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> [In traditional agriculture, the soil is the mother. She's the mother who gives, to whom you must give back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vandana-shiva/in-traditional-agriculture-the-soil-is-the-mother-she-s-the-mother/)

[Vandana Shiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vandana-shiva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9b/vandana-shiva-2756_agriculture_in-traditional-agriculture-the-soil-is-t_426488.jpg)

> [Traditional agriculture was labour intensive, industrial agriculture is energy intensive, and permaculture-designed systems are information and design intensive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/traditional-agriculture-was-labour-intensive-industrial-agriculture/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

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