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Âé¶¹´«Ã½ recommends Robin Wall Kimmerer's The Serviceberry

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By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

13 November 2024

closeup of Berry from the juneberry

Serviceberries

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Robin Wall Kimmerer is a botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She made her name as a thinker at the intersection of science, Indigenous knowledge and a deep love of nature.

is a single essay I read over a few commutes. Her warm, inviting style feels like you are having a conversation as you pick serviceberries (pictured above), which taste like a mix of blueberries, strawberries and almonds.

She outlines her idea of an economy built on gift-giving, reciprocity and relationships – a currency that could…

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