Eyes on the Land Book Group

Join us for good food, good company and good conversation on contemporary books related to environmental issues, our connection to the land, nature and the Berkshires. Through our discussions, we hope to celebrate our love for nature, learn from new perspectives and contemplate how these topics can affect our lives in the Berkshires.

When: Meets every 3rd Thursday of the Month, 6 – 7:30 PM at Sheep Hill

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Next Meeting Date: April 13th at 6 pm

Our April book will be The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines by Cassandra Leah Quave. Follow Dr. Quave from the depths of the Amazon jungle to the mountaintops of Albania in her search for the botanicals and botanical knowledge to combat the looming risk of untreatable superbugs. Dr. Quave is associate professor of dermatology and human health at Emory University where she studies the utility of natural compounds to fight infectious diseases

Participants are encouraged to come with a quote, passage, question, theme, idea, or topic from the book that spoke to them. Additional relevant material, including other books, podcasts, documentaries, articles, poems, art pieces, etc. are welcome!

Copies are available through the C/WMars interlibrary system both in hard copy and e-book form.