Picking berries is one of my most treasured memories from childhood. I'd ride my bike to all the "waste places" where black raspberries grew and just pick and pick.
And your observation about your road trips is a great way of looking at it that I hadn't thought of. I've had a ... not quite cynical, but maybe resigned ? attitude toward the relation of the gift economy and daily life as we're forced to live it--namely, as you say, that plain old money is very necessary. But you're so right about your trips--and I've experienced the same thing--yes, the money is necessary, but so are the relationships. Discounting that is like discounting the real economic contribution of, for example, women's unpaid caregiving or household upkeep activity. Thanks for this!
Also, I had no idea that The Serviceberry was much shorter than Braiding Sweetgrass! I ought to try it, because while I love [much of] Braiding Sweetgrass when I actually get myself reading it, I just am always daunted in tackling it. I should maybe start with The Serviceberry and work backward.
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Date: 2025-06-12 04:43 pm (UTC)Picking berries is one of my most treasured memories from childhood. I'd ride my bike to all the "waste places" where black raspberries grew and just pick and pick.
And your observation about your road trips is a great way of looking at it that I hadn't thought of. I've had a ... not quite cynical, but maybe resigned ? attitude toward the relation of the gift economy and daily life as we're forced to live it--namely, as you say, that plain old money is very necessary. But you're so right about your trips--and I've experienced the same thing--yes, the money is necessary, but so are the relationships. Discounting that is like discounting the real economic contribution of, for example, women's unpaid caregiving or household upkeep activity. Thanks for this!
Also, I had no idea that The Serviceberry was much shorter than Braiding Sweetgrass! I ought to try it, because while I love [much of] Braiding Sweetgrass when I actually get myself reading it, I just am always daunted in tackling it. I should maybe start with The Serviceberry and work backward.