Sheryl Normandeau holds a Prairie Horticulture Certificate and a Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate. She has written hundreds of articles about gardening and other topics, and is a regular contributor to magazines such as The Gardener for Canadian Climates and The Prairie Garden. She is the author of over twenty non-fiction books for adults and children, including Save Our Seeds: Protecting Plants for the Future and Not Just Dirt!: How Soil Supports Our Planet. Sheryl lives in Calgary.