`About

Native Californian, raised by conservative Republican and centrist Democrat at Stanford University, on the Peninsula, then San Francisco. From stimulating City life –sailing down hills on cable cars, bicycle “Lulabell” and Flexible Flyer; drawing lessons in Golden Gate Park, strange foods, Junior Museum (renting skunk “Monsieur de Pouf” for the day); concerts at San Francisco Opera House and indepedence, dragged to

Southern California: beautiful Palos Verdes, where red-tiled Spanish houses perched above the ocean, no sidewalks, one traffic light, horses and rigid ultra-conservative people ruled; neither bicycle or sports car or any way to get off the mountain or escape the people.

Grew up around medicine, classical music, movie biz. Avid newspaper reader, as soon as I could read; allowed to watch 1/2 hour of TV per day, didn’t care what the program: fixated on the ads; how things work, behind facade.

Several years of college—multi majors—returned to San Francisco; art school, graphic design & advertising; engendered so much parental disapproval put myself through school.  Eventually: opened my own ad agency, Beverly Hills  After several years of unique clients, stimulating work, burned out over a massive project.  Side roads:  figured out how the stock market really works, how to trade it; auctions several times a week; flipped antiques. Passions: horticulture, nature, gardening, science, food, history, cooking led to

Second career: spice business
Asian, Middle Eastern, primary spices and exotic staples –to executive chefs, high-end restaurants & hotels. Created a new food; chosen one of “Twenty Best New Products – California, 1997″ which got five minutes of airtime on QVC; sold 25,000 dozen.

Leading to Third career: Nature – health – politics of disease
connection between; several thousand hours of research – Western medical practices Vs. Nature. Distilled in my motto: 

Nature Does Not Make Mistakes

The farther away from Nature, the more dis-ease and unhappiness. Translation: you were not put on the planet to sit –quietly –aid/obey corporations –consume Man-made food, toxins, products –brains, voice, creativity tamped down; in debt, abused –conform, to what others think, believe, want –to be sheep.

Thinking: Your highest purpose.  Free will:  your right and obligation.

daVine

 

daVine Foods

division of

unLtd Spice Art

est. two decades ago, CA