Quotation
Quote by Vandana Shiva
Every time we plant a garden, every time we create a community, we are cultivating democracy and freedom and hope.
Explore the idea
Understanding this quote
The quote links everyday acts of growing and building with the growth of public values. A garden is something people tend over time, while a community is something people build together. Calling both “cultivating democracy and freedom and hope” suggests these ideals also require shared care, patience, and continued effort.
Source & trust
About this quotation
- Source
- Democracy Now!
- Format
- Article
Explore the idea
Topics
Join the community
Keep meaningful words close.
Save quotes, follow people and topics, join conversations, and publish words of your own.
Conversation
0 comments
No comments yet.
Start the conversation about this quote.
“I still want to realize that dream!”
“The length of a movie all depends on what you want to say. I don’t care what is acceptable.”
“The poet should remain as a cell of good living in a corrupt society.”
“I plug away and hope something comes out of it.”
“My beloved Bisayans.”
“We continue to embrace the 3Cs in everything we do: Good for Community, Good for Country, Good for Company.”
Read quote“The Freedom Charter is the only historic document that we have where the people have registered their voice and their aspirations.”
“I've seen and met real football fans in Australia and all over the world.”
“Our task is not to defend this world, but to build the world anew.”
“The situation of my people merits the flaunting of such traditions.”
A Landing Full of Names
When wind erases her careful labels and neighbors take seeds without leaving notes, Lina discovers that sharing a garden means sharing authority too.
Read Story