Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Debbie Mcdonald <belynor@sbcglobal.net>]

Oh, I found it
Everybody Needs A Rock by Byrd Baylor, on no, I see she has many more books 
on Amazon:O.  

--- On Tue, 1/26/10, Doug Willhite <drwillhite@earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: Doug Willhite <drwillhite@earthlink.net>
> Subject: [Livingontheland] the spirituality of minerals, plants, & animals
> To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 8:00 AM
> Thank you for the weblink, Debbie.
> 
> At the risk of sounding completely woo-woo... uh-oh, too
> late, I  
> think I've already done that... ;) a remarkable energy can
> be felt/ 
> intuited here in chihuahua valley. Between the mighty old
> oak trees,  
> chunks of crystal and tourmaline literally laying around on
> the  
> ground, and everywhere there are remnants & artifacts
> from ancient  
> indigenous cultures. Indeed, it is a privilege to live
> here, sleep  
> here, and walk this sacred ground on a daily basis.
> 
> In the last week we've had eight inches of hard rain... the
> creek  
> through our property was gushing rapidly again... but only
> for a day  
> or so. Then it started snowing hard and the creek slowed
> way down.  
> There are eight inches plus of very heavy, crusty, frozen
> snow  
> outside now. Another storm is predicted for today or
> tomorrow, (Tues.  
> or Wed.) Lots of tree limbs are down from all the dense,
> wet, heavy  
> snow. Some branches are leaning over touching the ground.
> Our olive  
> trees got hammered.
> 
> On days like these all my outdoor projects are on hold --
> other than  
> monitoring water drainage, shoveling snow, tending the
> firewood box,  
> checking boundary lines for dog, coyote, and bob cat tracks
> (the snow  
> makes that easy) and making sure all the animals get enough
> food &  
> water. After trudging around in the thick, heavy snow I
> usually feel  
> pretty worn out...
> 
> Apple trees love it here. We harvested ten crates full this
> year.  
> I've got ten more Honey-Crisp bareroot apple trees ready to
> plant as  
> soon as we can see the bare ground again.
> 
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> Today's Topics:
> 
>     1. Re: the spirituality of plants &
> animals/Doug    your website
>        (Debbie Mcdonald)
> 
> Hey Doug,
>    I decided to visit your website and then
> wanted to see where you  
> all were as I just visited CA in early July to get my
> goats, a long  
> long trip:). I got to hug/visit with some most wonderful
> redwood  
> trees and it will be on my best things ever in life list
> for always.  
> But.....I googled Chihuahua Valley and came up with this
> website that  
> tells your minerals which has some very inspiring ones from
> a  
> spiritual angle and thought you might like to see what
> mineral forces  
> are on your side in your area:). But. I cannot make the
> link work to  
> tell me what is in my area???:( Anyway, here it is
> http://www.mindat.org/loc-208117.html
> One of my goats is named Tourmaline:), it has wonderful
> energy.
> 
> > There are some cool (informative) conversations going
> on on this  
> > here list-serve! :) Honestly, most of the time I
> haven't
> > got the time to jump in and voice my two-cents
> worth... but I want  
> > to add a couple thoughts to the thread about the
> spirituality of  
> > plants:
> >
> > Some indigenous shamans say that the plants are higher
> than
> > the animals (including us) in the hierarchy of nature.
> They say
> > that the plants created animals to help spread their
> seeds around.
> >
> > I always talk to the trees, the wildlife, the plants,
> our  
> > livestock, even insects... :) I listen intently for
> their answers  
> > too. I often touch them appreciatively... we have a
> big, buck, billy
> > goat that I sometimes do back massages on...
> >
> > Other guys in the neighborhood are always joking
> around,
> > putting each other down by calling each other
> "tree-hugger." I say to
> > them: "I've gotta go now. I've got some trees that
> need hugging!"
> >
> > doug
> >
> 
> 
> 
> http://chihuahuavalley.net
> 
> 
> 
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