The one-straw revolution : an introduction to natural farming
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Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2009].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxx, 184 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Main Library - Adult | 631.584 Fuk | Checked Out | March 26, 2024 |
Southside - Adult | 631.584 Fuk | Checked Out | May 15, 2024 |
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Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2009].
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press, 1978.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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." -- Book cover.
Language
Translated from Japanese.
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