“Once upon a time an immense forest fire was watched by all the terrified and powerless animals. There was also a tiny hummingbird flying from a small pond to the fire, each time sparkling a few drops into the flame with its beak, and then again and again. The animals cried out “Hey you little fool, it’s not with your drops that you are going to stop the fire!”. To which the hummingbird replied, “Could be, but I do my part.”
– Pierre Rabhi
Beyond sustainability

‘Increasing human capacity for empathic care’

or together-sufficiency if you prefer!

within an authentic rural and natural setting

live the learning

The Walnut House

“Once people accept with heart and mind that land is our teacher, our mother, our garden, our pharmacy, our church, our cradle and our grave, it becomes unthinkable to destroy it. This vision threatens the industrial worldview more than anything else.”
– Robyn Wall Kimmerer