The One-Straw Revolution | Masanobu Fukuoka

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New York Review Books Classics

By Masanobu Fukuoka

 

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

ISBN: 9781590173138
Series: New York Review Books Classics
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 200
Published: 15th June 2009
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Edition Number: 1

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