{"product_id":"how-to-be-a-farmer-usher","title":"How to Be a Farmer (Usher - hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslator: \u003c\/b\u003eM. D. Usher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780691211749\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ehardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection: \u003c\/b\u003eLanguages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn fresh translations by classicist and farmer M. D. Usher, with the original texts on facing pages, Hesiod praises the dignity of labor; Plato describes the rustic simplicity of his ideal republic; Varro dedicates a farming manual to his wife, Fundania (“Mrs. Farmer”); and Vergil idealizes farmers as residents of the Golden Age. In other selections, Horace extols the joys of simple living at his cherished country farm; Pliny the Elder explains why all culture stems from agriculture; Columella praises donkeys and tells how to choose a ram or a dog; Musonius Rufus argues that farming is the best livelihood for a philosopher; and much more. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eProof that farming is ultimately a state of mind we should all cultivate, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow to Be a Farmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e will charm anyone who loves nature or its fruits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Languages","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47596811059424,"sku":"Books:9780691211749n","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/71_uP8YU7AL._SY466.jpg?v=1752860873","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/how-to-be-a-farmer-usher","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}