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Gather and Grow Book Club
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Gather and Grow Book Club
Join local non-profit The GardenWorks Project to discuss Robin Wall Kimmerer’s concept of the gift economy in Braiding Sweetgrass—rooted in reciprocity, gratitude, and the natural world’s abundance.
Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
Wednesday, September 16
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Hinsdale Public Library
Community Meeting RoomJoin local non-profit The GardenWorks Project to discuss Robin Wall Kimmerer’s concept of the gift economy in Braiding Sweetgrass—rooted in reciprocity, gratitude, and the natural world’s abundance.
The evening's focus will be on the chapter titled "The Three Sisters" (page 124), but thoughts on the entire text are also welcome. As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise.
The mission of The GardenWorks Project is to address food insecurity by creating and nurturing connections between food growers, local food pantries, and individuals in need.
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