Ashlie Thomas is an author, food security, and home gardening advocate and entrepreneur known on social media as The Mocha Gardener. Her blog has been featured on popular sites and magazines such as Better Homes & Gardens, NBC, Taste of Home, MindBodyGreen, Apartment Therapy, and House and Home.

Several years ago, Ashlie began her gardening journey with her husband on their one-acre North Carolina homestead, and through this, she became more conscientious of local food systems and its implication on human health.