(As a reminder, we will be having a free tour this Sunday at 9:00 AM, with a focus on “Water Wise Forest Gardening.” For information, please see http://www.VanKalPermaculture.org)  When we’re two or three years old, the very first thing we are taught is to give. In our families, we are shown how to give. We learn that when we receive something that we really cherish and we really care about, that it is the first thing we should give up, because our community is to be cherished on that level. Our people and our land is be cherished on that … Continue reading Reviving the Gift Economy