One-Straw Revolutionary: The Philosophy and Work of Masanobu Fukuoka
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (888 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1603585303 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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As a memoir it is compelling.”“Larry Korn shines a light on the path that Fukuoka discovered integrating indigenous agriculture with a deep reverence for the land and natural processes. Many revolutions of the sun later, it is clear that the continued illumination of this path is necessary to bring about a stewardship culture of soil, plant, animal, and human. It goes on to discuss natural farming techniques using Fukuoka's farm as a case study, and describes the writing and publication of The One Straw Revolution (1975) and the resultant rise in international interest in natural farming. As it compares natural farming with indigenous farming, traditional Japanese agriculture, permaculture, and modern-day organic farming, the direction of the
This is the book we have been waiting for to This is the book we have been waiting for to fill in the continuum between modern agriculture, organics, permaculture, natural farming and indigenous tending the wild. Larry Korn is the only person who could write this book as the only person who has not only worked on Masanobu Fukuoka's farm, but also received his permaculture design certificate (PDC) from Bill Mollison's first course held in the US. Larry Korn exams each practice and how they are reflected in society. His anecdotes of first-hand experience living on Masanobu Fukuoka's farm and trav. Reconnecting With Nature Long, long ago, hip folks in the Beatles era were jabbering about Masanobu Fukuoka’s book, The One-Straw Revolution. It explained how he grew healthy food via natural farming, a low budget, low impact approach. On his farm in Japan, Fukuoka was growing grain, fruit, and vegetables without plowing, cultivating, chemicals, compost, fertilizer, fossil energy, erosion, pruning, or regular weeding. He farmed like this for more than 25 years, and his yields were comparable to those at conventional farms.The Japanese edition of his book was published . Only those of us fortunate enough to have read 'one straw revolution' Only those of us fortunate enough to have read 'one straw revolution', by Masanobu Fukuoka, can understand how truly blessed we are to have been granted access into the wonderful world of 'Natural farming'.We will be forever indebted to Sensei and Larry Korn for the wonderful journey that they were able to take us on.Now in his new book about Fukuoka-San, aptly named 'One straw revolutionary', Larry Korn has managed to capture and extend all of the wisdom and insight of Sensei.Through his writing and retelling of the events leading up to and beyond,
Larry Korn, who apprenticed with Mr. 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. Korn also clarifies commonly held misconceptions about natural farming in ways Western readers can readily understand. Fukuoka during his visits to the United States, offers a rare, inside look at Mr. The One-Straw Revolution, edited by Korn and Wendell Berry, was an immediate international success, and established Mr. Mr. Fukuoka to the United States on two six-week visits. One-Straw Revolutionary is the first book to look deeply at natural farming and intimately discuss the philosophy and work of Mr. And he explains how natural farming can be used practically in areas other than agriculture, including personal growth and development. Fukuoka. The book follows the author on his travels from one back-to-the-land commune to another in the countryside of 1970s Japan, a journey that eventually led him to Mr. At the same time, he clearly distinguishes natural farming fr
He is translator and editor of the English-language edition of Mr. Korn has taught many courses and workshops about natural farming, permaculture, and local food production throughout the United States. Larry Korn is an American who lived and worked on the farm of Masanobu Fukuoka for more than two years in the early 1970s. He currently lives in Ashland, Oregon.. Fukuoka’s The One-Straw Revolution and editor of his later