Biography

Here’s how Terri McClernon became The Food Fairy.

small bio“For me, a homestead in New York’s Catskills was my Culinary Institute, and a simple Coleman stove was my chef’s station.

“I was a 23-year-old late-blooming hippie. I spent seven years homesteading, building a house, raising our children, gardening, and spending as many as eight hours a day cooking. The land nurtured me, and I nurtured myself by taking advantage of it.

“When I moved to the Triangle in 1996, I appreciated all the area has to offer. And I looked around and saw people doing important and worthwhile things, but needing to be nourished and nurtured with healthy and home-cooked meals. So I’ve become a personal chef, which is almost like becoming part of the family.

“Now I get to make a difference in people’s lives every day. I serve a main course of sunshine – with a side order of happiness!”