Photo by KCRW. Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer discusses the philosophy of a “gift economy” in her latest book The Serviceberry, expanding on the theme of reciprocity from her 2013 book ...

The tree distributes its wealth--its abundance of sweet, juicy berries--to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution insures its own survival.

Indigenous ecologist and MacArthur Genius, Robin Wall Kimmerer has a brand new book, "The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World." Robin never set out to be the celebrity ...

Robin Wall Kimmerer’s slim new book, “The Serviceberry,” is a meditation on communing with nature and cultivating connections with one another.

The shrub is small now, but over time it should grow to more than six feet tall, and already it has started to produce. As Robin Wall Kimmerer says in “ The Serviceberry,” the plant has an ...

Robin Wall Kimmerer is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a plant ecologist, a professor and an author. Her newest book is “ The Serviceberry: Abudnance and Reciprocity in the ...

Syracuse Public Library’s adult book club will discuss “The Serviceberry” by Robin Wall Kimmerer at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 31, ...

Beth Hartung of Pearl Street Books in La Crosse, Wis., recommends “The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World” by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Robin Wall Kimmerer envisions an economy of gratitude and reciprocity with nature, using the serviceberry tree as a key witness.