Ancient Agriculture: Roots and Application of Sustainable Farming
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1423601203 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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A poet and novelist as well, he is the 1994 recipient of Mexico's Premio Nacional de Literatura Jos Fuentes Mares prize. He learned about agriculture from working in the fields of Talavera de la Reina with his father, in Granada with the Moors, studying Spanish Arabic and classical Roman texts on the subject, and traveling extensively throughout Europe.JUAN ESTEVAN ARELLANO, a journalist and farmer native to northern New Mexico, has roots reaching back to the 1725 settlement of the Embudo Valley. . From the Back CoverGABRIEL ALONSO DE HERRERA, considered the father of modern-day Spanish agriculture, lived in central Spain from the ti
The Art of Agriculture is the first English edition of Obra de Agricultura by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera, an agriculture instruction manual originally written in Granada, Spain, in 1513 and published there in 1539. Herrera, widely considered the Father of Modern Spanish Agriculture, wrote this treatise nearly five centuries ago, thoughtfully recounting traditional farming techniques of the Moors before their expulsion from Spain, the Spanish colonizers in the early 1600s, and the rural Indo-Hispano bioregion spanning northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.
Insights into traditional farming techniques of the Moors It'd be tempting to place this survey under 'Home and Garden' for this review - but really, ANCIENT AGRICULTURE: ROOTS AND APPLICATION OF SUSTAINABLE FARMING deserves so much more. It'll reach an audience of farmers, gardeners, and history buffs with the first English translation of Obra de Agricultura, offering a. N. BLESER said This translation of the old Spanish work by Alonso de. This translation of the old Spanish work by Alonso de Herrera is impressive in its dedication, a jewel set together by Estevan Arellano and the translators in his team. Mr. Arellano would have wished to see the second part of this treaty on agriculture, but unfortunately passed away recently. Nonetheless, he left . "Four Stars" according to Amazon Customer. a great piece of agricultural history. Very good value