I was raised in Germany with a traditional reliance on natural remedies. As a baby, my life was saved by a homeopath after the hospital had sent me home to die. During the horrors of World War II and post-war Germany, my family learned to survive by relying on friendship, intuition, divine guidance, and Mother Nature's provisions, and I have been true to these precepts all my life.
In my teen years, I came to Canada with my family and answered a calling to the teaching profession. I taught all ages from 4 to 84 at church, school, and university. I studied at several universities in Canada as well as in Germany and hold various academic degrees.
At too young an age, I was disabled in a motor vehicle accident which ended my teaching career. Since then, I have found a teaching outreach through my Internet publications. I wrote a weekly column on holistic lifestyle at Suite101 from May 1998 to October 2005 when the administration of the site decided to fire all volunteer writers to facilitate changing the structure of the site. I hope that my readers will follow me to my Biogardener.com site which will eventually hold all my writing. At the moment, you can find my it on various GeoCities sites, including these:
For much of my adult life I was involved in church music as organist, choir director, and singer. I also taught Bible study and Sunday school. Since I was falsely accused of child abuse by a minister in 1998, I have stepped down from these positions even though the congregation stood solidly behind me. I am now a member in Winnipeg's best church choir, singing at English and German services with a Russian choir director. 
In the last few years, I also have become active in various groups of artists, experimenting proficient in various media and teaching occasional workshops. I plan to use more of my art work to illustrate my Internet writing.
I spend my summers fostering an unconventional garden on my Winnipeg property, a garden with was totally demolished by the City of Winnipeg in 1998 because it did not fit the image of the community. That garden is loved by environmentalists and hated by the promoters of herbicides and pesticides. When the City decided to demolish that garden a second time in 2005, Winnipeg environmentalists marched on city hall to prevent a repetition of the crime. I have also spent much time turning my 20 acre hobby farm into a natural habitat.
