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The agrarian tradition runs as an undercurrent through the entire history of literature, carrying the age-old wisdom that the necessary access of independent farmers to their own land both requires the responsibility of good stewardship and provides the foundation for a thriving... Read Full Overview

So bountiful hath been the earth and so securely have we drawn from it our substance, that we have taken it all for granted as if it were only a gift, and with little care or conscious thought of the consequences of our use of it; nor have we very much considered the essential... Read Full Overview

The Holy Earth is a book written by Liberty Hyde Bailey and first published in 1915. It is a philosophical work that explores the relationship between humans and the natural world. Bailey argues that the earth is not just a resource to be exploited for human benefit, but a living... Read Full Overview

The Holy Earth is a book written by Liberty Hyde Bailey and published in 1915. The book is a philosophical and spiritual exploration of the relationship between humans and the natural world. Bailey argues that humans have a sacred responsibility to care for the earth and all... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Holy Earth is a non-fiction book written by Liberty Hyde Bailey and originally published in 1915. The book explores the idea of the earth as a sacred entity and argues for a new approach to agriculture that is based on a spiritual connection to the land. Bailey was a renowned... Read Full Overview

L. H. Bailey, a proponent of environmental stewardship, reflected on society's disconnect with its own earth at the turn of the twentieth century. Progressive and provocative, Bailey's seminal 1915 work calls on the individual to recognize the divine in the common land we... Read Full Overview