Modern research divides nature into tiny pieces and conducts tests that conform neither with natural law nor with practical experience. The results are arranged for the convenience of research, not according to the needs of the farmer.

The final principle of natural farming is NO PESTICIDES. Nature is in perfect balance when left alone.

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

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

We receive our nourishment from the Mother Earth. So we should put our hands together in an attitude of prayer and say "please" and "thank you" when dealing with nature.

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