Bringing it to the table : on farming and food / Wendell Berry ; introduction by Michael Pollan.

Includes bibliographical references.

Nature as a measure -- Stupidity in concentration -- Agricultural solutions for agricultural problems -- A defense of the family farm -- Let the farm judge -- Energy in agriculture -- Conservationist and agrarian -- Sanitation and the small farm -- Renewing husbandry -- Seven Amish farms -- A good farmer of the old school -- Charlie Fisher -- A talent for necessity -- Elmer Lapp's place -- On The soil and health -- Agriculture from the roots up -- Author's note -- From That distant land -- From Hannah Coulter -- From Andy Catlett -- From "Misery" -- From The memory of Old Jack -- From Jayber Crow -- From Hannah Coulter -- The pleasures of eating.