How to Be a Farmer is an enchanting anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings that celebrates country living.

This delightful collection offers practical advice, philosophy, history, and humor on living and working on the land.

With fresh translations by classicist and farmer M.

D.

Usher, you'll discover how Hesiod praises the dignity of labor, Plato describes an ideal republic, Varro dedicates a manual to his wife, Fundania, and Vergil idealizes farmers as residents of the Golden Age.

Horace extols the joys of simple living at his cherished country farm, while Pliny the Elder explains why all culture stems from agriculture.

Columella praises donkeys and tells how to choose a ram or dog, and Musonius Rufus argues that farming is the best livelihood for a philosopher.

This inspiring anthology will charm anyone who loves nature or its fruits.