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From Shonai, a journey with soil.
Re: Soil and humic substances. (26.Feb.2018 ))

Producing humic substances from the manure of livestock and wood residue.
Waste is turned into a resource and becomes the soil that will sustain the food in the region.

From Shonai, a journey with soil.
Re: Soil and the Use of Fire in Cultivation (27.Dec.2017 )

Red soil becoming exposed on slopes. Soil being reborn through burning. Crops being grown in only one place.

From Shonai, a journey of water.
Re: The Eternal Cycle of Water (30.Jun.2017 )

The cycle of water repeats.
Again, to the place where our story began several hundred years ago.

From Shonai, a journey of water.
Re: Snow (25.Mar.2017 )

Harsh winters that make people be more internal. Hope for the next season stems from the severe snowstorms.

From Shonai, a journey of water.
Re: Seawater (19.Dec.2016 )

A good catch requires having equal amounts of skill and luck. Risking one’s own life calls for some auspiciousness and faith.

From Shonai, a journey of water.
Re: Life and water (1.Nov.2016 )

Spring water, here and there. Spirit penetrates life through the gods of the mountain

From Shonai, a journey of water.
Re: Children and Water (1.Oct.2016 )

Watersides, changing and unchanging. Life cycles, which children must become aware of.

From Shonai, a journey of water.
Re: Farmers and Water (1.Sep.2016 )

Supplying water to everypaddy equally. Inherited wisdom and efforts.

From Shonai, a journey of water.
Re: Water from the forest (1.Aug.2016 )

Water, A blessing, but something to be feared, yet also be one with. An eternal story from the forest.