Growing Good: A Beginner's Guide to Cultivating Caring Communities - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253057639 ISBN 13: 9780253057631

Verlag: Indiana University Press, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

Anger and hopelessness can overwhelm communities like weeds. So what can everyday people do to actually grow some good in their own hometown? Growing Good: A Beginner's Guide to Cultivating Caring Communities shows how ordinary people have transformed themselves into volunteers and activists. Centered mostly in the midwestern city of Evansville, Indiana, editor Bill Hemminger brings together the stories of normal people who have rolled up their sleeves and worked to make their community a better place by serving in food pantries, shelters, and schools. A teacher and his student started a native plant garden to help local insects thrive in a disused corner of their school property. A woman saw a billboard and was moved to become a voice for children in need. A professional photographer offered his services to people experiencing homelessness in order to help others witness their humanity. Hemminger also writes of his own extensive experience with community gardening to feed hungry neighbors. Filled with simple actions, clear steps, and useful lists, including how to care for and nurture your own inner peace and creativity, Growing Good will help readers of all ages plant seeds of hope and cultivate communities where everyone will thrive.

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Bill Hemminger is author of African Son, a collection of reflections on his life and work in Africa. He taught for 25 years in the departments of English and Foreign Languages at the University of Evansville and was Chair of the Department of English.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0253057639
• ISBN 13: 9780253057631
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
• Herausgeber: Hemminger William
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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