A Farmer’s Love by Walter Moora
By Qewen
A Farmer’s Love is not a manual on crop rotation or soil pH—it is a quiet revolution dressed in humility and rooted in the everyday acts of tending, waiting, and belonging. Walter Moora invites readers into a worldview where farming is not a means of production but a path of devotion. Set against the verdant slopes of southern Ecuador, the narrative unfolds through intimate vignettes: a grandfather teaching his grandson how to read the language of clouds, a community gathering to bless seeds before planting, a moonlit conversation with the earth after a long day’s work. Moora draws from both biodynamic principles and Andean agroecological traditions, yet he never treats them as doctrines to be applied—he presents them as living relationships to be nurtured.
What distinguishes this book is its resistance to the commodification of sustainability. In an era where "regenerative agriculture" is trending in corporate boardrooms, Moora offers something far more radical: presence. He asks not how we can extract more yield from the land, but how we can become worthy stewards of it. The prose carries the rhythm of the seasons—sometimes slow and contemplative, sometimes urgent and celebratory—and always grounded in place. Readers will not find step-by-step instructions here, but they may find something more valuable: a reawakened sense of kinship with the living world. A Farmer’s Love is a call to remember that agriculture, at its heart, is an act of love—and that love, when returned to the soil, yields abundance far beyond the harvest.
This book is freely available for download as a gift to all who feel called to walk gently upon the Earth. However, donations are warmly encouraged to support the ongoing work of the Asociación Finca Sagrada—particularly its community gardens in Tumianuma, biodynamic education programs, and reforestation efforts on the sacred mountain Kuntur Wachana. Your contribution helps ensure that these living expressions of A Farmer’s Love continue to grow.