This article first appeared in the Washington Island Observer. A gift is extraordinary when its benefits may be felt for generations. In November 2016, the Lyons Vineyard was donated to a new Island nonprofit by Tim and Julie Lyons. While the Lyons were searching for...
It appears that even though the ancient poet Rumi lived centuries before we started Gathering Ground, he wrote us a poem. Here is the poem translated by Coleman Barks. The Worm Awakens This is how a human being can change: there’s a worm addicted to eatinggrape...
