Earthseed
Earthseed, the Ecollective journal
Ecollective journal
Vol. 1, 2023
The Earthseed journal is named for the collection of writings by Lauren Oya Olamina, the protagonist of Octavia Butler’s novel, The Parable of the Sower.
Lauren keeps a journal that includes reflections about her spiritual philosophy called, “Earthseed.” The basic principle of the philosophy is cooperation.
Read about this philosophy and its relation to current crises in the “The summer of our discontent” editorial below.
Earthseed journal, summer - fall 2023 contents
Nature spirits thrive here
On Mighty Thunder Cloud Edible Forest farm, kale grows the best way: among weeds!
Second Summer
A Gullah gardener grapples with global warming, the history of race relations on southern land, a rapacious timber industry, and more.
The fabric of our lives is the stuff of his dreams
Photo above was taken before Sean Combs' legal problems.