Wisdom of the Last Farmer: Harvesting Legacies from the Land

Wisdom of the Last Farmer: Harvesting Legacies from the Land

David Mas Masumoto works a family farm, growing organic peaches, nectarines, and grapes. When Masumotoâ€™s father has a stroke on the fields of their eighty-acre farm, Masumoto confronts lifeâ€™s big questions: What do his and his fatherâ€™s lives mean? What have they lived and worked for? â€œA fiercely tender bookâ€ (Deborah Madison), Wisdom of the Last Farmer â€œtells the most fascinating kind of story, reminding us that, at its best and most authentic, organic farming requires not only soul, but intimate knowledge of place, a deep grasp of subjects ranging from plant physiology to tractor repair, and unrelenting physical laborâ€ (onEarth magazine). In the harvest of his fatherâ€™s wisdom, and his own, gathered from a lifetime of farming and surviving, Mas finds the natural connections between generation and succession and life, death, and renewal. He tells how to tend and make things grow, and how to know when to let nature take over, weaving together stories of life and death to reveal age-old wisdom in what the The Oregonian called a â€œsweet taste of farming, family, loyalty, and dignity.â€ With insights full of beautiful, lyrical descriptions on how to nurture both the tangible and intangible, Masumotoâ€™s quiet eloquence reveals how our own destinies are involved in the future of our food, the land, and the farm.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2010-06-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781439182420

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2010-06-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781439182420

Wisdom of the Last Farmer: Harvesting Legacies from the Land

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