Jenn Cockrall

Jennifer is a Naramata-based food culture writer and author of the books Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and The New Food Revolution, Food Artisans of the Okanagan: Your Guide to Locally Crafted Fare, and has been included in a number of international anthologies. Jennifer is also co-author of tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine with her friend Chef Shane Chartrand (maskêkosik / Enoch Cree Nation, Treaty 6). She is currently finishing a book about seed banks, seed security, and seed savers around the world. She also helps people and organizations write and publish their own books through her collaborative business Savvy Beautiful Books. 

Drawn to Naramata for its focus on sustainability, community, and inclusivity, Jennifer is active with the Okanagan Seed Savers Society and Naramata Permaculture Farm Garden Society. She enjoys skiing, hiking, paddleboarding, gardening, cooking, and most of all, sharing meals in good company.  https://jennifercockrall.com/J