An essay is presented in which the author discusses the time that he lived with some Arab farmers in Israel. He discusses the people that he knows there, the vegetables that are grown, and the area's history. The historical figure Meleager is discussed by the author as is a visit that he and his friends pay to a spa. Other topics include the philosopher Diogenes of Sinope, and a poem by Meleager called "Of the Emress Eudocia."