Louis Bromfield giving Malabar Farm informational tour   Save
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Description: Author-conservationist Louis Bromfield giving his weekly Sunday afternoon informational tour of Malabar Farm in the front yard of the "Big House," Richland County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. Bromfield (1896-1956) received the Pulitzer Prize for his book "Early Autumn" in 1927 and wrote 30 best-selling books during his 32-year literary career. In 1939, he created his dream, Malabar Farm, where he could demonstrate sound soil and water conservation practices and teach others about sustainable agriculture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00662
Subjects: Agricultural conservation; Cultural Ohio--Education; Malabar Farm
Places: Lucas (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)