Sustainable Charlotte and the Charlotte Public Library are teaming up again to host an online (zoom) book discussion. Books will be available through the library. Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0of-qspj8uGt1KApgLVCkCT_XSIyKzKVfp by September 19.
Contact Sustainable Charlotte with questions at info@sustainablecharlotte.org.
We'll gather for six weeks, beginning at 7 pm on September 27, we will be reading:
"Wilding: Returning Nature to our Farm" by Isabella Tree
At a time of looming environmental disaster, Wilding is an inspiring story of a farm, a couple, and a community transformed. Isabella Tree's wonderful book brings together science, natural history, a fair bit of drama, and—ultimately—hope.
For years Charlie Burrell and his wife, Isabella Tree, farmed Knepp Castle Estate and struggled to turn a profit. By 2000, with the farm facing bankruptcy, they decided to try something radical. They would restore Knepp's 3,500 acres to the wild. Using herds of free-roaming animals to mimic the actions of the megafauna of the past, they hoped to bring nature back to their depleted land. But what would the neighbors say, in the manicured countryside of modern England where a blade of grass out of place is considered an affront?
In the face of considerable opposition the couple persisted with their experiment and soon witnessed an extraordinary change. New life flooded into Knepp, now a breeding hotspot for rare and threatened species like turtle doves, peregrine falcons, and purple emperor butterflies.
The fabled English nightingale sings again.
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