The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

 


The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer is a small but beautifully written book. It is a quick but powerful little read with lovely nature illustrations.

The writer of The Serviceberry is an indiginous scientist. I enjoyed her description of the gift economy. As someone who both gardens and forages for goodies, I enjoyed this book. I love her descriptions of nature. I also like how she thinks about a nature economy which is built around gratitude, reciprocity, and community based on nature. The real world economy can be tough with scarcity, competition and even hoarding by some people--as seen in the latest pandemic. Serviceberries offer a beautiful model of health and wealth when shared among a community of people and animals. I wish everyone would read this book. The Serviceberry is a lovely book that would also make a nice gift.






I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions within this review are my own.

 

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