Circles Session 8

Nourish

Soil, food, water, sky—inseparable
The foundations of our aliveness
Collaborating with and supporting nature
Microbes, farmers, photosynthesis

🎵 Welcome Tune (optional)

Spirit of the Forest by Baka Beyond


🌱 Opening

Read “Notes from a Climate Victory Garden” to open (p. 293).


💫 Check-in

Prompt: Share your name + a food that nourishes you. Then “popcorn” to someone else. (Circle leader should go first and model this.)


☀️ Discussion

Move through 3 generous questions, ensuring everyone has a chance to share.

  1. Of the many “re-” words in Louise Maher-Johnson’s poem, is there one that reflects how you connect with Earth’s living systems? Why?

  2. Which solution in this section captured your attention or imagination?

  3. Where are you catching glimpses of a regenerative future, today?


📓 Journal Prompt

Offer the following journal prompt, for those who may want to reflect and write between this session and the next one.

Prompt: How would you define “climate victory”?


🔧 Workplace Exploration (optional)

First, revisit the prompt from the last session.

Prompt: Was anyone able to take up the workplace exploration prompt from our last session, about climate courage? What did you learn?

Then, offer this next prompt for exploration between this session and the next one. (You may also want to email/message it.)

Prompt: Consider the “ecosystem” that your organization is part of, including suppliers, customers/clients, partners, etc. Are any of them tied to extractive industries? Has climate informed who your organization works with and how? Are the products and/or services you provide helping to address the climate crisis?


🌙 Closing

Read 1 poem or quote from this section to close. (You can either select and read the poem/quote, or you can invite a member of your group to.)

Additional Resources

For those who may wish to watch/listen further—now or down the road—we’ve curated a couple resources related to this section of All We Can Save. Please share these with your Circle after the session.


🎧 The Beef with Beef podcast episode from How to Save a Planet


📺 Why Lakes and Rivers Should Have the Same Rights as Humans TED Talk by Kelsey Leonard

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