{"product_id":"the-serviceberry-an-economy-of-gifts-and-abundance","title":"The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, an inspiring vision of how to reorient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity and community\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Indigenous scientist and author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Serviceberry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis 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.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45143756505288,"sku":"TIMES-0726-145","price":75.95,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1072\/4296\/files\/TintabudiShop-13_a52cb986-fbe1-48e8-b3a8-1bf5ac4521b4.png?v=1784278060","url":"https:\/\/tintabudi.com\/products\/the-serviceberry-an-economy-of-gifts-and-abundance","provider":"Tintabudi Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}