Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel are professors at Cal State East Bay and San Francisco State University respectively. Their popular website and Facebook page for "Decolonize Your Diet" promote the health benefits of indigenous Mexican-American cooking. They raise chickens and grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs on their small urban farm, as they study traditional Mesoamerican cuisine and work to create sustainable relationships in their community. This is their first book.