Melissa Elizabeth Naasko is the wife of a priest attached to a ROCOR monastery. They have eleven children and a hobby farm where they raise their own meat and dairy. Melissa Elizabeth writes and speaks on Orthodox fasting and parenting and is the author of Fasting as a Family and a major contributor to Seven Holy Women, both from Ancient Faith. Her new book, Hospitality for Healing, will be out in 2022 from Parkend Books. She is currently writing a personal memoir on moving to the farm entitled Coming to Idyll Hands Farm.

AFP publications include: Fasting as a Family and Seven Holy Women: Conversations with Saints and Friends.