LEADER 03787nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910808322003321 005 20240418010854.0 010 $a0-300-18340-2 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300183405 035 $a(CKB)2670000000409006 035 $a(EBL)3421256 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000950706 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11607237 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950706 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10898655 035 $a(PQKB)11012734 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421256 035 $a(DE-B1597)486256 035 $a(OCoLC)1024018200 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300183405 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421256 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10729263 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL502187 035 $a(OCoLC)923604109 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000409006 100 $a20110919d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnnu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA rich spot of earth$b[electronic resource] $eThomas Jefferson's revolutionary garden at Monticello /$fPeter J. Hatch ; foreword by Alice Waters 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven, CT $cYale University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-300-17114-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tForeword --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$t1. "A Rich Spot Of Earth" --$t2. Building The Garden --$t3. The Garden And Its People --$t4. The Culture Of The Garden --$t5. The Garden Restored, The Garden Today --$tPrologue --$t6. Fruits: Artichokes To Tomatoes --$t7. Fruits: Beans And Peas, Jefferson's "Pulse" --$t8. Roots --$t9. Leaves --$tAppendix 1. Vegetables Mentioned In Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book, Correspondence, And Memoranda --$tAppendix 2. Sources For Historic And Heirloom Vegetables --$tAbbreviations --$tA Note On Sources --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex --$tIllustration Credits 330 $aWere 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. 517 3 $aThomas Jefferson's revolutionary garden at Monticello 606 $aVegetable gardening$zVirginia 607 $aMonticello (Va.) 615 0$aVegetable gardening 676 $a635 700 $aHatch$b Peter J.$f1949-$01629277 701 $aWaters$b Alice$01175326 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808322003321 996 $aA rich spot of earth$93966907 997 $aUNINA