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  Beth alerted me to the upcoming publication of Robin Wall Kimmerer's newest book    The Serviceberry    Coming  November 19th.   This,  from the blurb on Amazon:   

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 it's wealth,  it's 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 on reciprocity,  where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships,  not from the illusion of self sufficiency.  "

so.    I mark the day here.    Between now and this coming spring,  i will find where i can get locally grown treelings.   Serviceberry is native  so i look forward to this.   Plant them   where they will  initiate Intention.   

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8 responses to “Beth’s gift”

  1. Beverly Avatar
    Beverly

    Thank you for this Grace. Many years ago we had a serviceberry arrive at our farm from a seed planted by a bird.
    So looking forward to reading this book.

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  2. Beverly Avatar
    Beverly

    Here is a link you might enjoy
    https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/the-serviceberry/

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  3. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    In my corner of the world we call them Saskatoons. I used to pick them in my field. Much easier to get to than the blueberries which required forays into the wilderness.
    Many memories with this post. Dogs, bears and warm end of summer days.
    Yes, yes,yes

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  4. Yvette Avatar
    Yvette

    Thanks for the interesting link!

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  5. Yvette Avatar
    Yvette

    Wow….search a seedling and you will have a heap of berries!

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  6. Marti Avatar
    Marti

    Thank you Beverly for this very informative link. I had wondered if service berries were edible since I had never heard of them. Thank you also to Beth and grace for this post. I had written Robin’s book on my to read list and thought I had sent info to grace but I guess not.
    When we lived in WA, we would often pick wild blackberries that grew all over various places. I had asked a local if they were free to pick and he said, “of course!”. Later on neighbors, brought gifts of blackberries to us and we in turn, made jam and gave them several jars.
    In Texas, we found all you can pick places but there was a fee to do so. We did go to one place in Marble Falls but whether it was the fact that we had to pay for the privilege of picking the berries, those berries, it seemed to me, did not taste as good as the free ones from WA!
    Luckily for us, when we lived in Tennessee, we had a little stream that ran across our rental property. Blackberries also grew wild there and we enjoyed traipsing down to the stream to gather them. Many a delicious cobbler was made from these wild harvests. What was so surprising to us was that none of our neighbors picked the blackbberries as the stream meandered over several properties. I asked one neighbor why not and she said it was easier to buy them and not hassle slipping and sliding down into the stream and getting scratched by thorns…

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  7. Carol Avatar
    Carol

    Serviceberry gratitude ❤️

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  8. Beth from Still Life Pond Avatar
    Beth from Still Life Pond

    It’s much more Robin’s gift than mine… I love the way she writes. I was sure grace would be interested and also am glad to be part of this community where news of a new book seems to resonate with others. Looking forward to reading this and learning more about the serviceberry.

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