Thoreau decides to put to use the soil outside of his home and begins cultivating beans as a means of not only food but also income. Through his gardening, Thoreau comes to the realization that if you live a simple life you can consume a diet of simple foods. This means that because you are not exerting all your effort into strenuous activities, such as manual labor required by farming, you don’t need to keep performing this labor in order to provide rich foods that keep your body nourished. Thoreau demonstrates this notion in “Baker Farms” when he goes to visit John Field and his family. He stresses to him the importance of living simply,
Thoreau decides to put to use the soil outside of his home and begins cultivating beans as a means of not only food but also income. Through his gardening, Thoreau comes to the realization that if you live a simple life you can consume a diet of simple foods. This means that because you are not exerting all your effort into strenuous activities, such as manual labor required by farming, you don’t need to keep performing this labor in order to provide rich foods that keep your body nourished. Thoreau demonstrates this notion in “Baker Farms” when he goes to visit John Field and his family. He stresses to him the importance of living simply,