{"product_id":"water-at-the-roots-poems-and-insights-of-a-visionary-farmer-9780874861280","title":"Water at the Roots: Poems and Insights of a Visionary Farmer","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a society uprooted by two world wars, industrialization, and dehumanizing technology, a revolutionary farmer turns to poetry to reconnect his people to the land and one another.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA farmer, poet, activist, pastor, and mystic, Britts (1917-1949)\u003c\/b\u003e has been called a British Wendell Berry. His story is no romantic agrarian elegy, but a life lived in the thick of history. As his country plunged headlong into World War II, he joined an international pacifist community, the Bruderhof, and was soon forced to leave Europe for South America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmidst these great upheavals, his response\u003c\/b\u003e - to root himself in faith, to dedicate himself to building community, to restore the land he farmed, and to use his gift with words to turn people from their madness - speaks forcefully into our time. In an age still wracked by racism, nationalism, materialism, and ecological devastation, the life he chose and the poetry he composed remain a prophetic challenge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBritts, Philip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eFarmer-poet Philip Britts\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1917 in Devon, England. Britts became a pacifist, joined the Bruderhof, and during World War II moved to South America. There, in 1949, he died of a rare tropical illness at the age of 31, leaving his wife, Joan, with three young children and fourth on the way.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarries, Jennifer:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJennifer Harries, \u003c\/b\u003e a member of the Bruderhof, was born in Llansamlet Wales and now lives in New York.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKline, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDavid Kline, an Amish organic farmer in Ohio, \u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eFarming Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and author of three books: \u003ci\u003eLetters from Larksong: An Amish Naturalist Explores His Organic Farm, Great Possessions: An Amish Farmer's Journal, and Scratching the Woodchuck: Nature on an Amish Farm.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Plough Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330161512722,"sku":"9780874861280","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0387b3b5-7c92-460d-ab8f-dc6b399d7d66.jpg?v=1727793896","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/water-at-the-roots-poems-and-insights-of-a-visionary-farmer-9780874861280","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}