Children experience the wonders of Mother Earth after planting a single seed that replenishes the world with a bounty of trees. They create a precious memory together, leading to a desire to make the world a more beautiful place. Written in tender prose, this is a story about being grateful for nature and its cycle of seasons

We live in a sea of energies that are part of the earth we live on. Most people are not aware of these energies or that they hold many gifts. These gifts help us to heal, balance, expand consciousness (awareness), and support spiritual evolution. Our ancestors knew the gifts of Mother Earth and used these energies to support their lives and spirituality in many ways. We, modern humans, have mostly forgotten that these energies exist. This book helps us to remember these gifts provided by Mother Earth and offers us support for balance, health, expanding awareness, and personal and collective spiritual evolution. It helps us to understand that all tools to live a life of joy, happiness, love, and abundance are permanently available to us. Join the author on a powerful journey of discovery, remembering and reconnecting.

When you look back at your day filled with friends, smiles and fun, brightened by the beautiful sun, you realize what wonderful gifts Mother Nature has to offer.

Describes the gifts that the earth gives to us and the gifts that we can give back to her.

With the help of her beloved grandmother, Tess learns some valuable lessons about plants and discover the wonders and joys of nature.

We live in a sea of energies that are part of the earth we live on. Most people are not aware of these energies or that they hold many gifts. These gifts help us to heal, balance, expand consciousness (awareness), and support spiritual evolution. Our ancestors knew the gifts of Mother Earth and used these energies to support their lives and spirituality in many ways. We, modern humans, have mostly forgotten that these energies exist. This book helps us to remember these gifts provided by Mother Earth and offers us support for balance, health, expanding awareness, and personal and collective spiritual evolution. It helps us to understand that all tools to live a life of joy, happiness, love, and abundance are permanently available to us. Join the author on a powerful journey of discovery, remembering and reconnecting.

In the ’60s it was called the "back to the land" movement, and in Helen and Scott Nearings’ day, it was "living the good life." Whatever the term, North Americans have always yearned for a simpler way. But how do you accomplish that today? Blending inspiration with practical how-to’s, Rural Renaissance captures the American dream of country living for contemporary times. Journey with the authors and experience their lessons, laughter and love for the land as they trade the urban concrete maze for a five-acre organic farm and bed and breakfast in southwestern Wisconsin. Rural living today is a lot more than farming. It’s about a creative, nature-based and more self-sufficient lifestyle that combines a love of squash, solar energy, skinny-dipping and serendipity . . . The many topics explored in Rural Renaissance include: "right livelihood" and the good life organic gardening and permaculture renewable energy and energy conservation wholesome organic food, safe water and a natural home simplicity, frugality and freedom green design and recycled materials community, friends and raising a family independence and interdependence wildlife conservation and land stewardship. An authentic tale of a couple whose pioneering spirit and connection to the land reaches out to both the local and global community to make their dream come true, Rural Renaissance will appeal to a wide range of Cultural Creatives, free agents, conservation entrepreneurs and both arm-chair and real-life homesteaders regardless of where they live. Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko are innkeepers, organic growers, copartners in a marketing consulting company, and have previously published books. John is also a photographer. Former advertising agency fast-trackers, they are nationally recognized for their contemporary approach to homesteading, conservation and more sustainable living. They share their farm with their son, two llamas, and a flock of free-range chickens. Rural Renaissance also offers a foreword by Bill McKibben.