The plants we've chosen will collect and cycle Earth's minerals, water, and air; shade the soil and renew it with leafy mulch; and yield fruits and greens for people and wildlife.

Permaculture gives us a toolkit for moving from a culture of fear and scarcity to one of love and abundance

A culture disconnected from wild nature becomes insane.

I like to talk about the idea of "design without design," where... we're creating the conditions for the things that we want to see happen rather than trying to force a particular set of outcomes.

Vegetarians may be appalled, but much of gardening is actually raising animals: the tiny ones under the earth's surface

Agriculture is the process of turning eco-systems into people.

When you are doing work of value, people will support you in a variety of ways, not just money.

I hate it!" Charles Wallace cried passionately. "I hate the Dark Thing!

I'm a big advocate of the power of positive thinking, particularly for small businesses.

God is always good and we are always loved... even when what He gives may appear ugly.

I don't mind going into a liberal lion's den. That's where you test yourself.

I can always get better. A lot of my ex-girlfriends don't think I'm funny.

Atticus, he was real nice." "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.

Losing your capital is like losing your trousers. It is a real humiliation, and one not to be soon repeated.

Art is more to do with observation than invention.

To be human : to strive in the face of the certainty of failure.

That I learned even as a three year-old that I see this world that is really a mess and I learned to say, this is not me. I am not the one that is messed up. It is out there.