I have yet to share anything other than my own thoughts on my blog, but today I am writing about an incredibly beautiful publication created by my friend and artist Dana da Ponte, whose work in leading individuals to care for themselves is nothing short of inspiring. Oriana’s Monthly Moonside Companion is a monthly offering … Continue reading October Magic
Category: nature
The more our world looks and functions like this natural world, the more likely we are to be accepted on this home that is ours, but not ours alone. -Janine M. Benyus There isn't a week that passes that I don't observe something in nature as an example for human life. … Continue reading Biomimicry and Community
World-power means nothing. Only the unsayable, inner jeweled life matters. -Rumi Like anything in nature, we are challenged by our environment. We are stretched, pelted, weathered. Sometimes we are sheltered. Always connected to the vast network of everything and everyone else. Our experience is immense. So, what's important? Through each of us courses the purest … Continue reading The Becoming
It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn. -B.C. Forbes It has been autumn in Calgary now for a couple of weeks. People who grow their own food are busy gathering and preserving, preparing for the coming months. It is the most abundant time … Continue reading Community
Nature is not a place to visit. It is home. -Gary Snyder A few days ago, someone I hadn't seen in awhile asked me if I had razed the little forest in front of my house and finished an extensive permaculture layout I had designed last winter. I was pleased to say I hadn't. It's … Continue reading Forest Speak
Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning, spring. … Continue reading Autumn
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. … Continue reading Changes
