"They are rooted in the same soil that I am. They are turning the same rain, the same sun, the same air into nutrition for themselves as I am. Localism, as a practice, is the slow and thorough building of deep affection through the gentle tide of familiarity. When we eat something that grows beside us, we get a deeper sense of place, a deeper taste of place, and what grows within us is wisdom, relationship, and a thrill of what it means to truly belong."
This is truly what I long for. I'm looking for small ways I can personally make changes to be more rooted to the food and nature that is around me. We've got a patch of wild blackberries that have spread throughout our backfield but that's as close as we've got here. Thanks for this. I'll be stewing on this for a while for inspiration's sake.
I’m so glad I’m not the only one experiencing the urgency of it! I thought maybe it was just me. But then on a walk yesterday morning I couldn’t help but notice that the birds seemed to be in a frenzy as well.:) Thank you so much for sharing my memoir in your newsletter today, what a treat! 🌼
I love the sense of place you create in this piece.
"They are rooted in the same soil that I am. They are turning the same rain, the same sun, the same air into nutrition for themselves as I am. Localism, as a practice, is the slow and thorough building of deep affection through the gentle tide of familiarity. When we eat something that grows beside us, we get a deeper sense of place, a deeper taste of place, and what grows within us is wisdom, relationship, and a thrill of what it means to truly belong."
This is truly what I long for. I'm looking for small ways I can personally make changes to be more rooted to the food and nature that is around me. We've got a patch of wild blackberries that have spread throughout our backfield but that's as close as we've got here. Thanks for this. I'll be stewing on this for a while for inspiration's sake.
I’m so glad I’m not the only one experiencing the urgency of it! I thought maybe it was just me. But then on a walk yesterday morning I couldn’t help but notice that the birds seemed to be in a frenzy as well.:) Thank you so much for sharing my memoir in your newsletter today, what a treat! 🌼
...and now off to read your released-from-paywall essay. Just wanted to express my gratitude right out of the gates!