This vision—one that replaces the tragedy of the commons with an abundance of community—invites us to rediscover the serviceberry tree's simple wisdom: when we take, we must also give back.
Preachers then went from settlement to settlement to perform funeral services, earning the harbinger tree its common name: serviceberry. Or so the story goes. Advertisement Article continues below ...
Winters were brutal throughout most of New England in Colonial America. It snowed a lot, often into spring, and there were no radiators (or antibiotics). Many settlers didn't survive the season ...
Preachers then went from settlement to settlement to perform funeral services, earning the harbinger tree its common name: serviceberry. Or so the story goes. (True or not, it’s the more interesting ...