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

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With knowledge, skill, and patience, seedballs can be as effective a way of establishing plants as plow-seeding or drilling, and they can be made by anyone anywhere in the world that has access to clay, soil, and seed — for no money. In 1988, Fukuoka received the Visva-Bharati University's Desikottam Award [23] as well as the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in the Philippines, [24] often considered "Asia's Nobel Prize". [25] Nature Farmings' continuation's social revolution —The Path Leading to Natural Mind]. 森の哲学 - 新たな宗教哲学をめざして[ Forest's Philosophy - Toward a new philosophy of religion]. Quarterly Buddhism (in Japanese). Vol.28. Hōzōkan. July 1994. pp.176–. ISBN 978-4-8318-0228-6 . Retrieved 9 April 2011.

One-straw revolution – an introduction to natural farming One-straw revolution – an introduction to natural farming

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. Mollison, Bill (15–21 September 1978). "The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka - book review". Nation Review. p.18. Toyoda, Natsuko (January–February 2010). "The Key to Success" (PDF). Japan Spotlight. Tokyo: Japan Economic Foundation. 169. ISSN 1348-9216.

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Natural Farming, and the Developing World Fukuoka, Natural Farming, and the Developing World

In 1940, Fukuoka married his wife Ayako, and they had five children together. After World War II, his father lost most of the family lands in postwar land reform and was left with three-eighths of an acre of rice land and the hillside citrus orchards his son had taken over before the war. Despite these circumstances, in 1947 he took up natural farming again with success, using no-till farming methods to raise rice and barley. He wrote his first book, Mu 1: The God Revolution, or Mu 1: Kami no Kakumei ( 無〈1〉神の革命) in Japanese, during the same year, and worked to spread word of the benefits of his methods and philosophy. His later book, The One-Straw Revolution, was published in 1975 and translated into English in 1978. Wara Ippon no Kakumei: Sōkatsuhen – Nendo Dango no Tabi ( わら一本の革命　総括編　—粘土団子の旅—), self-published; republished by Shunjūsha, 2010. ISBN 978-4-393-74151-1 We carry earnest thoughts and desires in our hearts throughout our daily lives. As farmers, we are responsible for a life-sustaining industry. As evangelists of natural farming, we have stories to tell. Shizen" o Ikiru ( 「自然」を生きる). Co-authored with Toshio Kanamitsu ( 金光 寿郎). Shunjūsha, ISBN 978-4-393-74115-3. I would suggest that on this issue Fukuoka greatly under-estimates the pull that modernity exerts over all of us, including farmers. In my experience in India, the majority of people in the countryside are looking for pathways out of agriculture. We need to accept this fact to move forward.How big are these seed balls as i need a few that are 3-4 inches big, if they are smaller than that how can i increase the size? There are two ways that seedballs are typically made by hand. One involves hand-rolling each ball, and the other involves rolling the ingredients in a flat bottomed pan until they “cake-up” and begin forming round-ish clods. Linking foresight and sustainability: An integral approach. Joshua Floyd, Kipling Zubevich Strategic Foresight Program and National Centre for Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology