Early this year in January I spent some time in a Sri Lankan spice forest. Here agroforestry is practiced as casually as is breathing air. The experience ricocheted through me like a shockwave. The openness of the people, the beauty of their craft with spices and the richness of their culture just about cracked me open. 

Here is an excerpt from the final article I published with Where the Leaves Fall Magazine: 

“Nihal Ellegala walks me through the forest. The air is loaded, heavy with the scent of coffee flowers carrying notes of Jasmine on the breeze. Like the sun, the people here warm my heart, defrosting the corners after a bitter British winter. After a short time staying among the rural towns near the village of Wepathana, my walking speed, alongside my mind, slow to meet the pace of this small yet rich slice of the Sri Lankan midlands. In a world desperate to speed up, there is a beauty in the harmony of slowing down. This is true resistance.”

Read the full article here 

https://wheretheleavesfall.com/explore/article-index/from-the-earthworm-to-the-economy/