03821nam 2200613Ia 450 991046327220332120200520144314.00-300-18340-210.12987/9780300183405(CKB)2670000000409006(EBL)3421256(SSID)ssj0000950706(PQKBManifestationID)11607237(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950706(PQKBWorkID)10898655(PQKB)11012734(MiAaPQ)EBC3421256(DE-B1597)486256(OCoLC)1024018200(DE-B1597)9780300183405(Au-PeEL)EBL3421256(CaPaEBR)ebr10729263(CaONFJC)MIL502187(OCoLC)923604109(EXLCZ)99267000000040900620110919d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA rich spot of earth[electronic resource] Thomas Jefferson's revolutionary garden at Monticello /Peter J. Hatch ; foreword by Alice WatersNew Haven, CT Yale University Press20121 online resource (280 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-300-17114-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. "A Rich Spot Of Earth" -- 2. Building The Garden -- 3. The Garden And Its People -- 4. The Culture Of The Garden -- 5. The Garden Restored, The Garden Today -- Prologue -- 6. Fruits: Artichokes To Tomatoes -- 7. Fruits: Beans And Peas, Jefferson'S "Pulse" -- 8. Roots -- 9. Leaves -- Appendix 1. Vegetables Mentioned In Thomas Jefferson'S Garden Book, Correspondence, And Memoranda -- Appendix 2. Sources For Historic And Heirloom Vegetables -- Abbreviations -- A Note On Sources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustration CreditsWere Thomas Jefferson to walk the grounds of Monticello today, he would no doubt feel fully at home in the 1,000-foot terraced vegetable garden where the very vegetables and herbs he favored are thriving. Extensively and painstakingly restored under Peter J. Hatch's brilliant direction, Jefferson's unique vegetable garden now boasts the same medley of plants he enthusiastically cultivated in the early nineteenth century. The garden is a living expression of Jefferson's genius and his distinctly American attitudes. Its impact on the culinary, garden, and landscape history of the United States continues to the present day.Graced with nearly 200 full-color illustrations, "A Rich Spot of Earth" is the first book devoted to all aspects of the Monticello vegetable garden. Hatch guides us from the asparagus and artichokes first planted in 1770 through the horticultural experiments of Jefferson's retirement years (1809-1826). The author explores topics ranging from labor in the garden, garden pests of the time, and seed saving practices to contemporary African American gardens. He also discusses Jefferson's favorite vegetables and the hundreds of varieties he grew, the half-Virginian half-French cuisine he developed, and the gardening traditions he adapted from many other countries.Thomas Jefferson's revolutionary garden at MonticelloVegetable gardeningVirginiaMonticello (Va.)Electronic books.Vegetable gardening635Hatch Peter J.1949-1043484Waters Alice1043485MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463272203321A rich spot of earth2468494UNINA