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The One-Straw Revolution

By: Masanobu Fukuoka,Larry Korn
Narrated by: David Shih
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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.

©1978 Masanobu Fukuoka; "To My Readers" copyright 1986 by Masanobu Fukuoka (P)2017 Tantor

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Everyone should read this book

A wise book filled with hope for this world that seems to have gone mad.

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Too many opinions, none of which helpful

Old geezer with his views on the world. Heard such good things about the book, but spent the entire time waiting for some revolutionary concepts. Overall, disappointed, many better more relevant books out there.

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More than just farming

Really got me thinking about growing and eating food as well as the issues with industrial ag.

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Thought provoking

Great book. Thought provoking & interesting. Translation from Japanese to English was good. Highly recommend for anyone looking to challenge their thinking.

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Past Wisdom. Future Hope.

Written in the year of my birth I fondly remember reading these words as a young man. Too young and callow to truly understand much of this work then; I do still credit it with being a guiding influence on my journey to now.

'Re-reading' it again after all these years has truly been a revelation. Whilst I don't agree with Masanobu on every point there is much I can still learn from this enlightened Master.

If you feel a yearning towards a more natural and satisfying life, especially in agriculture, then please do yourself a favour and read/listen to this book critically. You will not be the same person at the end, as you were when you started it.

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great book

great book but you need to listen to it more then ones, to get all the information.

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a worthy classic

a must listen for all those inclined to the cultivation of the human spirit and the garden of life

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