Visions of Nature: Farm Stories

In this course we will explore the literature of farming, including Virgil’s Georgics, the poems of John Clare, novels by George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and Wendell Berry, and recent works of nonfiction by Michael Pollan and Barbara Kingsolver. In the latter part of the semester we will focus on the current state of farming in Vermont. Writing for the course will include both critical and narrative projects. Discussion sections will take place at the College's Organic Garden. 3 hrs. lect/disc.