Didi Pershouse's "Ecology of Care: Medicine, Agriculture, Money and the Quiet Power of Human and Microbial Communities" goes from local acupuncture to national soil care. Lots of neighborly, worldly actions — so hopeful! We know we need to change. These examples of considerate holistic situations point the way.
Barbara Vaile, Minneapolis
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