Before researchers become researches they should become philosophers.

If we throw mother nature out the window, she comes back in the door with a pitchfork.

The increasing desolation of nature, the exhaustion of resources, the uneasiness and disintegration of the human spirit, all have been brought about by humanity's trying to accomplish something.

The person who can most easily take up natural agriculture is the one who doesn't have any of the common adult obstructing blocks of desire, philosophy, or religion . . . the person who has the mind and heart of a child. One must simply know nature . . . real nature, not the one we think we know!

Since I turned the fields back to their natural state, I can't say I've had any really difficult problems with insects or disease.

One of the most important discoveries I made in those early years was that to succeed at natural farming, you have to get rid of your expectations. Such "products" of the mind are often incorrect or unrealistic . . . and can lead you to think you've made a mistake if they're not met.

The greening of the desert means sowing seeds in people's hearts and creating a green paradise of peace on earth.