Gardens of Tawhid: Islamic Environmentalism in Indonesia

The humidity of Central Java has a specific, relentless character. It is thick, fragrant with decay and rebirth. On the afternoon I arrived at Bumi Langit Farm, it gave me a tight, welcoming hug that took my breath away. Ahead of me, Tantra, a young man whose grace suggests he has long since made peace with the gravity of the earth, walked barefoot. He did not look back to see if I was stumbling…