From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Thomas Jefferson said….

by Leslie Crawford on February 16, 2009Thank you

"Cultivators of the earth are the most virtuous and independant citizens."

Thomas Jefferson was a farmer ahead of his time. His plantation and gardens at Monticello cultivated hundreds of varieties of fruits and vegetables. Jefferson also used his land to be a botanic laboratory for plants from around the world.

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