CLEVELAND, OH – Kristin Olson opens her latest book, Sweet in Tooth and Claw, by sharing a personal experience at an art gallery in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood.
At a journaling and reflection event, she and other participants were asked about their attention and inattention. We’ve seen how limited human thinking can be when trying to get a range.
This is a general idea that Olson used to recalibrate his ideas about the natural world, and is illustrated in subsequent chapters of “Sweet in Tooth and Claw.” Published September 6 by Patagonia Books, the book challenges the conventional notion of competition in the natural world and instead emphasizes how the relationship between living things and the natural world works together for the greater good. I’m here.
Many of these ideas and concepts began to come together in Olson’s head about ten years ago while living in Cleveland. (The author is now based in Portland, Oregon.) “So many ideas in this book can be traced back to his experiences in Cleveland,” said Allson. .
One influence is Parker Bosley, a figure in the Cleveland restaurant scene. Years before it became a dining trend, his Mr. Bosley, the owner of award-winning Ohio City’s Parker’s New American Bistro, emphasized serving local, organic food.
Read more: 83-year-old legendary Cleveland chef Parker Bosley preaches the fresh food gospel, eats locally and lives well
Knowing Bosley’s work, she said, allowed Allson to see agriculture and nature in a new light.
“It takes me in the direction of thinking about how food is and how it can be grown, by respecting the natural world and making use of its resources, instead of the many tools that people use so often. It really started a whole movement for what’s called ‘industrial farming,'” Olson said. “Through Parker, I began learning about farmers who were figuring out how to grow food in partnership with nature, and how to mimic the way nature grew food.”
These ideas were embodied in Olson’s first book, The Soil Will Save Us, in 2014. Agricultural technology and the carbon cycle are explored in this book. “Sweet in Tooth and Claw” advances its work by delving into other natural orders such as fungal networks, coffee plantations, urban agriculture and wetland ecosystems.
“Sweet in Tooth and Claw” challenges preconceived notions of brutality and fighting in nature. This is best illustrated by the common phrase “red teeth and nails.”
Here, Olson flips that concept on its head and instead examines, sometimes at a detailed level, how beings coexist and help each other.
“I think we need new metaphors for how we look at nature. I think most of us continue to hold onto the outdated idea that nature is all about competition,” said Olson. “That’s not true…. We and all animals, all plants and fungi are made of cells formed by an ancient collaboration that dates back millions of years between two different microbes. We are really built out of partnerships from a single cell.”
This book contains stories about various scientific advances. For example, Suzanne Simard’s groundbreaking work on subterranean networks of fungi and roots in forests, Peter his Kropotkin theory of mutual aid, Carol Evans’ method of cattle grazing in dry climates, and how some cities put plants into life. how to incorporate it, etc. design.
“Every aspect of human life is based on these vast and complex acts of cooperation that go on without us realizing it,” said Allson. “I think it’s important to look at the rest of nature and understand that we are completely held together by partnerships. We are part of nature.”
Olson returned to Northeast Ohio to read at Loganberry Books at 7:00 p.m. Support. She will also be attending the “Lunch and Learn” event on September 15th with the Community Life Collaborative and Fireside Books.
For more information on the event, visit loganberrybooks.com and for Allson visit kristinohlson.com.
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