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NOVEMBER BOOK CLUB

The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20th 6:30-8:00pm at INK CAP BOOKS

Join us to discuss this book suggested and chosen by our community of book club participants!


"...a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world."


How 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 ensures 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."


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Our book discussions are FREE, relaxed, low-key, and conversational, but also focused and on-topic. To support our local businesses, we hold our book discussion meetings at different downtown Stoughton locations including, Yahara Chocolate and Tea, and Ink Cap Books.  

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Our Past Book Club Reads

The Overstory by Richard Powers

The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Menu for the Future by Northwest Earth Institute

Under The Sky We Make: How to be Human in a Warming World by Kimberly Nicholas

A Different Way: Living Simply in a Complex World by Northwest Earth Institute

The Seedkeeper by Diane Wilson

Nature's Best Hope by Doug Tallamy


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