Luay Ghafari is an educator and a lifelong lover of gardening. He combined his passion for writing and fresh produce into a career focused on sustainable living. His work can be found in various gardening and lifestyle publications, as well as in his books, The Backyard Bounty and Seed to Table: A Home Gardener's Guide. Now, he spends his days tending his extensive garden, developing new recipes with his harvest for his blog, Green Thumb Gourmet, volunteering at his local community garden.