For those of you who don’t know about him, Aldo Leopold has been called by many the greatest environmentalist of the 20th century, particularly for his work, “A Sand County Almanac.” It is a series of reflections on his family’s land in Sauk County, which had been a played-out farm that he and his family lovingly restored. Leopold was a key figure in developing the UW Arboretum and its first Director.
All across Wisconsin this weekend, people will gather to spend a day reading out loud through “A Sand County Almanac.”
In our neighborhood, the event will take place at the UW Arboretum Visitors Center on Saturday, March 6, from 9:30 to 4 PM. You are invited to drop in at any time and to stay for as long as you like.
What is the relevance to the Regent Market Coop? Aldo Leopold and his family lived on Chamberlain in our neighborhood. It is altogether likely that Aldo Leopold shopped in our store, perhaps stopping in on his walk to the Arboretum or when the family went up to Sauk County for one of their working weekends.
Aldo Leopold died in 1948. Are there any coop members out there who can remember that far back? What other luminaries have shopped at 2136 Regent Street?