Marie Iannotti, Master Gardener

Marie Iannotti is an author, photographer, and speaker with 27 years of experience as a Cornell Cooperative Extension Horticulture Educator and Master Gardener to use as your reference guide to all things gardening.

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Highlights

27+ years experience as a garden writer and speaker
Author of "The Beginner's Guide to Growing Heirloom Vegetables - The 100 Easiest-to-Grow, Tastiest Vegetables for Your Garden, "The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Northeast", and "A Gardener's Tour of the Hudson Valley"
Contributor to national gardening magazines, including Organic Gardening and HGTV
Former Cornell Cooperative Extension Horticulture Educator
Former Owner of Yore Vegetables seedling nursery

Experience

Marie is a life-long gardener and a veteran Master Gardener, as well as a former Cornell Cooperative Extension Horticulture Educator and Master Gardener program coordinator. She is the former owner of Yore Vegetables, an heirloom seedling nursery.

Marie's garden writing has been featured in newspapers and magazines nationwide and she has been interviewed for Martha Stewart Radio, National Public Radio, and numerous articles. She is also the former editor of The Mid-Hudson Gardener's Guide.

A popular gardening speaker, Marie has expanded her love of gardens into gardening and mindfulness writing and training, focusing on enjoying and relaxing in gardens.

Education

Marie attended the State University of New York College at Oneonta. She enrolled in her local Master Gardener training and began growing and selling heirloom vegetable seedlings as Yore Vegetables.

Awards and Publications

"The Beginner's Guide to Growing Heirloom Vegetables - The 100 Easiest-to-Grow, Tastiest Vegetables for Your Garden" (Timber Press, 2012)
"The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Northeast" (Timber Press, 2013)
"A Gardener's Tour of the Hudson Valley: The Best Gardens to Visit for Inspiration and Sheer Pleasure" (2016)

Expertise: Vegetable gardening

Education: State University of New York College at Oneonta

Location: Hudson Valley, NY

Title: Master Gardener

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