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Q1 2023 GreenFriends North America Newsletter
Welcome to the Q1 2023 GreenFriends newsletter!

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This edition includes a message from Amma on how we can become the hands of God; how the Toronto ashram started making its own maple syrup; a little known essay by Hermann Hesse on how trees can inspire us all; a variation on the Loaves and Fishes story from Turtle Barn Organic Farm; a thoughtful reflection on the spiritual properties of the parts of plants, and an update from the Embracing the Trees Southwest region on their recent tree planting efforts.

Let Our Hands Be God's Hands

From Sap to Syrup: Maple Trees at the Canadian Ashram


A Love Letter to Trees by Hermann Hesse

Turtle Barn Organic Farm Loaves and Fishes Story

Musings About Mother Nature and the Spiritual Web of Life

Embracing the Trees Project, Southwest, U.S. Region, Fall 2022 Report

The Spring Equinox has arrived! Let's go outside and celebrate the return of the light! Get outside and feel the sap rising, observe the bulbs emerging and take in the intoxicating scent of blossoms blooming.

GreenFriends strives to communicate the importance of treating Nature with respect and gratitude. We invite each of you Green Friends to share your ideas and experiences with your own gardening efforts as well as experiences with nature.

Please send your stories, comments and feedback to info@greenfriendsna.org

Let Our Hands Be God's Hands

Amma on Celebrating Our Birthdays
Amma encourages us to give back to the world and illustrates it through a beautiful story of a village's statue.

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From Sap to Syrup: Maple Trees at the Canadian Ashram
Irondale Beach
Could there be a sweeter gift from nature than fresh maple syrup? Volunteers at the Canadian ashram were already harvesting honey from the bees, but extracting maple syrup from the trees was a rewarding, new adventure.

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A Love Letter to Trees by Hermann Hesse

Noted German author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Hermann Hesse is famous for his many novels, Siddhartha among them. A lesser known, but nonetheless powerful essay is an example of how trees inspire us all.

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Turtle Barn Organic Farm Loaves and Fishes Story

Digging strawberries
Turtle Barn Organic Farm in Edmond Oklahoma has its own version of the "loaves and fishes" story from the Bible. They pay it forward by growing a multitude of trees and plants and then give them all away!

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Musings About Mother Nature and the Spiritual Web of Life

My First Garden Seva
Kasturi Mattern discovered on her first arrival at the MA Center San Ramon ashram that it looked abandoned and neglected, similar to a desert. It has since been transformed into an oasis and Kasturi reflects on how working directly with nature, we have a wonderful opportunity to grow spiritually and to expand our awareness.

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Embracing the Trees Project, Southwest, U.S. Region, Fall 2022 Report

Embracing the Trees Project, Southwest, U.S. Region, Fall 2022 Report
As part of the GreenFriends North America Embracing the Trees (ETT) project, various regions in the U.S. and Canada regularly report their progress in planting trees in their area. Tree planters in Colorado and New Mexico have been doing their part.

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