Music has been the primary focus in my life since I was 10 years of age.  But I am a life-long learner and really enjoy diving deep into new things.  Some of my passions over the years have been haiku, yoga, zazen meditation, health, food (cooking, macrobiotics, sourdough bread-making, fermenting), organic gardening, urban homesteading, permaculture, and sustainability.  I occasionally update a gardening blog I call A Man Is Like A Tree (named after the Albert Ayler song).  

Photo 1.) Black winter emmer on the left, einkorn on the right. Both are in the milk stage right now. The milk stage is the stage at which we eat sweet corn. So they have some more maturing to do before harvesting for making flour. Photo 2.) I th
Elaeagnus multiflora / Goumi - a nitrogen fixing fruiting shrub. Grows itself and feeds nearby plants. Berries are very high in vitamin C. Been snacking on these a lot lately and they are quite satisfying. Wooohooo! . . . . . . #goumi #elaeagnus
Backyard Einkorn wheat. . . . . #haventscreweditupyet #einkorn #backyardwheat #urbangardening #urbangarden #urbanhomesteading #suburbangardening #suburbangarden #suburbanhomesteading #permaculture #permaculturedesign #growyourown #homegrown #foodfore
Pear blossoms ready to open. Pear flowers don’t draw a lot of attention. But these look pretty cool now before they open. Many flowers on this one this year. Hopefully that means many fruits. . . . . #pear #peartree #urbangardening #urbanga