Life on a small farm might seem primitive, but by living such a life we become able to discover the Great Path. I believe that one who deeply respects his neighborhood and everyday world in which he lives will be shown the greatest of all worlds.

The only sensible approach to disease and insect control, I think, is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment.

Weeds play an important part in building soil fertility and in balancing the biological community . . .

The healing of the land and the purification of the human spirit is the same process.

The irony is that science has served only to show how small human knowledge is.

Of course, I have made mistakes . . . just as every grower does. However, I never really think of them as mistakes!

There is no one so great as the one who does not try to accomplish anything