As We Kill Nature, We Are Killing

We Receive Our Nourishment From The Mother Earth. So We Should Put Our Hands Together In An Attitude Of Prayer And Say "please" And "thank You" When Dealing With Nature.

One Of The Most Important Discoveries I Made In Those Early Years Was That To Succeed At Natural Farming, You Have To Get Rid Of Your Expectations. Such "products" Of The Mind Are Often Incorrect Or Unrealistic . . . And Can Lead You To Think You've Made A Mistake If They're Not Met.

When A Decision Is Made To Cope With The Symptoms Of A Problem, It Is Generally Assumed That The Corrective Measures Will Solve The Problem Itself. They Seldom Do. Engineers Cannot Seem To Get This Through Their Heads. These Countermeasures Are All Based On Too Narrow A Definition Of What Is Wrong. Human Measures And Countermeasures Proceed From Limited Scientific Truth And Judgment. A True Solution Can Never Come About In This Way.

Life On A Small Farm Might Seem Primitive, But By Living Such A Life We Become Able To Discover The Great Path. I Believe That One Who Deeply Respects His Neighborhood And Everyday World In Which He Lives Will Be Shown The Greatest Of All Worlds.

I Started Natural Farming After The War With Just One Small Plot, But Gradually I Acquired Additional Acreage By Taking Over Surrounding Pieces Of Abandoned Land And Caring For Them By Hand.