"[Man] sees the morning as the beginning of a new day; he takes germination as the start in the life of a plant, and withering as its end. But this is nothing more than biased judgment on his part. Nature is one. There is no starting point or destination, only an unending flux, a continuous metamorphosis of all things." —Masanobu Fukuoka, THE NATURAL WAY OF FARMING Masanobu was and is a hero of mine, and I've been studying his work for decades, since I first embarked on my jo

"Sangha" wasn't a word I was familiar with before Gracia Divina; but over the years, it's become every bit as important to me as la Abuela herself. One of the first things that began happening when I started attending circles was Grandma rearranging my friendships. Some people with whom I'd shared many important moments over the years, She just wasn't feeling. Others, who I barely knew, She encouraged I see more. And it's true, these days the majority of my deep friendshi