About the Author

Dr. Robert L. Myers is a faculty member in plant sciences at the University of Missouri and serves as Regional Director for Extension Programs with the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. He is a former national program leader in sustainable agriculture for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. One of his primary focus areas has been farm diversification, which has included work on a number of alternative crops, including amaranth. His work with amaranth spans 27 growing seasons and extensive field research. Katherine Lorenz is President of the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation. She is former Executive Director and co-founder of the non-profit organization Puente a la Salud Comunitaria, which works with farmers and rural villagers on amaranth in southern Mexico. She has also served in a number of other leadership roles with philanthropic organizations. Pete Noll is Executive Director of the non-profit organization Puente a la Salud Comunitaria, which works with farmers and rural villagers on amaranth in southern Mexico. Earlier in his career he worked with other non-profit organizations in Latin America and served in the Peace Corp in Guatemala.