Cover
Contents
Introduction
1. Keeping Up with the Joneses. Livelihood Is Hard to Come By
2. The Benefits of Righteous Living
3. On Work and Wealth
4. Cultivating Good Neighbors. On Thrift
5. Procrastination. Good and Bad Days
6. A Bucolic Utopia
7. The Philosophy of Compost
8. Dedication to Mrs. Farmer. Invocation of Rustic Muses
9. The Prestige and Antiquity of Rearing Livestock
10. Praise for the Countryside
11. Reverie of a Would-Be Farmer
12. Simple Tastes
13. Avoiding the Rat Race
14. Culture from Agriculture

15. The Ideal of Smallholding
16. On Barley and Bread-Making
17. Getting and Naming a Dog
18. On Asses
19. What to Look for in a Ram
20. The Joint Venture Farm
21. Why Farming Is the Best Job for a Philosopher
22. A Garden on Lesbos
23. The Numinous Landscape
24. A Farmer's Memorial
Notes
Passages Translated