Fukuoka Masanobu - The One - Straw Revolution - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
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.
Title: The One - Straw Revolution
Author(s): Fukuoka Masanobu
Publisher: The New York Review Of Books Inc
Barcode: 9781590173138
Pages: 200 Pages, Black And White Photographs
Publication Date: 6/2/2009
Category: Organic Farming