My conversation with David Mas Masumoto:Powered by Podbean.com
"To discover to the world something which deeply concerns it, and of which it was previously ignorant; to prove to it that it had been mistaken on some vital point of temporal or spiritual interest, is as important a service as a human being can render to his fellow creatures..." John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty"
Thursday, August 27, 2009
The poetry of farming
Called by The New Times "a poet of farming," David Mas Masumoto, the author of Wisdom of the Last Farmer: Harvesting Legacies from the Land, has been on the cutting edge our new found appreciation of the relationship between food and farming. By linking the humanity and hard work of farming to the larger themes of life, death and renewal he has been a key player in making farming cool. In so doing, he has helped influence a new generation to the realities of the agricultural marketplace.