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David "Mas" Masumoto

Organic peach and grape farmer, award-winning author, and advocate for sustainable agriculture and community resilience.

About David

David "Mas" Masumoto is a renowned organic farmer and celebrated writer whose work reflects deep respect for nature, community bonds, and agricultural sustainability. Based in California, Masumoto’s memoirs and essays, like Epitaph for a Peach, explore the unpredictability of farming, the need for humility, and building resilient food systems. Through books, lectures, and activism, he inspires regenerative agricultural practices and the preservation of farming heritage.

In David's own words

“I feel persecuted by the power of mother nature, who dwarfs my farm with her unpredictable character. Yet I cling to a spirit of survival.”
Source: quotestats.com
“A type of humility marks a real farmer. Those of us who battle nature all year must ultimately accept the hand we're dealt.”
Source: quotestats.com
“And I thought, you know, what's more important - losing $20,000 or 20 letters?”
Source: The Family Peach Farm That Became A Symbol Of The Food Revolution (NPR transcript), 2015

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