There is land set aside for reasons other than agriculture, such as wildlife preserves and national parks. Regarding that, does Jefferson mean that every available plot of land, whether park or backyard, should be used for agriculture? One may deduce that from this writing that he does. But in the grand scheme of things, he is chiefly concerned with Americans providing for themselves instead of being reliant on the craftsmanship and trade of other countries: In this respect, he denigrates the corruption of cities, but does not vilify the creation of culture or lifestyle, as in his letter To Benjamin Rush, This can be expanded to suggest that if he lived through the expansion west and the destruction of many lands from that development, that he may have acknowledged the designation of untouchable lands as
There is land set aside for reasons other than agriculture, such as wildlife preserves and national parks. Regarding that, does Jefferson mean that every available plot of land, whether park or backyard, should be used for agriculture? One may deduce that from this writing that he does. But in the grand scheme of things, he is chiefly concerned with Americans providing for themselves instead of being reliant on the craftsmanship and trade of other countries: In this respect, he denigrates the corruption of cities, but does not vilify the creation of culture or lifestyle, as in his letter To Benjamin Rush, This can be expanded to suggest that if he lived through the expansion west and the destruction of many lands from that development, that he may have acknowledged the designation of untouchable lands as