Legendary Local Restaurateur and Artist Finds Balance at His Sebastopol Farm

Legendary Local Restaurateur and Artist Finds Balance at His Sebastopol Farm

There’s a tiny sparrow fluttering and dipping its wings in a small pool of water collected at the edge of the roof that cantilevers over Stephen Singer’s porch in rural Sebastopol. It’s a moment that would have thrilled his young granddaughter, who has just left after an extended visit to the farm, and Singer looks delighted, too. The wraparound porch overlooks a sweep of olive groves and vineyards in a small, west-facing valley punctuated with …