Gene Everlasting: A Contrary Farmer's Thoughts on Living Forever

Author Gene Logsdon--whom Wendell Berry once called "the most experienced and best observer of agriculture we have"--has a notion: That it is a little easier for gardeners and farmers to accept death than the rest of the populace. Why? Because every day, farmers and gardeners help plants and animals begin life and help plants and animals end life. They are intimately attuned to the food chain. They understand how all living things are seated around a dining table, eating while being eaten. They realize that all of nature is in flux.