“I wrote this book because the world’s soil problems constitute a silent crisis.Most people are unaware that the soil beneath our feet is disappearing at an alarming rate. The ground we all walk on, which we call ‘land’ and often expose to great harm, is at risk.Soil erosion destabilizes food […]
Anna Lacci
The forest has always represented, for humanity, a space that is sometimes frightening, ambiguous, and fascinating—one we have had to confront. Thus, the forest is home to strange and hideous animals; treasures and secrets are guarded within it; fairies appear in various forms, and witches choose it for their sabbaths. […]
January is the month when the branches of deciduous trees, now completely leafless, reveal their fractal-like structure, while Mediterranean flora is constantly renewing its foliage. It is the month when a new year begins, inheriting the fruits of the previous one, demonstrating how nature never interrupts its cycles and how […]
December is the darkest and quietest month of the year. Winter spends its final days in silence, guarding the seeds of the many summer and autumn fruits, waiting for the light to slowly make them germinate, restoring them to a thousand lives.Giuseppe Ungaretti writes: “Like a seed, my soul also […]
We are in the second-to-last month of the year, and the increasingly shorter days, made even more noticeable by the switch from summer to winter time and the arrival of autumn rains, make us long for a spot by the fireplace, perhaps with a pan full of chestnuts, their skins […]