Read quote“余家种蔓菁三四年，亦未尝变为菘也！”
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Cultivation, farming, food production, land stewardship, and rural life.
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Read quote“No lo he llamado para que me aconseje sobre el negocio, sino para saber cuánto me cobra de flete por mi trigo; lo demás dejémoslo en las manos de Dios.”
Read quote“Every time we plant a garden, every time we create a community, we are cultivating democracy and freedom and hope.”
Read quote“Pregunte cuánto cuesta tirarlo al mar, y le enviaré telegráficamente su importe. Yo a los colonos debo pagarles lo que les ha costado cosecharlo.”
Read quote“Every time [a global seed company like] Monsanto takes a seed [from indigenous communities] they deny 1000 generations of agricultural history.”
Read quote“¿De que sirven los pueblos arruinados?, ¿De qué los países fértiles sin agricultores?, ¿De que las minas poderosas sin operarios?”
Read quote“I read in America where they were using electrified wire to hold stock.”
Read quote“so it came that being in the bush and feeling the delight and fascination of the great pastoral life and work I have tried to express it”
Read quote“If our kids are not allowed to enter your schools, your paddies will grow mere weeds.”
Read quote“Кінутае здаровае зерне дарма не прападзе”
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Where the Shade Falls
Tomas had already measured the orchard for sale when three young workers asked whether they could borrow it for one afternoon.
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The Weight of Water
After a warped scoop costs Tomas his largest order, he must decide whether to hide his mistake or invite the valley to help him build a better way.
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What the Crates Taught Him
When an early harvest overwhelms his packing shed, Bastian must choose between protecting his methods and trusting the people who can improve them.
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