{"id":17392,"date":"2012-09-25T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=17392"},"modified":"2012-09-14T15:38:25","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T20:38:25","slug":"a-rich-spot-of-earth-by-peter-hatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/a-rich-spot-of-earth-by-peter-hatch\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rich Spot of Earth by Peter Hatch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=rich%20spot%20of%20earth%20peter%20hatch&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-17393\" title=\"rich spot of earth\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/rich-spot-of-earth.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/rich-spot-of-earth.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/rich-spot-of-earth.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Were 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.<\/p>\n<p>Extensively and painstakingly restored, Jefferson&#8217;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&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Graced with nearly 200 full-color illustrations, <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=rich%20spot%20of%20earth%20peter%20hatch&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>A Rich Spot of Earth<\/strong><\/em><\/a> 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&#8217;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&#8217;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. <em>(description from publisher)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Were 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. 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