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- Condition
- ISBN
- 1590173139
- EAN
- 9781590173138
- Binding
- TP
- Book Title
- One-Straw Revolution : an Introduction to Natural Farming
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Uk-Trade Paper
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Nature, Health & Fitness
- Topic
- Agriculture / Organic, Agriculture / General, Healthy Living, Ecology
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 200 Pages
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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.
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Publisher
New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1590173139
ISBN-13
9781590173138
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70859984
Product Key Features
Book Title
One-Straw Revolution : an Introduction to Natural Farming
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Language
English
Topic
Agriculture / Organic, Agriculture / General, Healthy Living, Ecology
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Nature, Health & Fitness
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
S604.F8413 2009
Preface by
Berry, Wendell
Reviews
" The One-Straw Revolution is one of the founding documents of the alternative food movement, and indispensable to anyone hoping to understand the future of food and agriculture."--Michael Pollan "Only the ignorant could write off Fukuoka, who died two years ago at the age of 95, as a deluded or nostalgic dreamer...Fukuoka developed ideas that went against the conventional grain....Long before the American Michael Pollan, he was making the connections between intensive agriculture, unhealthy eating habits and a whole destructive economy based on oil." --Harry Eyres, The Financial Times "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 "Japan's most celebrated alternative farmer...Fukuoka's vision offers a beacon, a goal, an ideal to strive for." --Tom Philpott, Grist " The One-Straw Revolution shows the critical role of locally based agroecological knowledge in developing sustainable farming systems." -- Sustainable Architecture "With no ploughing, weeding, fertilizers, external compost, pruning or chemicals, his minimalist approach reduces labour time to a fifth of more conventional practices. Yet his success in yields is comparable to more resource-intensive methods...The method is now being widely adopted to vegetate arid areas. His books, such as The One-Straw Revolution , have been inspirational to cultivators the world over." -- New Internationalist, " The One-Straw Revolution is one of the founding documents of the alternative food movement, and indispensable to anyone hoping to understand the future of food and agriculture."-Michael Pollan "Only the ignorant could write off Fukuoka, who died two years ago at the age of 95, as a deluded or nostalgic dreamer...Fukuoka developed ideas that went against the conventional grain....Long before the American Michael Pollan, he was making the connections between intensive agriculture, unhealthy eating habits and a whole destructive economy based on oil." --Harry Eyres, The Financial Times "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 "Japan's most celebrated alternative farmer...Fukuoka's vision offers a beacon, a goal, an ideal to strive for." -Tom Philpott, Grist " The One-Straw Revolution shows the critical role of locally based agroecological knowledge in developing sustainable farming systems." - Sustainable Architecture "With no ploughing, weeding, fertilizers, external compost, pruning or chemicals, his minimalist approach reduces labour time to a fifth of more conventional practices. Yet his success in yields is comparable to more resource-intensive methods&The method is now being widely adopted to vegetate arid areas. His books, such as The One-Straw Revolution , have been inspirational to cultivators the world over." - New Internationalist, His writings - commonsensical, slightly exasperated and always inspiring - are one of the essential texts of the organic growing movement., " The One-Straw Revolution is one of the founding documents of the alternative food movement, and indispensable to anyone hoping to understand the future of food and agriculture."--Michael Pollan "Only the ignorant could write off Fukuoka, who died two years ago at the age of 95, as a deluded or nostalgic dreamer...Fukuoka developed ideas that went against the conventional grain....Long before the American Michael Pollan, he was making the connections between intensive agriculture, unhealthy eating habits and a whole destructive economy based on oil." --Harry Eyres, The Financial Times "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 "Japan's most celebrated alternative farmer...Fukuoka's vision offers a beacon, a goal, an ideal to strive for." --Tom Philpott, Grist " The One-Straw Revolution shows the critical role of locally based agroecological knowledge in developing sustainable farming systems." -- Sustainable Architecture "With no ploughing, weeding, fertilizers, external compost, pruning or chemicals, his minimalist approach reduces labour time to a fifth of more conventional practices. Yet his success in yields is comparable to more resource-intensive methods...The method is now being widely adopted to vegetate arid areas. His books, such as The One-Straw Revolution , have been inspirational to cultivators the world over." -- New Internationalist "Every now and then you read a book which is so inspiring and such a pleasure that you feel impelled to stride down the street shouting 'read this!' Well, I've just read The One-Straw Revolution and I urge everyone to buy or borrow a copy without delay." --Tom Hodgkinson, The Idler "[ The One-Straw Revolution is] about going with the flow. . . . What could happen if we stopped forcing everything to be perfect?" --Kristin Wong, Forge, "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.) ÊHis holistic message is needed now more than ever as we search for new ways of approaching the environment, our community and life. ÊIt is time for us all to join his "non-movement"."-Keri Smith author of "How to be an Explorer of the World" "Japan's most celebrated alternative farmer...Fukuoka's vision offers a beacon, a goal, an ideal to strive for." --Tom Philpott, Grist "The One-Straw Revolutionshows the critical role of locally based agroecological knowledge in developing sustainable farming systems." Sustainable Architecture "With no ploughing, weeding, fertilizers, external compost, pruning or chemicals, his minimalist approach reduces labour time to a fifth of more conventional practices. Yet his success in yields is comparable to more resource-intensive methods…The method is now being widely adopted to vegetate arid areas. His books, such asThe One-Straw Revolution, have been inspirational to cultivators the world over." New Internationalist, "The One-Straw Revolutionis one of the founding documents of the alternative food movement, and indispensable to anyone hoping to understand the future of food and agriculture."-Michael Pollan "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.) ÊHis holistic message is needed now more than ever as we search for new ways of approaching the environment, our community and life. ÊIt is time for us all to join his "non-movement"."-Keri Smith author of "How to be an Explorer of the World" "Japan's most celebrated alternative farmer...Fukuoka's vision offers a beacon, a goal, an ideal to strive for." --Tom Philpott, Grist "The One-Straw Revolutionshows the critical role of locally based agroecological knowledge in developing sustainable farming systems." Sustainable Architecture "With no ploughing, weeding, fertilizers, external compost, pruning or chemicals, his minimalist approach reduces labour time to a fifth of more conventional practices. Yet his success in yields is comparable to more resource-intensive methods…The method is now being widely adopted to vegetate arid areas. His books, such asThe One-Straw Revolution, have been inspirational to cultivators the world over." New Internationalist, "The One-Straw Revolution is one of the founding documents of the alternative food movement, and indispensable to anyone hoping to understand the future of food and agriculture."-Michael Pollan "Only the ignorant could write off Fukuoka, who died two years ago at the age of 95, as a deluded or nostalgic dreamer...Fukuoka developed ideas that went against the conventional grain....Long before the American Michael Pollan, he was making the connections between intensive agriculture, unhealthy eating habits and a whole destructive economy based on oil." --Harry Eyres, The Financial Times "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 "Japan's most celebrated alternative farmer...Fukuoka's vision offers a beacon, a goal, an ideal to strive for." -Tom Philpott, Grist "The One-Straw Revolution shows the critical role of locally based agroecological knowledge in developing sustainable farming systems." -Sustainable Architecture "With no ploughing, weeding, fertilizers, external compost, pruning or chemicals, his minimalist approach reduces labour time to a fifth of more conventional practices. Yet his success in yields is comparable to more resource-intensive methods…The method is now being widely adopted to vegetate arid areas. His books, such asThe One-Straw Revolution, have been inspirational to cultivators the world over." -New Internationalist, " The One-Straw Revolution is one of the founding documents of the alternative food movement, and indispensable to anyone hoping to understand the future of food and agriculture."-Michael Pollan "Only the ignorant could write off Fukuoka, who died two years ago at the age of 95, as a deluded or nostalgic dreamer...Fukuoka developed ideas that went against the conventional grain....Long before the American Michael Pollan, he was making the connections between intensive agriculture, unhealthy eating habits and a whole destructive economy based on oil." --Harry Eyres, The Financial Times "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 "Japan's most celebrated alternative farmer...Fukuoka's vision offers a beacon, a goal, an ideal to strive for." -Tom Philpott, Grist " The One-Straw Revolution shows the critical role of locally based agroecological knowledge in developing sustainable farming systems." - Sustainable Architecture "With no ploughing, weeding, fertilizers, external compost, pruning or chemicals, his minimalist approach reduces labour time to a fifth of more conventional practices. Yet his success in yields is comparable to more resource-intensive methods…The method is now being widely adopted to vegetate arid areas. His books, such as The One-Straw Revolution , have been inspirational to cultivators the world over." - New Internationalist
Copyright Date
2009
Afterword by
Fukuoka, Masanobu
Lccn
2008-053698
Dewey Decimal
631.5/84
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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