By raising tall trees for windbreaks, citrus underneath, and a green manure cover down on the surface, I have found a way to take it easy and let the orchard manage itself!

I wonder how it is that people's philosophies have come to spin faster than the changing seasons.

Gradually I came to realize that the process of saving the desert of the human heart and revegetating the actual desert is actually the same thing.

We have come to the point at which there is no other way than to bring about a 'movement' not to bring anything about

There is no time in modern agriculture for a farmer to write a poem or compose a song

In my opinion, if 100% of the people were farming it would be ideal. If each person were given one quarter-acre, that is 1 1/4 acres to a family of five, that would be more than enough land to support the family for the whole year. If natural farming were practiced, a farmer would also have plenty of time for leisure and social activities within the village community. I think this is the most direct path toward making this country a happy, pleasant land.

One thing is all things. To resolve one matter, one must resolve all matters. Changing one thing changes all things. Once I made the decision to sow rice in the fall, I found that I could also stop transplanting, and plowing, and applying chemical fertilizers, and preparing compost, and spraying pesticides.