It’s amazing what one seed can grow.” With the seed of an idea, Marc Barasch has started a global campaign to help ‘re-green’ the planet. And while the growing manifestation of his vision is impressive, his unconventional method of starting an innovative philanthropic organisation is even more so.

When I first spoke with him in the spring of 2005, he had recently published his fourth major book in an acclaimed series on wholeness, entitled The Compassionate Life. In the course of his research, he sought out people who had made extraordinarily deep commitments of service to others. ...

 

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