March Book Club Selection: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
This March, explore a bold and inspiring vision of gratitude, reciprocity, and community with The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass.
Discussion Details:
In-Person Gathering: March 9 @ 12:30 PM at Unity in Edinboro
Online via Zoom: March 19 @ 8 PM (NYC time)
In this profound work, Robin Wall Kimmerer—an Indigenous scientist and gifted storyteller—invites us to rethink our relationship with the natural world. Drawing from the lessons of the serviceberry tree, she examines the reciprocity ethic central to both Indigenous wisdom and the natural world.
Kimmerer challenges the scarcity mindset underpinning modern economies, advocating instead for a gift economy rooted in connection and abundance. Through the lens of the serviceberry, she illustrates how true wealth lies in relationships and mutual care—not in self-sufficiency or accumulation.
With poetic insights and practical wisdom, The Serviceberry is a call to heal our broken relationships and embrace values that sustain both people and the planet. As Elizabeth Gilbert beautifully puts it, Robin Wall Kimmerer’s words are “a hymn of love to the world.”
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