Did Pershouse, author and acupuncturist at the Center for Sustainable Medicine in Thetford Center, will be discussing her book, The Ecology of Care, at the Chelsea Public Library on March 15 at 7 PM. All are welcome!

In this richly layered book, Didi Pershouse takes us on a fast-moving, sharp-witted journey through her own life: from growing up
with the neurosurgeon who accidentally discovered the seat of
memory in the brain, to her career as an innovative acupuncturist
in Vermont, and on to a passion for close-knit communities, grazing cows, and soil restoration as solutions to much of what ails
us. Along the way, she unfolds a surprising new take on the story
of our time: how the germ theory of disease joined with a profit-
based economy, and unwittingly led to a “sterilization” of medicine,
agriculture, and even our social lives.

By documenting a scientific understanding of the intelligence of the whole, Pershouse nudges us awake with a hopeful view and shows us how to reclaim the rich, “fertile” lives we are meant for.