흙에서 보낸 시간들을 유쾌하게 담아낸 원예 회고록이다. 유머는 이 책이 세상에 나올 수 있었던 값진 거름이다. 저자가 섬세한 필치로 들려주는 에피소드는 가을날 과육을 듬뿍 머금은 사과나 토마토처럼 싱싱하고 감칠맛 난다. 흙에서 자신의 욕망을 이루기 위해 도전과 실패를 거듭하는 과정을 따라가다 보면 이것이야말로 인생의 맛 그 자체가 아닐까라는 생각이 불현듯 찾아든다.

Bill Alexander had no idea that his simple dream of having a vegetable garden and small orchard in his backyard would lead him into life-and-death battles with groundhogs, webworms, weeds, and weather; midnight expeditions in the dead of winter to dig up fresh thyme; and skirmishes with neighbors who feed the vermin (i.e., deer). Not to mention the vacations that had to be planned around the harvest, the near electrocution of the tree man, the limitations of his own middle-aged body, and the pity of his wife and kids. When Alexander runs (just for fun!) a costbenefit analysis, adding up everything from the live animal trap to the Velcro tomato wraps and then amortizing it over the life of his garden, it comes as quite a shock to learn that it cost him a staggering $64 to grow each one of his beloved Brandywine tomatoes. But as any gardener will tell you, you can't put a price on the unparalleled pleasures of providing fresh food for your family.

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