What is Nature Farming
Nature Farming is a type of farming system developed over many years
that uses the teachings of Mokichi Okada referred to here as Meishu-Sama,
to help attain the goal of the Johrei Fellowship and that is: To help
establish a "Paradise on Earth" free from poverty, disease
and conflict.
Nature Farming is one of the three branches of
the Johrei Fellowship but is applicable for practice by all humanity.
Nature Farming differs from other forms of farming
in that it includes a spiritual component. All of us who have studied
spirituality deeply seem to discover that everything has a spiritual
component and the spiritual proceeds the physical. To have a complete
view of farming, or any so called science, one must include the spiritual
component.
The ultimate goal of Kyusei Nature Farming is to
save mankind based on the correct view of nature and to secure the foundation
of human existence through the production of abundant healthy food,
which is the most fundamental requisite of Meishu-sama's ideal, "to
create paradise on earth by eradicating disease, poverty, and conflict".
A typical scenario of the destruction of mankind is the occurrence of
disease caused by the lack of food or harmful food, poverty caused by
disease, and conflict caused by disease and poverty ( remember we are
speaking of spiritual disease and spiritual poverty as well as physical,
the spiritual proceeds the physical).
The practice of Nature Farming demands some very
basic changes in the way we view the Earth, ourselves and our responsibilities.
I have written before about Spiritual Ecology
and it might be helpful if this term is not completely understood
to review this writing.
The Bible talks about man having dominion over
the Earth and my native heritage has caused me to have problems with
this idea but if we see this as a responsibility then everything falls
into place. Our work as humans is to recognize this responsibility constantly
and consistently and to be forces of evolution, not involution.
The soil is a living thing, a complex union of
energies and organisms that lives, breathes, reproduces and can evolve.
It is not a lifeless medium for the planting of crops. It is our responsibility
to help in this evolution. Our soil should be increasing in fertility
and vibratory rate. Organic farming helps with the increase in fertility
but decreases the vibratory rate. This is because normal compost and
manures are broken down through putrification. Putrefaction lowers the
vibratory rate of the soil and oxidizes or burns up much of the nutrients
we are adding to the soil. Through the use of E.M. ( effective microorganisms)
compost and plant residues are broken down through the action of fermentation
which preserves nutrients and raises the vibratory rate. E.M. also adds
anti-oxidants to the soil which helps in this preservation process.
This is the basics of Nature Farming with E.M.
The practice is growing and I will try and provide information that
will allow you to see for yourself the results.
Below are links to articles and
sites dealing with:
E.M. Technologies the source for
E.M. solution
Personal Experiences in Nature Farming
We at Raven Ridge will be providing hands-on workshops in Nature Farming
all summer beginning May 1, 1999 and continuing every Saturday from
9 am-12 noon in Craftsbury Vermont. People are invited to attend, arrive
when they can, come for an hour or the whole time, there will be no
charge but small contributions will be welcomed to defer supply costs
with excesses going to the Fund for the North American Sacred Grounds.
All are invited to bring lunch and stay for a free Johrei clinic at
1pm. If you haven't experienced Johrei this would be a wonderful time
in a beautiful setting. For more information Call Rosemary or Bill @
(802) 586-9912
E-Mail ravenr@together.net
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