Apr 3, 2025

Two Sides of the Orchard by Ezra Sullivan

In 2011, Ezra Sullivan joined a harvest crew in an apple orchard at the base of the Andes Mountains in Argentina. Half of the orchard was well tended in neat rows. They worked it in a task focused, quick and effective way. The other half had been left unattended for years.

“You could barely walk a straight line through it. One had to traverse fallen trees, ant hills, dense undergrowth and uneven ground. Harvesting was a rewilding experience, and a lesson in the cultivation of patience.” 

“This complexity held a warmth of heart, which matched our humanity in a certain way.” Ezra says, in meeting the old orchard, “I had a strong trust that my guiding spirit was leading me towards an unfolding biography that would integrate agriculture with spirituality.” Read the full article here ...

Raised in urban Los Angeles, Ezra sensed early on that current ways of education and life weren't calling him. Farming with local communities became a natural choice - offering him a poignant combination of the elemental, the physical, and the spiritual. After a decade of working with regenerative biodynamic agriculture and nonprofit leadership in South America and the Pacific Northwest, Ezra studied at the birthing ground of Anthroposophy in Switzerland. He now leads a young adult residency program in the Hudson Valley of New York -- with self-guided processes to allow young people to access ancient wisdom so they find "the willingness to be themselves." 

Ezra recently joined us for an Awakin Call. Hear more about his journeys across physical and spiritual landscapes in the full call here.