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Author Berry, Wendell, 1934-

Title Bringing it to the table : on farming and food / Wendell Berry ; introduction by Michael Pollan.

Publication Info. Berkeley : Counterpoint : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2009]
©2009

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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  630.973 BER    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  630.973 BERRY    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  338.1097 BERRY    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  338.1097 BERRY    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 234 pages ; 23 cm
Contents Pt. I. Farming. Nature as a measure ; Stupidity in concentration ; Agricultural solutions for agricultural problems ; A defense of the family farm ; Let the farm judge ; Energy in agriculture ; Conservationist and agrarian ; Sanitation and the small farm ; Renewing husbandry -- Pt. II. Farmers. Seven Amish farms ; A good farmer of the old school ; Charlie Fisher ; A talent for necessity ; Elmer Lapp's place ; On the soil and health ; Agriculture from the roots up -- Pt. III. Food. Author's note ; From That distant land ; From Hannah Coulter ; From Andy Catlett ; From "Misery" ; From The memory of Old Jack ; From Jayber Crow ; From Hannah Coulter ; The pleasures of eating.
Summary Long before organic produce was available at your local supermarket, Wendell Berry was farming and writing with the purity of food in mind. For the last five decades, he has embodied mindful eating through his land practices and his writing.
Subject Agriculture -- United States.
Family farms -- United States.
Farmers -- United States -- Anecdotes.
Local foods -- United States.
Sustainable agriculture -- United States.
Added Author Pollan, Michael.
ISBN 9781582435435 paperback
158243543X
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