War Gardens: A Journey Through Conflict in Search of Calm: Snow, Lalage: 9781787470682: Amazon.com: Books
On Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 01:28:13 PM EDT, Christine Doud via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
I thought your philosophical words were right on the mark. Gardening is certainly a stress reliever for me as well as entertainment. Sounds like an interesting book. Thank you for sharing.
Christine
> On Sep 21, 2024, at 9:19 AM, Mary Gorton via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
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> Thank you.
> Mary Gorton
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> On Friday, September 20, 2024 at 06:25:58 PM EDT, Jane McGary via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
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> I've just received a remarkable book from a recent visitor who manages
> an NGO program for women in Afghanistan. It is "War Gardens: A journey
> through conflict in search of calm," by Lalage Snow (London: Quercus,
> 2018). Snow, a photojournalist working in conflict areas, tells the
> stories of gardeners in Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, the West Bank/Occupied
> Territories, and Afghanistan. It is hard to read for weeping, yet it
> also lifts the spirit. Many of us know how much good gardening and
> observing plants does to allay personal distress or pain. These stories
> extend that understanding to parts of the world that many of us will
> never experience directly. Through charities I support and plant-hunting
> trips, I've been able to visit sites of present and recent conflicts,
> including Iraqi Kurdistan, eastern Turkey, the former Yugoslavia,
> Albania, and the northern Caucasus, and to hear local people talk about
> their lives and present struggles.
>
> People turn their thoughts to the natural world everywhere on earth, and
> a deep interest in plants and admiration of flowers is pervasive. It is
> human. We can reach out past the barriers of oceans and politics to
> share it. And we can help people who maintain their gardens and wild
> flowers in the face of war, and their families. We can support the
> International Rescue Committee, Women for Women International, Doctors
> without Borders, Mercy Corps, and other NGOs, and we can urge our
> government to give more support to UN programs. Likely you already do:
> the love of living things runs deep.
>
> Jane McGary,Portland, Oregon, USA
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