The Gift of Life 
Issue 348 • January/February 2025

In this issue of Resurgence & Ecologist, we celebrate the joyous theme – The Gift of Life.

In his Slow Read article, Paul Evans shares his surprising discovery of the enchanting and mostly overlooked ecosystem hosted by the ‘dead-looking’ gnarly stump of a tree felled by a storm, and that got us thinking about how The Gift of Life often shows up in the most unexpected places.

We go on to explore this idea with articles that shine a light on The Gift of Service and The Gift of Young People and Their Superpowers.

We feature many deeply moving and life-affirming pieces – from textile artist Anna-Louise Meynell’s extraordinary tale of her move from Scotland to the family homestead in India where she now works with artisan weavers, to Sharmila Desai’s celebration of the gift of yoga, along with her equal devotion to the rescue water buffalo and abandoned cows she and her family so lovingly tend and take care of at her ancestral home in Goa.

In our Wisdom & Wellbeing section, Satish Kumar reminds us that all life is sacred and as Veganuary marks the milestone of 11 years since its launch, journalist and activist Jan Goodey reveals what happens when vegans and farmers actually sit down and talk together.

Highlights
Reviving Lake Uru Uru: Gustavo Blanco
Deadwood living: Paul Evans
Opening to grace: Sharmila Desai
Life is sacred: Satish Kumar
Stitching with Nature: Katerina Knight