Between two particles of soil,
small invisible relations
rise and fall, feast, party and toil -
complex cultures, cities, nations...

Slow dancing in the world's embrace,
entwined with what we hold most dear -
when all is gone without a trace,
the soil will know that we were here

The earth forever calls us home, and the "ground" of any true culture lies in the soil. It's that in-between common world of civilization and wild nature, that place where relationship is formed. It's where our human hands and feet marry mineral and plant, there in the world of microbes and insects, sun and rain.

Rosemary Pistachio Pesto Recipe

Watching the storm
move across the continent – 
a massive swath of land engulfed
on the radar – the worst of it is red and slow.

When the world threatens to consume you and your mind becomes a place cruel and cold, remember the day that you stood under the Douglas fir in the late afternoon, the way the light was saturated a deep amber so thick it had weight.

Golden Beet and Green Bean Salad with Fresh Feta

We heeded the occasion of ONE’s 10th anniversary as a call to action, and we envisioned a living blueprint for our vibrant future.

Together, we move to rededicate ourselves to Earth and all her beings and renew our commitments to a thriving co-creative partnership with all life.  We come together in the present to tend to the future. 

This document is a summary of highlights from each of the four questions posed to the panel and community.  Responses have been edited for length and clarity.  Thank you for contributing and participating in this vital conversation. 

Inspired by Nature - Winter Story with snowflakes, icles, wolves, and caves. Enjoy!

Mother Tree

Above, her canopy of leaves

touch skyward

echo the song of the Uni-verse

in green light streams, 

Birds pray to a rising sun in a respectful slip of unfamiliar silence, as the village fades away with each step towards swelling mountain peaks. Four days alone in the wilds embark. No watch, phone or company by my side. Solo, free, timeless solitude. A quest for vision and meaning. A walk without destination. It is the build up to Samhain, warm air and cosy glows of crispy colour.