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The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming
Contributor(s): Fukuoka, Masanobu (Author), Korn, Larry (Editor), Berry, Wendell (Preface by)

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ISBN: 1590173139 ISBN-13: 9781590173138
Publisher: New York Review of Books

OUR PRICE: $15.15

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Organic
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture
- Gardening | Organic

Dewey: 631.584

LCCN: 2008053698

Series: New York Review Books Classics

Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.22" W x 7.9" L (0.55 lbs) 200 pages

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents

Review Citations: Scitech Book News 12/01/2009 pg. 119

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Publisher 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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