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From left, Fielding Daniel (leaf director), Kirk Gravitt, Willy Brooks, Mike Little (tobacco blender and head of operations) and Randal Ball (leaf manager) inspect organic tobacco leaf from the 2008 crop. Daniel and Little are two of the book's co-authors.
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Mike Little has been working with tobacco nearly his entire life. Today he is the “master blender” and senior vice president of operations for Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company (SFNTC).
Fielding Daniel also has been working in and around the golden leaf for many years. He is director of leaf for SFNTC and, like Mike, is based in Oxford, N.C.
Mark Smith, a writer and vice president of communications for SFNTC, has been working with tobacco for the better part of three decades. He is based in Santa Fe, N.M.
Jim Haskins, with his company, AgriBusiness Communications Group, based in Carrboro, N.C., has been writing about tobacco growers for more than 10 years for SFNTC. He has produced numerous videos, including “How to Grow Organic Tobacco the Santa Fe Way.”