Blog — Foxhollow

A term from the Minangkabau people of Indonesia, "Adat" is the customary law suggesting that “growth in nature must be a teacher.” 

Some stories of stewardship begin with the land. This one begins with a dinner, a chuck roast, and a mother who believed she had found the right woman for her son.

  The Story of the Stones at Foxhollow Farm In 2007, we were introduced to the work of Marko Pogacnik, a Slovenian artist who has dedicated his life and art to a practice he calls “Earth Healing.” As part of this practice, Marko developed a unique method, Lithopuncture, which uses the strategic placement of limestone pillars to function like acupuncture for the Earth. Just as the human body has meridians – energy channels that, when blocked, can lead to weakness or disease – the Earth has its own energy pathways. When these channels become obstructed, the vitality of the soil...

The whole world, it seems, is gray. Cold. Dreary. And my start-of-February mood matches the view from my window. Gray. Cold. Dreary. When grumping to my friends about this, it becomes clear that I am not the only one who feels this way. The cheer of the holidays is long passed, the garden is still sleeping, and the rebirth of spring feels 100 years away. If nature is influencing our mood, perhaps we should heed her example. The woods are not dead, they are dormant. Resting, recharging for the explosion of life in the spring. Buried under a blanket of...