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Title:
French dirt : the story of a garden in the south of France
Summary:
Richard Goodman saw the ad in the paper: "SOUTHERN FRANCE: Stone house in Village near Nimes/Avignon/Uzes. 4 BR, 2 baths, fireplace, books, desk, bikes. Perfect for writing, painting, exploring & experiencing la France profonde. $450 mo. plus utilities." And, with his girlfriend, he left New York City to spend a year in Southern France. The village was small—no shops, no gas station, no post office, only a café and a school. St. Sebastien de Caisson was home to farmers and vintners. Every evening Goodman watched the villagers congregate and longed to be a part of their camaraderie. But they weren't interested in him: he was just another American, come to visit and soon to leave. So Goodman laced up his work boots and ventured out into the vineyards to work among them. He met them first as a hired worker, and then as a farmer of his own small plot of land. French Dirt is a love story between a man and his garden. It's about plowing, planting, watering, and tending. It's about cabbage, tomatoes, parsley, and eggplant. Most of all, it's about the growing friendship between an American outsider and a close-knit community of French farmers. -- Amazon.
Physical Description:
xv, 203 pages ; 23 cm
Personal Subject:
Publisher:
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,
Publication Date:
2002

1991
ISBN:
9780945575665

9781565123526
Publication Information:
Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2002]

©1991
Call Number:
635.09 GOODMAN
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