Category: Love Notes Newsletter (page 5)

“I think humans struggle with the meaning of knowledge, often believing themselves to be its sole owners. Might we  connect to another way of knowing, in which understanding is derived from watching how life nurtures living?” ~ Tiokasin Ghosthorse Strawberry…

“The land is the real teacher. All we need as students is mindfulness.” ~ Robin Wall Kimmerer Beloved Community, As we harvest the final fruits of the land, prepare the beds for winter, and wrap up our last on-farm programs,…

“Decolonization is releasing ourselves from all harmful behaviors towards ourselves and the planet learned from the European occupation of our lands. It means being in companionship with nature so we grow our food and we let the land rest. It…

Woch nan dlo pa konnen mizè woch nan soley. The rock in water does not understand the suffering of the rock in the sun. ~ Haitian Proverb Beloved Community, Our hearts are full after completing our Soul FIRE (Farming in…

“In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.” – Booker T. Washington Greetings Sunbeams, Summer is full on! Between growing and distributing…

Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.” Coretta Scott King Happy Strawberry Moon! June is the month that the red heart-shaped berries ripen on the farm, a sweet gift of…

Now is the season to know that everything you do is sacred.” Hafez Beloved Community, We hope you are feeling alive in your purpose and wholeness, with all that needs our presence and care at this time. May has been budding, bustling…

Happy Earth Day Interdependent Beings! We know our lives are braided together, and all of us are in relationship. We belong to each other. In this Springtime of renewal, may we renew our commitment to seeing and protecting each other. …

It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” Lena Horne We are beaming you luminous love from Soul Fire, as the maple trees gush with sweet water and the sun radiates more light across…

“Black Futures Month is about making space for Black people to vision and build the world of our dreams… When we allow ourselves the freedom and permission to follow our radical imagination, the world we need and want takes root.”…