Nancy Matsumoto is an award-winning author who writes about agroecology, food sovereignty, the vibrant world of food and drink, and Japanese American culture and history.

Her latest book, Reaping What She Sows: How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System, shares the stories of female changemakers who are innovating shorter and more transparent food supply chains that prioritize sustainability and equity – against the odds.

A third-generation Japanese American and holder of three sake certifications, she is the co-author of the James Beard award-winning Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake (Tuttle Publishing, 2022). Her book, By the Shore of Lake Michigan (UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press, 2024), a translation of a volume of Japanese tanka poetry published in 1960 by her grandparents Tomiko and Ryokuy ...