Aloha Joyus,
I'm so excited to see you and the pictures of costa Rica and the manifestation of the vision you've been carrying...i hope to direct myself south asap, which will be some time from now...anyway for books, A Language Older than Words by Derrick Jensen is a must read
aloha nui loa

I really enjoyed the Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight Book. One idea that has stuck in my mind and I feel could warrant some further examination is the agricultural practices of the Kayapo tribe of Brazil. He explains that they have a system where they vary the crops grown in a small plot of land. First they fall trees in a small area to make a circle, and plant nitrogen fixers. At the end of the season, they burn the trees, distribute the ash and harvest the crop. The second year, they plant various crops, with the more sun-intensive ones in the center, and shade-loving ones on the periphery. Every year they start a new plot, so each plot is a bit different depending on when it was started. After about 7 years of using a plot they stop cultivating on that land altogether and let it grow back into forest. The great thing is that even after it has become 'natural forest' again, they are still harvesting from fruit trees. I love the organic nature of this practice, and its ability to keep soil alive and fertile (because after sowing crops year after year on the same land it will become unfertile - so he says - I don't have enough experience to judge this notion) I wonder if anyone has any thoughts or experience with this sort of agriculture . .

sat nam ji! wow, just got done buying a half ton of coal. thats intence. the problem is economical. you can heat a house all winter for $30 if you collect wood and coal. using natural gas it can be around $200 a month. so i am in the thick of fossil fuel consumtion. but read some good books lately, light reading. ever heard of Jean M. Auel? the earths children series about life a couple ice ages ago makes me want to start hunting again, tame some horses and live in a cave somewhere. wah! started a new one by Edward Abbey called "black sun" he wrote the monkey wrench gang. it's good so far. will look for "last hours...."

Hola Joyus!

Thanks for the recommendation -- I will look for the Last Hours Of Ancient Sunlight. Given what y'all are up to there in Heaven, thought you might enjoy "Ask And It Is Given" by Esther and Jerry Hicks -- the best I've ever seen on deliberate creation; and The Co-Creator's Handbook by Carolyn Anderson and Kathryn Roske, of Global Family -- great technology for community building through core groups and communication. Both are available online at abraham-hicks.com and globalfamily.net, respectfully.

Many Blessings,
Gracie

check it pedrito
we got like 5 books from paul stamets and we are getting all the mushroom spours to enauculate the everywhere!!!!
good things in da mix!!!

hey, i got my library to order Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
should be here in a week or so. did you ever finish your ikyta test and get certified?

Loved Islandia. It is a book from the 1940's Austin Tappan Wright is the author. It is about an earth based imaginary ecotopian society that basically intentionally chooses not to go modern. It's a really thick book (at least 3 inches paperback).

Both of these are thin books: Ecotopia. CA secedes from the rest of the US. Some good ideas. Plus, The Alchemist by Paulo Cuelho is always good inspiration.

With thanks and inspiration,

Nicole