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

Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781590173138
ISBN: 1590173139
Item Dimensions:7994995457
Label: NYRB Classics
Languages:EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: NYRB Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: June 02, 2009
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Release Date: June 02, 2009
Studio: NYRB Classics

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Product 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.

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