Mindy McIntosh-Shetter is an agricultural blogger, video blogger (vlog), speaker, and international author of three historically-based (ethnobotany) gardening books. Her vast knowledge is an accumulation of life experiences and a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Education, with a minor in biology from Purdue University and a Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Louisville. While at the University of Louisville, she completed independent research on the acquisition of gardening knowledge, which has been used to aid in the success of community gardens.