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Dec 13, 2008

"Find the seed at the bottom of your heart and bring forth a flower." -- Shigenori Kameoka

Growing Seeds In Silence

"This story I'm about to share with you has been growing in the heart of many people on Cape Ann, where I live. It is the story of Jude, a young deaf man with green thumbs and a big heart who recently opened a plant store in our community called The Silent Seed. I first heard about him from my friend Nana who had noticed the new store during one of her walks and was so inspired by the owner that she felt called to draw the whole neighborhood's attention to his work. A few days later, my friend Loretta who lives in a totally different part of town sent me (and several others) a link to a beautiful story she had just read in the local paper. It was titled "Growing Seeds in Silence; Deaf man opens Magnolia store dedicated to unusual plants."" So begins this beautiful real-life tale of an unusual store owner whose story touched an entire community.