Adrian White

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Adrian WhitE

Writer Emeritus

Adrian White is an organic farmer, gardener, and certified herbalist based in the Iowa City area of Iowa.

When it comes to writing about food, she loves indulging in the growing and agricultural aspect of it – as well as its potential for health and healing. Food, agriculture, and herbalism form her trifecta of passions.

Adrian has written many food, herbalism, and health-oriented articles that have been published around the web. She has also ghostwritten nearly a dozen published Amazon Kindle e-books on these subjects, many of which are bestsellers.

Adrian’s interest in food began in 2008, with the culture surrounding its production, sustainability, and environmental impact igniting her passions most of all. This sparked her to set up an immersive college internship in Ecuador to learn organic food production – which later led her through many U.S. regions: southern Oregon, Appalachia, the Southwest, and the Midwest.

Adrian has learned CSA management and microgreen production as a participant in projects near Houston, Texas; infrastructure and start-up practices in northern California; animal husbandry and mushroom cultivation in North Carolina; as well as the basic tenets of organic vegetable production in these places and more, including Oregon and Minnesota throughout 2008-2011.

Her educational path finally led her to eastern Iowa in 2012, where she became Field and Pack-Shed Manager, CSA Administrator, and Web Master at Echollective Farm & CSA – an organic farming business she still remains connected to and involved in today.

Adrian strongly insists that growing food is more her niche than cooking it (though she does try)! She adheres to a low- to no-gluten diet, but absolutely cannot resist breakfast foods and crab meat rangoons.

Otherwise, Adrian loves to tinker with fermented beverages more than anything else, like kombucha and shrubs, as well as healing herbal preparations.

Her main food, farming, and herbalism endeavors have sprouted into her own project, Deer Nation Herbs, a developing LLC that grows and produces healthy, organic veggies and greens along with herbal simple syrups, bitters, and shrubs.

She is a cooperative grower with the Greenshare LLC of the Iowa City area, making her produce and products available to local restaurants.

Body of Work:

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5 of the Easiest Coffee Hacks for a Tastier Brew

Do you want to enjoy a better cup of coffee without spending too much time every morning preparing it? Learn how to incorporate creative ways to improve your daily java routine. Read this guide for the five easiest hacks, from buying better beans to reducing food waste. Get all the details right now.

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13 Essential Tools and Accessories for Your Home Bar

Are you building a wet or dry bar at home? Making an effort to serve more homemade cocktails, or thoughtfully chosen wine and beer? You’ll need the right tools! Our guide will help you choose the 13 most essential accessories and gadgets to expertly make craft cocktails. Read more now for the complete list.

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How to Prevent the Soggy Muffin Bottom Blues

Few things are as tantalizing as a batch of muffins fresh from the oven. But it can be a real downer to break one open to discover pockets of gluey batter or sunken fruit swimming in a pudding-like puddle. For a fine crumb throughout with a sumptuous texture, keep reading to learn how to prevent soggy muffin bottoms.

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Crepes with Strawberry Sauce

Sweet and fruity, this recipe for tender crepes lightly drizzled in strawberry sauce is a dainty and delicate homemade dessert or breakfast. The syrupy sauce is easy to make, a simple mix of fresh berries, sugar, and water. Enjoy as is, or garnish with whipped cream and sliced strawberries. Read more now.

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