologies, Showtime Network's online
magazine, myredshoediaries.com, and Bark Magazine. Her artwork
has been exhibited in numerous gallery and museum exhibitions.
As an art dealer, her expertise is in rare and unusual works
on paper, especially vintage photographs. For Handel's curriculum
vitae, please visit her website: www.janehandel.com
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 Edible
Communities co-founder, Carole Topalian, travels the
world with a finely tuned photographer's eye. Her ability to
communicate through photographs brings the Edible Communities
mission to life as visual feast, and the pages of our newsletters
and websites testify to this. In addition to her work as photographer
for Edible Communities, Carole also serves as creative director
for the company, ensuring the highest possible level of quality
and consistency in each of our printed newsletters and websites.
During the 1980s, Carole owned a Los Angeles-based multimedia
company where she produced several award-winning advertising
and promotional campaigns for corporate America. In the 1990s,
she did graduate work in depth psychology at Pacific Graduate
Institute and left the corporate world behind. Today, she enjoys
life in the very rural Ojai Valley, where she is able to ride
her bike daily and garden at will. Her fine art photographs
have been exhibited in over 70 shows throughout the United States,
Europe, and Asia. Visit www.topalianphoto.com for more information.
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 Jim
Churchill grows tangerines, avocados and odd citrus varieties
on 17 lovely, weed-filled acres in the East End. He’s been
growing pixie tangerines since 1980, and is a charter member
of the Ojai Pixie Growers association. He thinks everyone should
eat more pixies.
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 Ojai
resident Claud Mann has appeared on the TBS station's
"Dinner & A Movie" as their Chef de Cuisine-Host
for the past ten years. Prior to co-creating the show Rolling
Stone magazine called "One of the 100 reasons to watch
TV", Claud invested 20 years to cooking his way thorough
California and Mexico. Assorted stops include stints as executive
chef at the 5-star Palmilla Hotel in Cabo San Lucas, as well
as at properties in San Francisco, Sonoma and L.A. His culinary
creations have been featured by The Today Show, CNN, Good Day
LA, Cooking Light, The New York Times, USA Today, TV Guide,
Daily News, Washington Post, and the L.A. Times. He recently
established Temple Spice Co., a line of superior quality, artisan
organic spices due out summer of 2005. (Visit www. templespice.com for more info.)
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 Mary
Ogle, Webmistress
After attending the Rhode Island School of Design and Art Center
College of Design, Mary Ogle emerged with a solid grounding
in the traditional techniques of oil painting. Not satisfied
with the inherent limitations of brush and canvas, she soon
began to explore the fascinating nascent world of computer graphics.
Working in the digital medium for over 10 years, Mary has created
everything from limited edition prints to illustrations and
logos to web sites with a true artistic flair. Firmly believing
that form and function are of equal importance in the online
world, Mary's sites are beautiful to look at, easy to read and
fun to explore. Mary currently finds inspiration in the Ojai
Valley, residing in a snug little cottage with an adorable pug
and recalcitrant cat. To see more of Mary's work visit www.evisionarts.com and www.earthandmoon.com.
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 Doug
Adrianson edited newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times
and Miami Herald for 25 years before undergoing a classic Ojai
metamorphosis. Now he leads council circles and wilderness retreats
with teenagers, builds tree houses, enjoys his garden and fruit
trees and compost piles, and lends his editing skills to things
that delight him.
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 Cheryl
Beers' professional experiences as a private practice Nutrition
Consultant and twenty years teaching college-level nutrition
courses give her a unique understanding of the challenges facing
Americans attempting to make lifestyle changes involving their
eating habits. In addition to having a private practice in Ojai,
Cheryl is a member of "Food for Thought", a Healthy
Schools Project.
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