Video: Earth Care Farm
In 1977, Michael Merner had an epiphany while standing in the home garden on his small farm; “ Living soil is the foundation of our well being. A nourishing soil produces healthy plants, which leads to healthy animals, people and a sustainable planet.”
Audio: Wendell Berry reads ‘The Peace of Wild Things’
When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be…
Video: Look & See — A Portrait of Wendell Berry (Trailer)
. LOOK & SEE revolves around the divergent stories of several residents of Henry County, Kentucky who each face difficult choices that will dramatically reshape their relationship with the … Continue reading
Emrys Westacott: The Simple Life
Why less is more — more or less. The good life is the simple life. Among philosophical ideas about how we should live, this one is a hardy perennial; from … Continue reading
Mary Swander: Hunger Among the Amber Fields of Grain
“Over 80 percent of our school children here in Storm Lake, Iowa, are in danger of going hungry,” the director of a Food Insecurity Summit tells me. “They eat breakfast … Continue reading
The Garden Crone: Beyond Local — Bioregional Based Eating and Economies
In a world where so much attention is needed everywhere to stop injustice and environmental destruction, it can be overwhelming to know which path to take. Many of us seek … Continue reading
Wendell Berry: On Love, Freedom and Community
People use drugs, legal and illegal, because their lives are intolerably painful or dull. They hate their work and find no rest in their leisure. They are estranged from their … Continue reading
Wendell Berry: The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer
From Wendell Berry: Poet and Prophet, an interview by Bill Moyers. http://
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