This just in from the Shantigar Foundation:
The challenges of the 21st century—climate crisis, economic inequality, and political instability—call on us to imagine new ways of living together. Richard McCarthy, an activist instrumental in the growth of farmers markets, has thought long and hard about these ideas. Discovering the work of Tsuyoshi Sekihara, founder of the Kuni movement, he found an exciting model that integrates urban and rural communities. Kuni is the Japanese word for nation, but its meaning is being reimagined by citizens committed to egalitarian principles, environmental stewardship, circular economies, and a holistic view of social organization. Learn what can happen when creative, forward-thinking, and sustainability-minded people come together to make change.
Think of late April and the first shoots of spring. Put this on your calendar. I know that I can't wait to visit the retreat center developed by playwright Jean-Claude van Itallie on what was once the Davenport Dairy Farm. In 1968, with proceeds from his play, America Hurrah, he purchased the farm from his father and his friends to develop it into Shantigar (meaning "peaceful home" in Sanskrit) to "engage with the world from a more profound place through transformative workshops, retreats and performances." Please join me for this afternoon discussion in Western Massachusetts.
Location: Shantigar Farm, Rowe, MA
Date: Saturday, 29 April 2023
Times: 1400 > 1630 ET
The book discussion is open to the public by donation, with gratitude. Books will be available for sale on site. More details here.
Throughout the Mediterranean, farmers markets and their networks are emerging at a time when we need good news from the region — a region beset by major pressures. What if we build leadership capacity ito stabilize rural livelihoods on the land? This is MAMi.
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Available 27 February 2024 in audio format, listen to narrator Kym Miller read the book. Available from wherever you purchase audio books.
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