Even though I never grew up with a garden, growing and harvesting my own produce was a lifelong dream of mine. When I was younger, I remember a story someone told me after visiting their grandparents in Louisiana for summer break.
They spoke about eating the sweetest tomato like you would an apple, and that it was the greatest tomato they had ever had. Since hearing about that tomato, I think I have always wanted to create a similar experience for myself and the people I love.
When I met Heather Trilling about landscaping our home in Los Angeles a couple of years ago, I explained to her that my ultimate dream is making our home a closed ecosystem.