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One-Straw Revolutionary - The Philosophy and Work of Masanobu Fukuoka (Paperback)
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One-Straw Revolutionary - The Philosophy and Work of Masanobu Fukuoka (Paperback)
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Loot Price R340
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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. 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. Larry Korn, who apprenticed
with 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. The One-Straw Revolution, edited
by Korn and Wendell Berry, was an immediate international success,
and established Mr. Fukuoka as a leading voice in the fight against
conventional industrial agriculture. In this new book, through his
own personal narrative, Larry Korn distills his experience of more
than thirty-five years of study with Mr. Fukuoka, living and
working on his farm on Shikoku Island, and traveling with 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. Fukuoka. In
addition to giving his personal thoughts about natural farming,
Korn broadens the discussion by pointing out natural farming's
kinship with the ways of indigenous cultures and traditional
Japanese farming. At the same time, he clearly distinguishes
natural farming from other forms of agriculture, including
scientific and organic agriculture and permaculture. Korn also
clarifies commonly held misconceptions about natural farming in
ways Western readers can readily understand. And he explains how
natural farming can be used practically in areas other than
agriculture, including personal growth and development. 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. Fukuoka's natural farm. Korn's
description of his time there, as well as traveling with Mr.
Fukuoka during his visits to the United States, offers a rare,
inside look at Mr. Fukuoka's life. Readers will delight in this
personal insight into one of the world's leading agricultural
thinkers.
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