The One-Straw Revolution (New York Review Books Classics)

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Iroha Revolutionary Verses ( いろは革命歌, Iroha Kakumei Uta), Fukuoka. Contains Masanobu's hand-written classical song-verses and drawings. Bilingual Japanese and English. ISBN 978-4-938743-03-1, ISBN 4-938743-03-5 A study) On Citrus gummosis (fungus): specifically in its Perfect State (sexually-reproductive state)]. Annals of the Phytopathological Society of Japan (in Japanese). The Phytopathological Society of Japan. 7 (1): 32–33. August 1937. doi: 10.3186/jjphytopath.7.32. ISSN 0031-9473.

One-straw Revolution, by Masanobu Fukuoka. English The One-straw Revolution, by Masanobu Fukuoka. English

Fukuoka’s do-nothing approach to farming is not only revolutionary in terms of growing food, but it is also applicable to other aspects of living, (creativity, child-rearing, activism, career, etc.) His holistic message is needed now more than ever as we search for new ways of approaching the environment, our community and life. It is time for us all to join his ‘non-movement.'”—Keri Smith author of How to be an Explorer of the World The straw serves an additional purpose which ties in with Fukuoka’s third core principle: ‘NO WEEDING BY TILLAGE OR HERBICIDES’. To control weeds Fukuoka’s main strategy was plant competition (tilling would in his opinion simply give the weed seeds an advantage by turning them over in the ground and exposing them to light). As the rice seeds are planted just before the prime time for summer weed germination they get ahead of the weeds and additionally the straw spread over the seeds suppresses weed growth, as does the clover.In the final quarter of his life, revegetating deserts and deforested areas in developing countries became one of Fukuoka-sensei’s chief interests. In doing this, he followed the same basic principles as he had in formulating his methods of natural farming. His guiding assumption was that the trouble of desertification was misguided human interventions into nature, and that the solution lay in removing these interventions and allowing nature to run its course.

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During Climate Week NYC, Action Speaks Summit (sponsored by Ingka group) will be held from September 18th to 24th, 2023. Modern scientific agriculture, on the other hand, has no such vision. Research wanders about aimlessly, each researcher seeing just one part of the infinite array of natural factors which affect harvest yields.Hyakushō Yawa: 「Fu」Shizen Nōhō ( 百姓夜話・「付」自然農法), self-published, later incorporated into Mu: Kami no Kakumei ( 無　神の革命). At the time of his revelation, Fukuoka was living in a Japan that was abandoning its traditional farming methods and adopting Western agriculture, economic and industrial models. He saw how this trend was driving the Japanese even further from a oneness with nature, and how destructive and polluting those practices were. As a result, he resigned his job as a research scientist and returned to his father's farm on Shikoku determined to demonstrate the practical value of his vision by restoring the land to a condition that would enable nature's original harmony to prevail. Masonobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution, New York Review of Books, New York 2009 (originally published in Japanese, Tokyo, 1978) includes introductions by Larry Korn (editor) and Frances Moore Lappe, and a preface by Wendell Berry In the early 2000s, Theodor Friedrich and Josef Kienzle of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) opined that his rejection of mechanisation is not justifiable for modern agricultural production [35] and that the system cannot interact effectively with conventional agricultural systems. [36]

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Seed Bombs: A Guide to Their Various Forms and Functions. On Guerilla Gardening.org (English) (Retrieved 25 May 2011) Masanobu Fukuoka(1913-2008) was a farmer and philosopher who was born and raised on the Japanese island of Shikoku. He studied plant pathology and spent several years working as a customs inspector in Yokohama. While working there, at the age of 25, he had an inspiration that changed his life. He decided to quit his job, return to his home village and put his ideas into practice by applying them to agriculture.At first people ate simply because they were alive and because food was tasty. Modern people have come to think that if they do not prepare food with elaborate seasonings, the meal will be tasteless. If you do not try to make food delicious, you will find that nature has made it so.” Seedballs can also be used to “over seed” existing ecosystems, without damaging the soil structure — or to seed productive plants into forested areas and steep hillsides where tillage is not possible. Seedballs can also be used in combination with animals such as pigs who will do the work of shuffling the mulch around providing seedballs extra cover. Extravagance of desire is the fundamental cause which has led the world into its present predicament. Fast rather than slow, more rather than less—this flashy "development" is linked directly to society's impending collapse.” Really, to capture this guy's wit and humility and flashing intelligence, you really need to read the book. Possibly over and over. Outside would be best. In Japan-- perfect. a b c Kato, Sadamichi (2003). " 'Body and Earth Are Not Two': Kawaguchi Yoshikazu's NATURAL FARMING and American Agriculture Writers". Gengo Bunka Ronshū = Studies in Language and Culture 言語文化論集[ Studies in Language and Culture]. 名古屋大学大学院国際言語文化研究科 [Graduate School of Languages and Cultures, Nagoya University]. 25 (1): 23–30. hdl: 2237/7865. ISSN 0388-6824. {{ cite journal}}: External link in |volume= ( help)