Love for the Land: Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place

A moving exploration of presence and place told through the stories of small-scale farmers who, despite intense adversity, continue caring for their land

Love for the Land explores the power and potential of people-place relationships. Through clear and compelling prose, it elevates the virtues of imagination, affection, and fidelity—concepts promoted by farmer-writer Wendell Berry—and shows how they motivate small- and mid-scale farmers to care for the land, even in the face of adversity. ...