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“A long strip of soil, fifty centimeters wide, is stripped of the plants which used to cover it, thanks to simple tools and hands. In this field, this fallow, this pasture, this meadow or this garden, someone steps forward until it reaches the first half of the naked soil strip, letting seeds of melliferous plants fall from its pockets along the way. Soon after, following one another from start to end, dancers come to repeat the steps of the <i>Plinn</i> dance, slowly, carefully, silently across the newly sown strip. | “A long strip of soil, fifty centimeters wide, is stripped of the plants which used to cover it, thanks to simple tools and hands. In this field, this fallow, this pasture, this meadow or this garden, someone steps forward until it reaches the first half of the naked soil strip, letting seeds of melliferous plants fall from its pockets along the way. Soon after, following one another from start to end, dancers come to repeat the steps of the <i>Plinn</i> dance, slowly, carefully, silently across the newly sown strip. | ||
By doing so, the dancers stamp and prepare the strip of soil which will host the guests of the upcoming winter: the discrete beings who thrive in bare soils. We sometimes can | By doing so, the dancers stamp and prepare the strip of soil which will host the guests of the upcoming winter: the discrete beings who thrive in bare soils. We sometimes can find their burrows scattered across the grounds exposed to the warmth of the sun. She or he who has drawn this strip of naked soil on her or his land or garden, is well aware of it: by offering hospitality to these invertebrate diggers, she increases the odds of a successful harvest, of seeing her garden liven up, and the preservation of her beloved landscapes. | ||
By being of service to all, non-humans and humans, service is given to oneself. | By being of service to all, non-humans and humans, service is given to oneself. | ||