Why This Scientist Says You Should Pick More Berries
Have you ever just felt so connected to a piece of the natural world and loved it so much that it becomes a part of your sense of self?
In this episode of “Hold That Thought,” hosts Becca and Taylor explore what it means to love a place through the teachings of indigenous writer and thinker Robin Wall Kimmerer. They reflect on Kimmerer’s most recent reframing of our relationship to the natural world: that loving the land begins with realizing the land loves us back. Through the lens of berry picking, reciprocity and attention, they ponder Kimmerer’s deceptively simple invitation for humans to care more deeply for nature. And celebrate her ability to notice this web of mutual care between and among nature, animals and humans.
Themes: Nature, reciprocity, Robin Wall Kimmerer, belonging, environmental stewardship, indigenous knowledge, community, gratitude, berry picking, attention
Resources:
Why Worry About the Agriculture of the Middle?
Robin Wall Kimmerer: The Land Loves You Back
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
