the well maidens and the wasteland
HYLAS AND THE NYMPHS, JOHN WILLIAM WATERHOUSE, 1896
Saturn Devouring His Son, Francisco Goya
The ration of fungi to bacteria in forest soil is roughly 25:1. In disrupted agricultural soil, it is 1:1.
The Fall of Icarus, Jacob Peter Gowy, 1636
SKETCH OF THE ANCIENT CITY OF JERICHO
rhi·zo·sphere (n)
the region of soil in the vicinity of plant roots in which the chemistry and microbiology is influenced by their growth, respiration, and nutrient exchange.
“…the ‘acorn theory’ …holds that each person bears a uniqueness that asks to be lived and that is already present before it can be lived.”
James Hillman
"If we lose the forests, we lose our
only teachers."
Bill Mollison
"If we lose the forests, we lose our
only teachers."
Bill Mollison