Temra Costa is an American author and sustainable food advocate. She authored Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat.^[1] The book focuses on women's involvement in improving the sustainability of the U.S. food system. It includes biographies of and interviews with female farmers, educators, chefs and activists.^[2][3]

Costa graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with a degree in International Agriculture and a minor in Women's Studies before moving to California. While living in California, Costa led a state campaign to encourage consumers to buy locally produced food, serving as Buy Fresh Buy Local's campaign manager for Community Alliances with Family Farmers.^[4][5] Costa currently resides outside Sebastopol, California.