One-Straw Revolutionary is the first book to look deeply at natural farming and intimately discuss the philosophy and work of Mr. Fukuoka to the United States on two six-week visits. Fukuoka, living and working on his farm on Shikoku Island, and traveling with Mr. In this new book, through his own personal narrative, Larry Korn distills his experience of more than 35 years of study with Mr. Fukuoka as a leading voice in the fight against conventional industrial agriculture. The One-Straw Revolution, edited by Korn and Wendell Berry, was an immediate international success, and established Mr.

Fukuoka in Japan at the time, translated the manuscript and brought it to the United States, knowing it would change the conversation about food forever. Fukuoka is perhaps most known for his bestselling book The One-Straw Revolution (1978), a manifesto on the importance of no-till agriculture, which was at the time of publication a radical challenge to the global systems that supply the world’s food, and still inspires readers today. 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.One-Straw Revolutionary represents the first commentary on the work of the late Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka (1913-2008), widely considered to be natural farming’s most influential practitioner. 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. 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. It is an inspiring, necessary book about agriculture because it is not just about agriculture.' As Wendell Berry writes in his preface, the book 'is valuable to us because it is at once practical and philosophical. 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. 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.

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