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DESCRIPTION:Spend an evening discussing family and community farming in Cal
 ifornia with David Mas Masumoto. Masumoto is a third generation Japanese A
 merican artist/farmer who captures stories of his family and the land thro
 ugh &ldquo\;literary farming.&rdquo\; Masumoto&rsquo\;s latest book\,&nbsp
 \;<em>Wisdom of the Last Farmer: Harvesting Legacies from the Land</em>&nb
 sp\;recounts Masumoto&rsquo\;s experience of helping his father recover fr
 om a debilitating stroke. As Masumoto nurses his father back to health\, a
 nd becomes a teacher to the master who had once schooled him\, he reclaims
  the practical and emotional wisdom that they and their ancestors had lear
 ned from working the land.\n\nMasumoto will be joined by Novella Carpenter
  who will discuss her new book\,&nbsp\;<em>Farm City: The Education of an 
 Urban Farmer</em>.\n\n<strong>Cost:</strong>\nFree for Japan Society and M
 echanics&rsquo\; Institute Members\n$12 General Admission\n\nTo register\,
  please call (415) 393-0100\nor email&nbsp\;<a>rsvp@milibrary.org</a>.\n\n
 <em>This event is presented by the&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.milibrary.org
 /">Mechanics&rsquo\; Institute</a>&nbsp\;and co-sponsored by the&nbsp\;<a 
 href="http://www.asiasociety.org/centers/northern-california">Asia Society
  Northern California</a>. This is a co-sponsored event\; the admission pri
 ces are at the discretion of the event host and the Japan Society cannot g
 uarantee membership discounts. Guest passes issued by the Japan Society wi
 ll not be accepted.</em>
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SUMMARY:Back to the Land with Author David Mas Masumoto
URL:/en/events/2009/09/09/back-to-the-land-with-author-david-mas-masumoto/
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