Richard

I am a median baby boomer. My father's side of the family went up the Hudson River in 1605 and established a family farm there. Subsequent generations expanded to Wisconsin, Iowa, and then by horse and handcart to what is now Redlands CA. My mother's side of the family were Hungarian immigrants to Chicago and Los Angeles in the last half of the 1800's. They were craftsmen and artisans. Growing up in Redlands CA on a 1/2 acre we always had vegetables and fruits growing and bought little more than meat, rice, and flour in the summer.

From this, I entered college as a music major and exited in graduate school in applied physics/mathematics. I too always had gardens growing. After 9/11 research jobs tanked throughout the country. I polished off my resume and finished a few certificate programs in teaching and horticulture. Eventually I started a new career selling edible plants at a local farmers market and fertilizer products online, plus designing new fertilizer formulas for crops.

After a year-long battle with cancer my wife passed away at the end of 2012. I closed my plant sale business and moved to a smaller house on a 1/4 acre lot in Vista CA. I'm growing approximately 60 different species and cultivars of fruiting plants plus another 100 or so annual and perennial vegetables and herbs. I plan to fully retire by the end of 2016.

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