As vernal equinox nears, the heavens send us signals That we are being called to spring into action and to help All the lovely beings who have been slumbering to arise! It is our duty to lend our voices to that sacred wakeup call That harkens every organ, mouth and throat to announce That now is the time we all need to awaken, to revive The important work of germinating, sprouting forth, Budding out, nesting, mating, laying eggs, breaking through The cold dry surfaces to dance upon the surface of this Holy Earth. Don’t think for a moment it can happen without you. You yourself are a bugle who can burst into song, You too are required to act if we wish the earth to be renewed You among many must take up that task of falling in love again With the swirling, sensuous whirling dervish of a planet We dance upon, delight in, and defend Not with the cold steel of guns but enlivened hearts -Brother Coyote OEF
Related Posts

Eelgrass, underwater grasses found around the world, play a key role in storing so-called “blue carbon.” Seagrass habitats are in…

For the past 64 years, Jim Enote has planted a waffle garden, sunken garden beds enclosed by clay-heavy walls that…

Our elections may be over, but one thing is for sure: Arizona remains politically divided, just as much of our…

Wormfarm Institute announced today that its popular Fermentation Fest: A Live Culture Convergence will return to Witwen Park in the…

A little resurrected book showed up at our place in Patta-Butta, AridZona this week, with a new cover by O’odham…

As I closed my eyes, I began to see brilliant flashes of that dream again, the one members of my…

Gary Paul Nabhan is a gardener, an agricultural ecologist, an ethnobotanist, and an ecumenical Franciscan brother based in Patagonia, Arizona….

With the first, fat drops of summer rain, the sun-bleached desert exhales a perfumed breath of pure relief. But where…

Ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan has been called the “father of the local food movement.” For decades, he’s campaigned for seed…

President Trump has declared a national emergency to fund a wall along our nation’s southern border. The border wall issue…

Could it be that Tucson is eating its way out of poverty and food insecurity? Or to ask such a…

In the Coronado National Memorial — where conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado entered what is now Arizona — contractors are…

It’s easy to picture Gary Paul Nabhan as a human teletype machine. As quickly as thoughts come into his head,…

These are tough times for soybean farmers. As President Trump’s trade war with China drags on, retaliatory tariffs are clobbering…

Pomegranate: Next! How can I help you today? Gary: Well, I feel kinda out of balance with my work these…