The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming (New York Review Books Classics)

Fukuoka, Masanobu

ISBN 10: 1590173139 / ISBN 13: 9781590173138

Published by NYRB Classics, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming (New York Review Books Classics)
• Publisher: NYRB Classics
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590173139
• ISBN 13: 9781590173138
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Masanobu Fukuoka's book about growing food has been changing the lives of readers since it was first published in 1978. It is a call to arms, a manifesto, and a radical rethinking of the global systems we rely on to feed us all. It is also the memoir of a man whose spiritual beliefs underpin and inform every aspect of his innovative farming system. Equal parts farmer and philosopher, Fukuoka is recognized as one of the founding thinkers of the permaculture movement. Fukuoka perfected his so-called do-nothing technique, a way of farming that seeks to work with nature rather than make it over through increasingly elaborate-and often harmful -methods. His farm became a gathering place for people from all over the world who wished to adapt his ways to their own local cultures.

About the Author

Masanobu Fukuoka (1914-2008) was born in a small farming village on the island of Shikoku in southern Japan. He developed what many consider to be a revolutionary method of sustainable agriculture called no-till cultivation. He received the Deshikottan and the Ramon Magsaysay awards in 1988, and the Earth Council Award in 1997.