How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:M. D. Usher (Commentaries by), M. D. Usher (Translator)Series:Ancient Wisdom for Modern ReadersPublish date:2021-11-02Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691211749ISBN-10:691211744UPC:9780691211749Book Category:Philosophy, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Social, Green LifestyleBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:6.90 x 4.70 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCX2BSVMJS
How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land
A delightful anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings celebrating country living--ranging from a philosophy of compost to hymns to the gods of agriculture
Whether you farm or garden, live in the country or long to move there, or simply enjoy an occasional rural retreat, you will be delighted by this cornucopia of writings about living and working on the land, harvested from the fertile...Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691211749ISBN-10:691211744UPC:9780691211749Book Category:Philosophy, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Social, Green LifestyleBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:6.90 x 4.70 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCX2BSVMJS
M. D. Usher is the Lyman-Roberts Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Vermont, where he is a faculty member in the Environmental and Food Systems Programs and the Department of Geography. He and his wife, Caroline, have been farming for more than twenty years and they built, own, and operate Works & Days Farm, which produces lamb, eggs, and maple syrup in...
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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