Become a citizen of your bioregion

October 10, 2021

“It’s possible to understand the world from studying a leaf. You can comprehend the laws of aerodynamics, mathematics, poetry and biology through the complex beauty of such a perfect structure.

It’s also possible to travel the whole world and learn nothing. ”
— Joy Harjo, U.S. Poet Laureate

One idea to keep it slow and simple… Become a citizen of your bioregion

In How to Do Nothing, author Jenny Odell invites us to “identify as citizens of the bioregion as much as (if not more than) the state. Our ‘citizenship’ in a bioregion means not only familiarity with the local ecology, but a commitment to stewarding it together.”

In central Texas, home of CoffeeSock, the bioregion includes a dizzying array of native trees, plants, soils, birds and other critters. Take a walk near our shop on any given morning, and you’ll spy red oak, bald cyprus, and pecan trees. In November, you can gather enough bounty to make a southern pecan pie. Keep walking and listen closely. You’ll hear the high-pitched trill of a red tailed hawk or the trickster calls of the mockingbird.

Tucked into the daily sights and sounds of the modern world, the ancient one is still there. Grab a book about your area and begin noticing. Before you know it, you’ll see and hear your bioregion everywhere. Share it with your neighbors and friends and family. Cherish it together, and keep it healthy for next century’s citizens.

And some clickable fun!

We love to discover and share, so we’ve added three cool clickables. And just so you know, when we list products, it’s just because we like them. We’re not sponsored by anything but our dreams and imaginations.

 
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