About this Event
Robin Wall Kimmerer will speak about and sign her new book, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World, on Wednesday, December 11th at 6:30pm, at First United Methodist Church (1421 Spruce St, Boulder.) Conversation partner TBA.
About the Book:
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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IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION
*Tickets are $25 (plus tax and a small processing fee) and include a signed hardcover copy of The Serviceberry, to be distributed at the event.
*All books sold at this event will be signed. There will not be a signing line at this event.
*This event will be at First United Methodist Church (1421 Spruce St. Boulder)
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1421 Spruce St, 1421 Spruce Street, Boulder, United States
USD 29.71
