11/20/25 @ 6:00pm –
11/20/25 @ 8:00pm

Off Site

Registration is required.
Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 7:00pm

Registration end: 11/20/2025 @ 6:00pm

Join us once a month at Rose Vineyards for our Read Between the Vines Book Club! 

• Pick up a copy of the book at Smith or Atwater Library, or access the eBook version on Libby/Hoopla/Palace!
• Come to Rose Vineyards for a fun and lively discussion with other members in our community!

Our featured book is, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and John Burgoyne (Illustrator)! 

“From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.

As indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love.

Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. 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. As Kimmerer explains, ‘Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency’” – Goodreads.

Participants must be age 21+

Registration Required! Register online, or call 203-484-0469.