The Imperative of Fallowing
The word fallow comes from the land. In ancient agricultural practice, a field left fallow was not abandoned. It was a resting field, deliberately set aside from production so that the soil could recover what cultivation had depleted. The farmer who fallows the land was participating in an ancient rhythm and wisdom: fruitfulness requires rest, abundance follows emptiness, and the land cannot give what it has not first received. In… Read More »The Imperative of Fallowing