@reggaj Polycrisis? What polycrisis? Yup, at one level, it's the Extinction Business As Usual. Elsewhere though, folk are waking to what's Real, what matters, and how they can plug in to an immediate, convivial experience of what works; digging in to the truth and love of the neighborly.
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@Nick Routledge1 There's Gary Snyder: "Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there." And, of course, the perfect trans-Atlantic resonance in T. H. White: "Well, | can only teach you two things - to dig, and to love your home. These are the true ends of philosophy."
🧵 At heart, 'eco-social physicianship' elegantly fuses human ecology and natural habitat in a fit that synergistically 'clicks!' Take, for example, the 'River Road Elder Care Initiative', a classic, bio-cultural, regenerative-design project of the mid-aughts, in Eugene, OR.
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Volunteers till and fertilize a large garden in the River Road area of Eugene, OR, preparing for a planting.
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Volunteer Katy transplants spinach into a neighbor’s garden volunteered for our project.
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Our kitchen team at work at Reality Kitchen café and bakery.
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Elders gather round to enjoy a free, weekly, organic, four-course, home-cooked meal.