Temra Costa is an American author and sustainable food advocate. She authored Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat. The book focuses on women's involvement in improving the sustainability of the U.S. food system. It includes biographies of and interviews with female farmers, educators, chefs and activists.
Costa graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with a degree in International Agriculture and a minor in Women's Studies before moving to California. While living in California, Costa led a state campaign to encourage consumers to buy locally produced food, serving as Buy Fresh Buy Local's campaign manager for Community Alliances with Family Farmers. Costa currently resides outside Sebastopol, California.
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