Four Seasons in Five Senses Things Worth Savoring [Paperback]

Rushing from one thing to another, we lose sight of the art of living, which for California farmer David Mas Masumoto is also the art of farming. Not fast farming, of the kind that produces fast food, but slow farming, the kind that notices each change of light and temperature and produces peaches with juice that runs down your chin.Writing lovingly, lyrically...Masumoto passionately engages every fiber of his being [in] bringing the land to life for his readers....Through his eyes we see the translucence of peach blossoms about to burst. Through his ears, we hear a symphony as his shovel uproots encroaching weeds. His hands pluck a ripe peach and we brush away the dew, breathe in its musky aroma. He takes a bite and we drink in its nectar as we would fine wine.Masumoto paints pictures with the simple words of a farmer.Intense, sensuous, lyrical, shaped by the sensibility of a poet and the eye of a farmer.Masumoto has written compellingly about life on his family farm in the Central Valley and his struggles to stay in business.Masumoto lyrically describes life on his organic farm through each of his five senses.Masumoto writes about his prized crops with missionary zeal and a poetic sensibility.An agreeable reader for anyone who enjoys food and quality of life.Vivid and compelling...Masumoto might well have called this bookThe nation's favorite literary farmer pays homage to the life of the senses.