Us, the Earth, and Things

Two recent reads.

Words are from the second--though they'd fit pretty well in either.

"I'm learning to embrace the idea of gardens that need us not to toil against weeds and bugs but rather as a part of the ecosystem, to hold the rudder and help steer nature in a direction of delightful abundance and elegant complexity." 181

"The yield of a system is theoretically unlimited.  The only limit on the number of uses of a resource possible within a system is in the limit of the information and the imagination of the designer." 202

And lastly, a lovely manifesto-of-sorts:

"We have a simple, creative life, full of family and friends, laughter and love, connected to the land and supported by meaningful work, with the time to appreciate it and experience it fully." 163

Words to live by.