We have neglected the truth that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order, a kind of artist. - Wendell Berry

Jesus' military career has never compelled my belief.

"This massive ascendancy of corporate power over democratic process is probably the most ominous development since the end of World War II, and for the most part "the free world" seems to be regarding it as merely normal."

The river and the garden have been the foundations of my economy here. Of the two I have liked the river best. It is wonderful to have the duty of being on the river the first and last thing every day. I have loved it even in the rain. Sometimes I have loved it most in the rain.