Victoria Boutenko is an author, teacher, inventor, researcher, artist, and mother of three. She teaches classes on healthy living and raw food all over the world, and her books include 12 Steps to Raw Foods, Green Smoothie Revolution, Raw Family Signature Dishes, and the award-winning international bestseller Green for Life, which has been translated into twenty-six languages and sold over a quarter of a million copies worldwide. Born in Russia, she lives in Ashland, Oregon.