b'Attend class every day at mother natures school. To all who attend, she freely offers her infinite class on lifes learnings. All lifesWe were recently visited by a group problem-solving solutions are found here.of Hays County Master Naturalists who organize Habitat Enhancing Am so grateful for elders who took theirLand Management (HELM). precious time. Taking us to mother naturesLocal close-knit folks contributing school, sharing wisdom and guiding ussimple, small acts of kindness.when we were so young. But so much timeThis essay captures their visit.of neglecting the school has gone by. We see the hurt, the wounds and scarring of eachThank you, Kiran Topiwala, for other and our land, our ultimate mother.sharing your story and photos.With much gratitude. BNIts now time to lend her our support. We can nurture the youth who seek balance, freedom and confidence to apply their energies. We can envision bringing together colorful communities of young and oldforgingSeeds Knowintergenerational alliances to heal land. By simply giving our human care and providingWhat To Doland her most needed gifts, we both become more resilient. Planting native seeds ontoIn the shadows against the cliff the rivergreeted by Bill Neiman, theelse there, too. It can onlyGeorge began by taking us to sore and damaged land is spiritually healing,was deep and engaged in profundities,founder of Native American Seed,be described as a confluencethe old, many-times-modified both physically and mentally. This iscircling back on itself now and thenaccompanied by his daughter,of other currents, rising andbarn where the seed harvests are reciprocity, a joining of hearts and souls toto say things over to be sure it hadEmily, and her husband, George.making themselves seen. separated, cleaned, and stored. soothe our troubled wounds. Our journeysunderstood itself. But the river aheadBill began to tell the story of howIts the people like us who careThe first piece of equipment we ahead into the unknown will best be traveledcame out into the sunny world like athe seed farm came to be, andto notice the patterns of nature. came upon was the fanning mill.by all of us contributing simple, small actschatterbox, doing its best to be friendly.it sounded to me as if Bill were of kindness to make a more vibrant future.It bowed to one shore and then to thesimply floating Macleans river,Its the folks who, in their ownThis mammoth-sized piece of other so nothing would feel neglected. allowing life to unfold beforeway, are opening their ears toequipment is just one of many Perty soontwas time to build a fire.~ Norman Macleanhim. As the bends in the riverwhat nature is whisperingandspecialized instruments Native Made a cup of coffee, greeted a new day. appear and the current carries himonly then are they responding.American Seed has adapted to fit This passage by Norman Maclean reflectsforward, Bill observes patiently,Its the very fact that a team likeits seed processing needs. Each both kinds of light that shine on the workchecking his understanding againstHELM even exists. Its the peopleplant species produces a seed that of Native American Seed. Year after year,what the land is telling him. Andwho continue to order seeds fromis unique in its size and mobility. the folks at Native American Seed ensureso it must be when it comes toNative American Seed. Its theSome are so light and feathery that the unseen, solitary, and contemplativeseeds. They emerge on their ownyoung people who will carry thisthey can be carried by the wind, work with the land and rhythms of naturetime, and there is no telling whatwork forward for the next 50while others are sharper, housed in becomes the bright work of sharing thewill come around the next bendyears. Were cleaning the river ofa large envelope that can cling and seed harvest with the world, bowing to thefor Native American Seed. debris, but theres another realityspread by passersby. Thus, when interconnectedness of all living things. approachingwere running shortit comes to separating seeds from Our visit, in deep time and inon hands, and the supply is noplant matterand even one type As the waters of the Llano River continuethe history of Native Americanlonger meeting the demand. of seed from anothervarious Winter 2026 to carve deep into the soils of Central Texas,Seed, coincided with what feelsmethods and screens are used. Callie Richmond Native American Seed operates nothinglike a transition. EcologicallyWhile we all could have stood Inspired by wisdom and music shared by Arloshort of a miracle. Here, on a parcel ofspeaking, this transition is more ofthere listening to Bill for hours,George even mentioned that from Guthrie, Running Down the Road, 1969; Robin Wallland beneath an undivided sky just outsidea succession. As the intertwinedhe had to leave us to attend toyear to year, a screen used for a Kimmerer, PlantBabyPlant.com, 2026; Jon Batiste,of Junction, Texas, the Habitat Enhancingcrises of our times continue tohis busy schedule. He left us inparticular seed one season may no Tell The Truth, 2026 performance at Davos WEF.Land Management (HELM) Team musteredflood our metaphorical riverthe care of Emily and George,longer work the next. Once again, And living a good, long lifeloving what I do. together in the dusty parking lot. We werewith debris, there is somethingso we could tour the seed farm. the HELM team could see how'