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KIMMERER ROBIN WALL THE SERVICEBERRY

As indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests
serviceberries alongside the birds  she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the
heart of the gift economy. How  she asks  can we learn from indigenous wisdom and the plant
world to reimagine what we value most?Our economy is rooted in scarcity  competition  and the
hoarding of resources  and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what
we love. Meanwhile  the serviceberry's relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of
reciprocity  interconnectedness  and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth-its abundance
of sweet  juicy berries-to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution
insures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains  "Serviceberries show us another model  one
based upon reciprocity  where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships  not from the
illusion of self-sufficiency." As Elizabeth Gilbert writes  Robin Wall Kimmerer is "a great
teacher  and her words are a hymn of love to the world." The Serviceberry is an antidote to the
broken relationships and misguided goals of our times  and a reminder that "hoarding won't save
us  all flourishing is mutual."

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