Wisdom of the Last Farmer - Why Memory Matters: Transformative Farming and Flavors

The author of eight books, David Mas Masumoto grows organic peaches, nectarines, and grapes on his eighty-acre farm in Del Rey, California. He is perhaps best-known for Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on My Family Farm. His latest book is Wisdom of the Last Farmer: Harvesting Legacies From the Land. Masumoto is a third generation Japanese American and self-described artist farmer, capturing the stories of family and the land through literature. Every year he hosts an Elberta Peach Tree Adoption program in hopes of educating others about the joy of heirloom produce and the realities of organic farming. The 2010 Shivvers Memorial Lecture.