The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming |  | Author: Masanobu Fukuoka
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 27734
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Pages: 200
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 631.584
ASIN: B003WUYP74
Publication Date: August 27, 2010 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
Call it “Zen and the Art of Farming” or a “Little Green Book,” Masanobu Fukuoka’s manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world. As Wendell Berry writes in his preface, the book “is valuable to us because it is at once practical and philosophical. It is an inspiring, necessary book about agriculture because it is not just about agriculture.”
Trained as a scientist, Fukuoka rejected both modern agribusiness and centuries of agricultural practice, deciding instead that the best forms of cultivation mirror nature’s own laws. Over the next three decades he perfected his so-called “do-nothing” technique: commonsense, sustainable practices that all but eliminate the use of pesticides, fertilizer, tillage, and perhaps most significantly, wasteful effort.
Whether you’re a guerrilla gardener or a kitchen gardener, dedicated to slow food or simply looking to live a healthier life, you will find something here—you may even be moved to start a revolution of your own.
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The information in this little book can help save us ! September 4, 2008
Greenmachine
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An amazing book by a brilliant man!
Masanobu Fukuoka was years ahead of his time with this little book.
The best thing we can do to "improve" nature is to use
"do-nothing" farming techniques discussed in this book.
Truly natural products grow better with less effort, are less expensive to cultivate, and are healthier for us--we need to get over our oil-addiction!
Get yourself a copy of The One Straw Revolution (new, or used is earth-friendly!) as soon as possible and help heal our planet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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