The Serviceberry - An Economy of Gifts and Abundance

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.”<>

Product details

• Authors: Robin Wall Kimmerer, Kimmerer Robin Wall
• Assisted by: John Burgoyne (Illustration), Burgoyne John (Illustration)
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.11.2024
• EAN: 9780241721308
• ISBN: 978-0-241-72130-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 120 mm x 190 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Plants / General, The environment, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, nature books