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“Planting is an act of creation; it is usually the men among us who break the ground and the women who bury the seeds in the womb of the earth. We conduct rituals from planting to harvest. We take what is essential for survival; anything more is sacrilege.
We derive many of our customs and prohibitions from the land; we base them on our respect for her.”
-Adama and Naomi Doumbia, The Wisdom of Elders
