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Wisdom of the Last Farmer

Harvesting Legacies from the Land

By: David Mas Masumoto

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Wisdom of the Last Farmer

Harvesting Legacies from the Land

By: David Mas Masumoto

It was when David Mas Masumoto's father had a stroke on the sprawling fields of their farm that the son looked with new eyes on the land where he and generations of his family have toiled for decades. Masumoto -- an organic farmer working the land in California's Central Valley -- farms stories as he farms peaches. In Wisdom of the Last Farmer, an impassioned memoir of revitalization and redemption, he finds the natural connections between generation and succession, fathers and children, booms and declines as he tells the story of his family and their farm. He brings us to the rich earth of America's Fruit Basket, under the vine trellises and canes where grapes are grown, and to the fruit orchards flush with green before harvest, where he uncovers and preserves the age-old wisdom that is fast disappearing in our modern, information-driven world -- and that is urgently needed in this time of food crises and social disruption. Masumoto sees the price the family has paid to grow complex heirloom peaches -- when the market rewards tasteless, big, and red fruits -- and the challenges of maintaining traditions and integrity while working in the modern, high-pressure agricultural marketplace. As his father's health declines along with the profitability of the family farm, Masumoto has the further hard work of nursing his father back to health -- becoming master to the teacher who once schooled him -- and is driven beyond economic concerns to even larger questions of life, death, and renewal. In his gorgeous, lyrical prose, Masumoto conjures the realities of farming life while weaving in the history of American agriculture over the past century, encapsulating universal themes of work along with wisdom that could be gleaned only from the earth. By the end of the workday, he understands the feeling of accomplishment when you've done your best...and discovers that it's when he lets go -- of both his father and control of nature -- that wisdom manifests itself. And, when Masumoto's daughter intends to return to the family farm, hope is found in the generations. In the quiet eloquence of Wisdom of the Last Farmer, you will see how your own destiny is involved in the future of your food, the land, and the farm.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439182426

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9781439182420

Epitaph for a Peach

Four Seasons on My Family Farm

By: David M. Masumoto

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Epitaph for a Peach

Four Seasons on My Family Farm

By: David M. Masumoto

A lyrical, sensuous and thoroughly engrossing memoir of one critical year in the life of an organic peach farmer, Epitaph for a Peach is "a delightful narrative . . . with poetic flair and a sense of humor" (Library Journal). Line drawings.

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260

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Harper Collins

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0061741736

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9780061741739

Letters to the Valley

A Harvest of Memories

By: David Mas Masumoto

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Letters to the Valley

A Harvest of Memories

By: David Mas Masumoto

In Letters to the Valley, David Mas Masumoto explores his personal memories of food and place, stories about how our food is grown, who grows it, and the suddenly changing context of family farms. These essays in the form of letters to friends, his father, his daughter, and others began as a monthly column for the Fresno Bee, and in them Masumoto tells us what it's like to sweat for a living; what happens when a lizard crawls up your pant leg; about holiday dinners of glazed ham and stuffed turkey, white rice and...

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134

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Heyday

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1890771864

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9781890771867

Harvest Son

Planting Roots in American Soil

By: David Mas Masumoto

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Harvest Son

Planting Roots in American Soil

By: David Mas Masumoto

A Japanese-American farmer recounts the challenges of taking over and renewing his family's farm in Del Rey, California, describing the pains and pleasures of farm work, and the perseverance of his grandmother.

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314

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393319741

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9780393319743

Four Seasons in Five Senses

Things Worth Savoring

By: David Mas Masumoto

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Four Seasons in Five Senses

Things Worth Savoring

By: David Mas Masumoto

The author discusses the joys of savoring the process of quality farming, recounting in detail the sensory experience of raising a harvest.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393019608

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9780393019605

Changing Season

A Father, A Daughter, A Family Farm

By: David Mas Masumoto,Nikiko Masumoto

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Changing Season

A Father, A Daughter, A Family Farm

By: David Mas Masumoto,Nikiko Masumoto

In a series of personal essays, the organic farmer and author of Epitaph for a Peach prepares to hand his family’s eighty-acre farm to his daughter. How do you become a farmer? The real questions are: What kind of person do you want to be? Are you willing to change? How do you learn? What is your vision for the future? In this poignant collection of essays, David Mas Masumoto prepares for one of life’s greatest transitions. After four decades of working the land, he will pass down his beloved peach farm to his daughter, Nikiko. Echoing Nikiko’s words that “all of the gifts I have received from this life are not only worthy of sharing, but must be shared,” Mas reflects on topics as far ranging as the art of pruning, climate change, and the prejudice his family faced during and after World War II: essays that, whether humorous or heartbreaking, explore what it means to pass something on. Nikiko’s voice is present too, as she relates the myriad lessons she has learned from her father in preparation for running the farm as a queer mixed-race woman. Both farmers feel less than totally set for the future that lies ahead; indeed, Changing Season addresses the uncertain future of small-scale agriculture in California. What is unquestionable, though, is the family’s love for their vocation—and for each other.

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Heyday.ORIM

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159714374X

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9781597143745

Heirlooms

Letters from a Peach Farmer

By: David Mas Masumoto

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Heirlooms

Letters from a Peach Farmer

By: David Mas Masumoto

A beautiful, inexpensive gift book, this lovely second collection is all new and based once again on the columns created for the Fresno Bee with all new, original illustrations in full color created by Doug Hansen. The letters are once again addressed to family, friends, and occasionally to others.

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1597140643

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9781597140645

Changing Season

A Father, A Daughter, A Family Farm

By: David Mas Masumoto,Nikiko Masumoto

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A Father, A Daughter, A Family Farm

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The Perfect Peach

Recipes and Stories from the Masumoto Family Farm [A Cookbook]

By: David Mas Masumoto,Marcy Masumoto,Nikiko Masumoto

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The Perfect Peach

Recipes and Stories from the Masumoto Family Farm [A Cookbook]

By: David Mas Masumoto,Marcy Masumoto,Nikiko Masumoto

A cookbook showcasing the luscious flavor of peaches in 50 sweet and savory dishes, drawing on the life stories and experiences of America's foremost peach farming family, the Masumotos of California's central valley. Enjoy the luscious versatility of summer’s finest fruit with fifty sweet and savory dishes. The Masumoto family’s amazing heirloom peaches—which are available for a few weeks each year at the best produce markets and top restaurants in the country—are widely considered the best peaches in the world. Their debut cookbook gathers the family’s favorite recipes, from classics like Hearty Peach Cobbler, Peach Chutney, and Slow-Cooked Pork Tacos to inspired combinations such as Prosciutto-Wrapped Peaches, Caprese with Peaches, Spice-Rubbed Pork Chops and Grilled Peaches, and Stuffed French Toast. And the pristine flavor of a just-picked summer peach can be enjoyed year-round with the easy-to-follow instructions for drying, canning, freezing, or jamming the best of the harvest. With rich recipe and location photographs fresh from the orchard, this beautiful cookbook paints an intricate portrait of an organic farm that has been in the family for four generations. Accompanied by eloquent essays that evoke the soul of family farming and the nuances of a life filled with peaches, The Perfect Peach is for anyone who longs to savor the flavor of a pristinely ripe peach.

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Ten Speed Press

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1607743280

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Wisdom of the Last Farmer

Harvesting Legacies from the Land

By: David Mas Masumoto

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Harvesting Legacies from the Land

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Harvest Son

Planting Roots in American Soil

By: David Mas Masumoto

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Planting Roots in American Soil

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W. W. Norton & Company

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Four Seasons in Five Senses

Things Worth Savoring

By: David Mas Masumoto

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Things Worth Savoring

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The author discusses the joys of savoring the process of quality farming, recounting in detail the sensory experience of raising a harvest.

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Epitaph for a Peach

Four Seasons on My Family Farm

By: David M. Masumoto

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Past Tents

The Way We Camped

By: Susan Snyder

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The Way We Camped

By: Susan Snyder

From the lone backpacker to the "bring it all with you" camper, the antecedents of today's outdoor scene are shown here in all their glory. Rare historic photos.

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Heyday Books

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1597140392

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Double Lives

Crafting Your Life of Work and Passion for Untold Success

By: David A. Heenan

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Double Lives

Crafting Your Life of Work and Passion for Untold Success

By: David A. Heenan

Points people in the direction of a more flexible lifestyle, offering a step-by-step process for achieving a personal renaissance and emphasizing the benefits to an organization of hiring multi-faceted individuals.

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0891061673

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A Fork In The Road

Tales of Food, Pleasure and Discovery On The Road

By: James Oseland,Giles Coren,Tamasin Day-Lewis,Madhur Jaffrey,Annabel Langbein,Neil Perry,Michael Pollan,Francine Prose,Jay Rayner,Tom Carson

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Tales of Food, Pleasure and Discovery On The Road

By: James Oseland,Giles Coren,Tamasin Day-Lewis,Madhur Jaffrey,Annabel Langbein,Neil Perry,Michael Pollan,Francine Prose,Jay Rayner,Tom Carson

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher A Fork in the Road: Tales of Food, Pleasure and Discovery on the Road 2014 James Beard Award Nominee and 2014 Society of Travel Writers Foundation Thomas Lowell Travel Journalism Bronze Award Winner for Travel Book Join us at the table for this 34-course banquet of original stories from food-obsessed writers and chefs sharing their life-changing food experiences. The dubious joy of a Twinkie, the hunger-sauced rhapsody of fish heads, the grand celebration of an Indian wedding feast; the things we eat and the people we eat with remain powerful signposts in our memories, long after the plates have been cleared. Tuck in, and bon appetit! Featuring tales from: James Oseland, Frances Mayes, Giles Coren, Curtis Stone, Annabel Langbein, Neil Perry, Tamasin Day-Lewis, Jay Rayner, Madhur Jaffrey, Michael Pollan, Josh Ozersky, Marcus Samuelsson, Naomi Duguid, Jane and Michael Stern, Francine Prose, Ma Thanegi, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Rita Mae Brown, Monique Truong, Fuschia Dunlop, David Kamp, Mas Masumoto, Daniel Vaughn, Tom Carson, Andre Aciman, MJ Hyland, Alan Richman, Beth Kracklauer, Sigrid Nunez, Chang Rae Lee, Julia Reed, Gael Greene About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, a suite of inspiring travel pictorials, literature, and references, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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1743601107

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Book's by David Mas Masumoto

Wisdom of the Last Farmer

Wisdom of the Last Farmer

Epitaph for a Peach

Epitaph for a Peach

Letters to the Valley

Letters to the Valley

Harvest Son

Harvest Son

Four Seasons in Five Senses

Four Seasons in Five Senses

Changing Season

Changing Season

Heirlooms

Heirlooms

Changing Season

Changing Season

The Perfect Peach

The Perfect Peach

Wisdom of the Last Farmer

Wisdom of the Last Farmer

Harvest Son

Harvest Son

Four Seasons in Five Senses

Four Seasons in Five Senses

Epitaph for a Peach

Epitaph for a Peach

Past Tents

Past Tents

Double Lives

Double Lives

A Fork In The Road

A Fork In The Road

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