The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming
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- Author：Masanobu Fukuoka
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Raji
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அருமையான கருத்துக்கள்。இயற்கையை கொடுக்கவே பிறந்தது。。 நாம் கெடுக்காமல் இருக்கும் வரை。。。அருமையான கருத்துக்கள்。。。 அழகான வார்த்தைகள்。。。 விஞ்ஞானியாக இயற்கையை பார்ப்பதை விட தத்துவவாதியாக கவிஞராக குழந்தையாக பாருங்கள்。。 👏
Bibitchora
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La position naturaliste prescriptive （qui n'est défendue par quasi aucun philosophe ou éthicien） de l'auteur transparait trop fortement。 Ses positions anti-scientifiques me font relativiser la portée et la pertinence de cet ouvrage， qui narre par ailleurs une belle histoire La position naturaliste prescriptive （qui n'est défendue par quasi aucun philosophe ou éthicien） de l'auteur transparait trop fortement。 Ses positions anti-scientifiques me font relativiser la portée et la pertinence de cet ouvrage， qui narre par ailleurs une belle histoire 。。。more
jose carlos parrilla
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Un libro iluminador y complejo pero con muchas luces y sombras y al que coger con bastantes pinzas。La permacultura es un sistema de agricultura alternativo basado en la tradición， la experimentación y el trabajo de campo， lejos de los laboratorios， centrándose en los ciclos naturales y las relaciones entre diferentes especies y totalmente amplio， pues necesita adaptarse a cada tipo de suelo y cada ecosistema concreto para poder funcionar。El pensamiento de Fukuoka recoge nociones occidentales per Un libro iluminador y complejo pero con muchas luces y sombras y al que coger con bastantes pinzas。La permacultura es un sistema de agricultura alternativo basado en la tradición， la experimentación y el trabajo de campo， lejos de los laboratorios， centrándose en los ciclos naturales y las relaciones entre diferentes especies y totalmente amplio， pues necesita adaptarse a cada tipo de suelo y cada ecosistema concreto para poder funcionar。El pensamiento de Fukuoka recoge nociones occidentales pero está basado fundamentalmente en el sintoísmo y el taoísmo， alejándose de posturas dualistas。 La crítica anticapitalista es dura y constante pero se puede caer muy fácilmente en el error de leer el libro precisamente desde esa postura， la del anticapitalismo， porque entonces será una lectura profundamente decepcionante que， desde nuestra ideología， nos hará ver a Fukuoka como un individualista bastante reaccionario y conservador。Quizás como única crítica es que el hombre se va por las ramas demasiado a menudo y se mete en berenjenales que pretende explicar desde la “filosofía” （sus santos cojones） sin aportar ningún argumento más allá del de su propia intuición， pero que no por ello hacen que sea una lectura menos recomendada。 。。。more
Ash-li
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The first chapter allowed me to realize I am not alone in how i feel about people。
Moneeko
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Interesting farming techniques and theories。 Becomes increasingly preachy and hypocritical toward the end。
João Manuel
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Got me interested in natural farming
Dong Nguyen
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Tên gọi “Cuộc cách mạng một cộng rơm” vì đối với Masanobu Fukuoka một cộng rơm ấy làm nên một cuộc cách mạng。 Cộng rơm ấy là biểu tượng cho hơn 40 ông gắn bó với nông nghiệp tự nhiên。 Hơn cả cuộc cách mạng với ngành nông nghiệp， nó là cuộc cách mạng của bản thân ông， của con người trong thế giới tự nhiên。 Người ta cứ nghĩ thực phẩm tự nhiên tức là ăn gạo lứt， ăn thực phẩm hữu cơ， thực phẩm sạch。 Nhưng thực sự có phải là vậy？ Bày những thực phẩm đơn giản của chế độ ăn tự nhiên lên bàn ăn thì dễ， Tên gọi “Cuộc cách mạng một cộng rơm” vì đối với Masanobu Fukuoka một cộng rơm ấy làm nên một cuộc cách mạng。 Cộng rơm ấy là biểu tượng cho hơn 40 ông gắn bó với nông nghiệp tự nhiên。 Hơn cả cuộc cách mạng với ngành nông nghiệp， nó là cuộc cách mạng của bản thân ông， của con người trong thế giới tự nhiên。 Người ta cứ nghĩ thực phẩm tự nhiên tức là ăn gạo lứt， ăn thực phẩm hữu cơ， thực phẩm sạch。 Nhưng thực sự có phải là vậy？ Bày những thực phẩm đơn giản của chế độ ăn tự nhiên lên bàn ăn thì dễ， nhưng có thể thực sự thưởng thức một bữa tiệc như thế chỉ có vài người。 Mục đích tối thượng của việc làm nông không phải là trồng cây， mà là sự tu dưỡng và hoàn thiện con người。 。。。more
Lê Phong
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Mình không đủ kiến thức để nhận định các kiến thức và định hướng nông nghiệp của tác giả là đúng hay sai。 Nhưng mình thấy rằng ngày nay， nhiều người trẻ đã bắt đầu có suy nghĩ trở về với nông nghiệp nguyên thủy。 Một nhóm bạn trên Đà Lạt đã tháo bỏ nhà lồng nhà kính để mảnh vườn của mình sinh động hơn mà không làm giảm sản lượng cây trồng。 Hơn hết， không ai có thể phủ nhận rằng nhà lồng， nhà kinh đang gây ra ngập lụt tại một vùng cao như Đà Lạt。 Hay không ai có thể phủ nhận việc dùng kháng sinh t Mình không đủ kiến thức để nhận định các kiến thức và định hướng nông nghiệp của tác giả là đúng hay sai。 Nhưng mình thấy rằng ngày nay， nhiều người trẻ đã bắt đầu có suy nghĩ trở về với nông nghiệp nguyên thủy。 Một nhóm bạn trên Đà Lạt đã tháo bỏ nhà lồng nhà kính để mảnh vườn của mình sinh động hơn mà không làm giảm sản lượng cây trồng。 Hơn hết， không ai có thể phủ nhận rằng nhà lồng， nhà kinh đang gây ra ngập lụt tại một vùng cao như Đà Lạt。 Hay không ai có thể phủ nhận việc dùng kháng sinh trong chăn nuôi hay thuốc bảo vệ thực vật trong nông nghiệp đang gây ra tác hại to lớn cho cả hệ sinh thái và con người là sinh vật đang tiêu hóa trực tiếp các chất này。Tác giả còn khiến mình suy nghĩ lại về cụm từ "nông nghiệp sạch" hay "rau sạch"。 Nó có phải chỉ đơn giản là không dùng hóa chất trong trồng trọt hay không？Mình cực kỳ thích suy nghĩ của tác giả về một cuộc sống an nhàn và dễ dàng。 An nhàng và dễ dàng ở đây không có nghĩa là lười biếng học tập và lao động。 Mà có nghĩa là chỉ làm đúng bản chất của một sinh vật trong tự nhiên。Mặc dù mình chưa trải nghiệm và các mô hình nông nghiệp nguyên thủy vẫn còn hạn hẹp ở Việt Nam， nhưng mình vào niềm tin của tác giả về một nền nông nghiệp nguyên thủy， một nền nông nghiệp mà đáng lẽ nó phải là như thế。Life is easy， don't make it complicated。 。。。more
Gina
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I liked it， and going fairly quickly， it is easily digestible。 There are two issues with it that don't make it a bad book， but it is just something to know。One is that this is very much for Japanese agriculture。 While the basic philosophy can be applied to other areas， the specific techniques cannot。 That's pretty normal。Otherwise， there is a mindset where there is a rejection of specific knowledge， which I don't like， though I get where he is coming from。 In his case， with so much time spent in I liked it， and going fairly quickly， it is easily digestible。 There are two issues with it that don't make it a bad book， but it is just something to know。One is that this is very much for Japanese agriculture。 While the basic philosophy can be applied to other areas， the specific techniques cannot。 That's pretty normal。Otherwise， there is a mindset where there is a rejection of specific knowledge， which I don't like， though I get where he is coming from。 In his case， with so much time spent in very specific research that ignored the harmony of nature， there was a freedom in recognizing the futility and letting it go， but I don't think it has to be that way。 Some of that may be more cultural。I was a little aghast that he killed an entire orchard his first year， but that does reinforce my determination to just do a little at a time。 。。。more
Renata
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I found many of the observations in the book to still be relevant。 I grew up in traditional farming， ie mass farming。 Then， as an adult， I ended up finding work at a farm that modeled itself according to many of Fukuoka’s ideas。 I was impressed at the difference it made， particularly in the soil and in the quality of the produce。 Despite this improvement， the farms in the area， like those around Fukuoka， continued with their mechanized mass farming。 As far as a business model， it makes sense to I found many of the observations in the book to still be relevant。 I grew up in traditional farming， ie mass farming。 Then， as an adult， I ended up finding work at a farm that modeled itself according to many of Fukuoka’s ideas。 I was impressed at the difference it made， particularly in the soil and in the quality of the produce。 Despite this improvement， the farms in the area， like those around Fukuoka， continued with their mechanized mass farming。 As far as a business model， it makes sense to do so。 The farm I worked on only sold to local people。 This is ideal， but goes against the way the system is set up。It was sad to see that Fukuoka， at the end of his life， seemed to have given up on humanity。 “…one cannot help others or even receive help from them We can only walk our paths alone。” Those who try to bring about positive change are usually abandoned because we humans fear change even if it is to our real benefit。 。。。more
Stephanie
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fukuoka and i have the same birthday， same as james joyce， ayn rand， shakira…different kinds of people who i like or dislike or a little bit of both， but this biases me a little bit because i want to see the best parts of these people in me。 i heard about this book a few years ago， but i thought the book was about farming， so it didn’t seem that interesting to me。 in reading this book， i realize that this book is about farming， but a lot of it is not about farming。 it’s a book about how to live fukuoka and i have the same birthday， same as james joyce， ayn rand， shakira…different kinds of people who i like or dislike or a little bit of both， but this biases me a little bit because i want to see the best parts of these people in me。 i heard about this book a few years ago， but i thought the book was about farming， so it didn’t seem that interesting to me。 in reading this book， i realize that this book is about farming， but a lot of it is not about farming。 it’s a book about how to live life and about humanity’s delusions by talking about farming。 fukuoka is funny， goes off on some tangents （sometimes he bored me， but i felt like it was all in good fun）， and the anger he feels as humanity’s delusions is palpable。 the way he views the world is unique and interesting， and i definitely enjoyed the rage and directness， as well as the beauty and love conveyed。“This was also a time of youthful high spirits and I did not spend all of my time shut up in the research room。 The place was the port city of Yokohama， no better spot to fool around and have a good time。 It was during that time that the following episode occurred。 Intent， and with camera in hand， I was strolling by the wharf and caught sight of a beautiful woman。 Thinking that she would make a great subject for a photograph， I asked her to pose for me。 I helped her onto the deck of the foreign ship anchored there， and asked her to look this way and that and took several pictures。 She asked me to send her copies when the photos were ready。 When I asked where to send them， she just said， "To Ofuna，" and left without mentioning her name。 After I had developed the film， I showed the prints to a friend and asked if he recognized her。 He gasped and said， "That's Mieko Takamine， the famous movie star！" Right away， I sent ten enlarged prints to her in Ofuna City。 Before long， the prints， autographed， were returned in the mail。 There was one missing， however。 Thinking about this later， I realized that it was the close-up profile shot I had taken; it probably showed some wrinkles in her face。 I was delighted and felt I had caught a glimpse into the feminine psyche。”“In raising children， many parents make the same mistake I made in the orchard at first。 For example， teaching music to children is as unnecessary as pruning orchard trees。 A child's ear catches the music。 The murmuring of a stream， the sound of frogs croaking by the riverbank， the rustling of leaves in the forest， all these natural sounds are music — true music。 But when a variety of disturbing noises enter and confuse the ear， the child's pure， direct appreciation of music degenerates。 If left to continue along that path， the child will be unable to hear the call of a bird or the sound of the wind as songs。 That is why music education is thought to be beneficial to the child's development。 The child who is raised with an ear pure and clear may not be able to play the popular tunes on the violin or the piano， but I do not think this has anything to do with the ability to hear true music or to sing。 It is when the heart is filled with song that the child can be said to be musically gifted。”“It is impossible for specialized research to grasp the role of a single predator at a certain time within the intricacy of insect inter-relationships。 There are seasons when the leaf-hopper population is low because there are many spiders。 There are times when a lot of rain falls and frogs cause the spiders to disappear， or when little rain falls and neither leaf-hoppers nor frogs appear at all。 Methods of insect control which ignore the relationships among the insects themselves are truly useless。 Research on spiders and leaf-hoppers must also consider the relation between frogs and spiders。 When things have reached this point， a frog professor will also be needed。 Experts on spiders and leaf-hoppers， another on rice， and another expert on water management will all have to join the gathering。 Furthermore， there are four or five different kinds of spiders in these fields。 I remember a few years ago when somebody came rushing over to the house early one morning to ask me if I had covered my fields with a silk net or something。 I could not imagine what he was talking about， so I hurried straight out to take a look。 We had just finished harvesting the rice， and overnight the rice stubble and low-lying grasses had become completely covered with spider webs， as though with silk。 Waving and sparkling with the morning mist， it was a magnificent sight。 The wonder of it is that when this happens， as it does only once in a great while， it only lasts for a day or two。 If you look closely there are several spiders in every square inch。 They are so thick on the field that there is hardly any space between them。 In a quarter acre there must be how many thousands， how many millions！ When you go to look at the field two or three days later， you see that strands of web several yards long have broken off and are waving about in the wind with five or six spiders clinging to each one。 It is like when dandelion fluff or pine cone seeds are blown away in the wind。 The young spiders cling to the strands and are sent sailing off in the sky。 The spectacle is an amazing natural drama。 Seeing this， you understand that poets and artists will also have to join in the gathering。”“Modern scientific agriculture， on the other hand， has no such vision。 Research wanders about aimlessly， each researcher seeing just one part of the infinite array of natural factors which affect harvest yields。 Furthermore， these natural factors change from place to place and from year to year。 ““Members of the Fisheries Bureau were present at the meeting， as were people from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Agricultural Co-op。 If they and the chairman of the conference， Mr。 Ichiraku， had really wanted to get things going and had suggested that farmers throughout the country should try growing rice without chemicals， sweeping changes could have been made。 There was one great problem， however。 If crops were to be grown without agricultural chemicals， fertilizer， or machinery， the giant chemical companies would become unnecessary and the government's Agricultural Co-op Agency would collapse。 To put the matter right out front， I said that the Co-ops and the modern agricultural policy- makers depend on large capital investment in fertilizer and agricultural machinery for their base of power。 To do away with machinery and chemicals would bring about a complete change in the economic and social structures。 Therefore， I could see no way that Mr。 Ichiraku， the Co-ops or the government officials could speak out in favor of measures to clean up pollution。 When I spoke out in this way， the chairman said， "Mr。 Fukuoka， you are upsetting the conference with your remarks，" shutting my mouth for me。 Well， that's what happened。”“The fact of the matter is that whatever we do， the situation gets worse。 The more elaborate the countermeasures， the more complicated the problems become。 Suppose a pipe were laid across Shikoku and water were pumped up from the Pacific and poured into the Inland Sea。 Let us say that this may possibly clean up the Inland Sea。 But where is the electric power going to come from to run the factory which will manufacture the steel pipe， and how about the power required to pump the water up？ A nuclear power plant would become necessary。 To construct such a system， concrete and all the various materials must be assembled， and a uranium processing center built as well。 When solutions develop in this way， they only sow the seeds for second- and third-generation pollution problems which will be more difficult than the previous ones， and more widespread。 ““As for the consumer， the common belief has been that natural food should be expensive。 If it is not expensive， people suspect that it is not natural food。 One retailer remarked to me that no one would buy natural produce unless it is priced high。 I still feel that natural food should be sold more cheaply than any other。 Several years ago I was asked to send the honey gathered in the citrus orchard and the eggs laid by the hens on the mountain to a natural food store in Tokyo。 When I found out that the merchant was selling them at extravagant prices， I was furious。 I knew that a merchant who would take advantage of his customers in that way would also mix my rice with other rice to increase the weight， and that it， too， would reach the consumer at an unfair price。 I immediately stopped all shipments to that store。 If a high price is charged for natural food， it means that the merchant is taking excessive profits。 Furthermore， if natural foods are expensive， they become luxury foods and only rich people are able to afford them。 If natural food is to become widely popular， it must be available locally at a reasonable price。 If the consumer will only adjust to the idea that low prices do not mean that the food is not natural， then everyone will begin thinking in the right direction。”“Until now the line of thought among modern economists has been that small scale， self-sufficient farming is wrong — that this is a primitive kind of agriculture — one that should be eliminated as quickly as possible。 It is being said that the area of each field must be expanded to handle the changeover to large-scale， American-style agriculture。 This way of thinking does not apply only to agriculture — developments in all areas are moving in this direction。 The goal is to have only a few people in farming。 The agricultural authorities say that fewer people， using large， modern machinery can get greater yields from the same acreage。 This is considered agricultural progress。 After the War， between 70% and 80% of the people in Japan were farmers。 This quickly changed to 50%， then 30%， 20%， and now the figure stands at around 14%。 It is the intention of the Ministry of Agriculture to achieve the same level as in Europe and America， keeping less than 10% of the people as farmers and discouraging the rest。 In my opinion， if 100% of the people were farming it would be ideal。 There is just a quarter-acre of arable land for each person in Japan。 If each single person were given one quarter-acre， that is 1 % acres to a family of five， that would be more than enough land to support the family for the whole year。 If natural farming were practiced， a farmer would also have plenty of time for leisure and social activities within the village community。 I think this is the most direct path toward making this country a happy， pleasant land。”“At the end of the year the one-acre farmer of long ago spent January， February， and March hunting rabbits in the hills。 Though he was called a poor peasant， he still had this kind of freedom。 The New Year's holiday lasted about three months。 Gradually this vacation came to be shortened to two months， one month， and now New Year's has come to be a three-day holiday。 The dwindling of the New Year's holiday indicates how busy the farmer has become and how he has lost his easy-going physical and spiritual well-being。 There is no time in modern agriculture for a farmer to write a poem or compose a song。 The other day I was surprised to notice， while I was cleaning the little village shrine， that there were some plaques hanging on the wall。 Brushing off the dust and looking at the dim and faded letters， I could make out dozens of haiku poems。 Even in a little village such as this， twenty or thirty people had composed haiku and presented them as offerings。 That is how much open space people had in their lives in the old days。 Some of the verses must have been several centuries old。 Since it was that long ago they were probably poor farmers， but they still had leisure to write haiku。 Now there is no one in this village with enough time to write poetry。 During the cold winter months， only a few villagers can find the time to sneak out for a day or two to go after rabbits。 For leisure， now， the television is the center of attention， and there is no time at all for the simple pastimes which brought richness to the farmer's daily life。 This is what I mean when I say that agriculture has become poor and weak spiritually; it is concerning itself only with material development。”“To break experience in half and call one side physical and the other spiritual is narrowing and confusing。 People do not live dependent on food。 Ultimately， we cannot know what food is。 It would be better if people stopped even thinking about food。 Similarly， it would be well if people stopped troubling themselves about discovering the "true meaning of life，-" we can never know the answers to great spiritual questions， but it's all right not to understand。 We have been born and are living on the earth to face directly the reality of living。 Living is no more than the result of being born。 Whatever it is people eat to live， whatever people think they must eat to live， is nothing more than something they have thought up。 The world exists in such a way that if people will set aside their human will and be guided instead by nature there is no reason to expect to starve。 Just to live here and now — this is the true basis of human life。 When， a naive scientific knowledge becomes the basis of living， people come to live as if they are dependent only on starch， fats， and protein， and plants on nitrogen， phosphorous， and potash。 ““I do not particularly like the word "work。" Human beings are the only animals who have to work， and I think this is the most ridiculous thing in the world。 Other animals make their livings by living， but people work like crazy， thinking that they have to in order to stay alive。 The bigger the job， the greater the challenge， the more wonderful they think it is。 It would be good to give up that way of thinking and live an easy， comfortable life with plenty of free time。 I think that the way animals live in the tropics， stepping outside in the morning and evening to see if there is something to eat， and taking a long nap in the afternoon， must be a wonderful life。 For human beings， a life of such simplicity would be possible if one worked to produce directly his daily necessities。 In such a life， work is not work as people generally think of it， but simply doing what needs to be done。 ““The other day the head of the natural foods store in front of Osaka Station climbed up the mountain， bringing along seven companions， like the seven gods of good fortune。 At noon， while we were feasting on an impromptu brown rice hodgepodge， one of them told the following: "Among children there is always one without a care in the world who laughs happily as he pees， there is another who always ends up the 'horse' when playing 'horse and rider，' and always a third who is clever at tricking the others out of their afternoon snack。 Before the head of the class is chosen， the teacher talks seriously about the desirable qualities of a good leader and the importance of making a wise decision。 When the election is held， it is the youngster who laughs happily by the side of the road who is chosen。" Everyone was amused， but I could not understand why they were laughing。 I thought it was only natural。 If things are seen in terms of gain and loss， one must regard as the loser the child who always ends up playing the role of the horse， but greatness and mediocrity do not apply to children。 The teacher thought the clever child was the most remarkable， but the other children saw him as being clever in the wrong way， someone who would oppress others。 To think that the one who is smart and can look out for himself is exceptional， and that it is better to be exceptional， is to follow "adult" values。 The one who goes about his own business， eats and sleeps well， the one with nothing to worry about， would seem to me to be living in the most satisfactory manner。 There is no one so great as the one who does not try to accomplish anything。”“’If you did nothing at all the world could not keep running。 What would the world be without development？’” ‘Why do you have to develop？ If economic growth rises from 5% to 10% ， is happiness going to double？ What's wrong with a growth rate of 0% ？ Isn't this a rather stable kind of economics ？ Could there be anything better than living simply and taking it easy？’People find something out， learn how it works， and put nature to use， thinking this will be for the good of humankind。 The result of all this， up to now， is that the planet has become polluted， people have become confused， and we have invited in the chaos of modern times。”“Originally human beings had no purpose。 Now， dreaming up some purpose or other， they struggle away trying to find the meaning of life。 It is a one-man wrestling match。 There is no purpose one has to think about， or go out in search of。 You would do well to ask the children whether or not a life without purpose is meaningless。 From the time they enter nursery school， people's sorrows begin。 The human being was a happy creature， but he created a hard world and now struggles trying to break out of it。 In nature there is life and death， and nature is joyful。 In human society there is life and death， and people live in sorrow。” 。。。more
jude the jingle
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love his ideas & life philosophy， though i don't agree on everything。 life has no meaning？ we're a part of nature？ little to none chemicals in farming？ hell yes！ but science isn't beneficial for humanity？ bit doubtful。 he gets a little overboard sometimes but he's someone i'd love to sit down & have a cup of tea with to talk about anything & everything。 very enjoyable read。 love his ideas & life philosophy， though i don't agree on everything。 life has no meaning？ we're a part of nature？ little to none chemicals in farming？ hell yes！ but science isn't beneficial for humanity？ bit doubtful。 he gets a little overboard sometimes but he's someone i'd love to sit down & have a cup of tea with to talk about anything & everything。 very enjoyable read。 。。。more
Lien
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Quyển sách mỏng với từng đoạn ngắn về sự kỳ diệu của cọng rơm （và cả cỏ ba lá nữa）。 Chỉ với cọng rơm ng ta có thể thay thế cho cày xới đất， phun hoá chất diệt sâu bọ， phân bón để hướng tới cân bằng tự nhiên， tới cs làm nông vô vi （ko cần làm j nhiều， để mọi thứ tự phát triển）。Trc giờ nghe đến làm nông thấy cơ cực， mà đọc xong thấy thi vị， nhẹ nhàng quá đi
Aaron Benarroch
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Among the pros: he promotes a different relationship between mankind and earth; he experimented a lot and had been willing to share all that he learned; he denounces Big Ag， as in Japan like in the rest of the world， they are shameless， money-thirsty hypocrites （the same goes for governments）; he offers a balanced point of view concerning eating animals。A few cons: Fukuoka's conception of science is heavily biased， which's unconceivable to me; he proposes a method of agriculture that， though ren Among the pros: he promotes a different relationship between mankind and earth; he experimented a lot and had been willing to share all that he learned; he denounces Big Ag， as in Japan like in the rest of the world， they are shameless， money-thirsty hypocrites （the same goes for governments）; he offers a balanced point of view concerning eating animals。A few cons: Fukuoka's conception of science is heavily biased， which's unconceivable to me; he proposes a method of agriculture that， though renouncing to fossil fuels， is still heavily reliant on the workforce， as it happens with all annual crops， but at that point， you have no choice but to become a full-time farmer; calling his style of agriculture "natural" wasn't particularly brilliant， in my view。Overall， Fukuoka's contribution is terrific。 We sorely miss farmers and visionaries like him。 。。。more
Marketer Sathish
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ஆச்சர்யமூட்டும் அதேநேரம் விவசாயம் செய்ய தோன்றும் ஓர் புரட்சிப் புத்தகம்。
Adil
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“The heart that loves the wicked ego creates the hated enemy。”This book contains revolutionary ideas on farming， environment and nature and changed my understanding on these themes。
Kalvin
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An enlightening and disheartening read while I volunteer on an organic farm spending all day shoveling COMPOST and spreading FERTILIZER。
Evelyn
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Over 100 pages of uselessness， as per the author's own philosophy。 Over 100 pages of uselessness， as per the author's own philosophy。 。。。more
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abby wilkins
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Fukuoka undeniably created a revolution， and near every line of thought that he presents in the book you cannot argue against。 I mean， is it even possible to argue against how nature has us provided for？ We made it this far， after all！ Undoubtedly， I took a lot from Fukuoka's farming methods he lays out， and am purely in awe at his ingenuity of do-nothing。 I will say that on the whole his philosophies work best at the individual level and are harder to apply to the larger conflicts he cites， but Fukuoka undeniably created a revolution， and near every line of thought that he presents in the book you cannot argue against。 I mean， is it even possible to argue against how nature has us provided for？ We made it this far， after all！ Undoubtedly， I took a lot from Fukuoka's farming methods he lays out， and am purely in awe at his ingenuity of do-nothing。 I will say that on the whole his philosophies work best at the individual level and are harder to apply to the larger conflicts he cites， but nevertheless， everyone has something to take from this book。 Just wish I could have read it a tad faster to consolidate it in the brain！ 。。。more
Romulo Vallejo
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A timeless gemI truly enjoyed this simple， insightful， masterpiece。 Mr。 Fukuoka’s life is an inspiration to future generations pointing the way out of the madness modernity and science have created: Back to a simpler， natural way。
Josh Mathew
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"Unless people become natural people， there can be neither natural farming nor natual food"A must read for people who tasted food "Unless people become natural people， there can be neither natural farming nor natual food"A must read for people who tasted food 。。。more
Thao Ho
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Ban đầu nhìn vào tựa đề cứ nghĩ là một cuốn sách viết về thể loại chính trị triết học。 Sau nhiều năm mới có duyên để đọc về nó nhưng đây là cuốn sách nói về cách làm nông tự nhiên。 Fukuoka đã mang cả cuộc đời ông vào cuốn sách。 Đó là cách ông làm nông tự nhiên ra sao nhưng trong đó là cả một bầu trời về triết học và giáo lý phật pháp。 Rằng con người và tự nhiên dù khác biệt nhưng là một， trong bản thân ta là cả một vũ trụ và tự nhiên cũng vậy đến nỗi ta không thể đi tìm hiểu hết được， chỉ cần qu Ban đầu nhìn vào tựa đề cứ nghĩ là một cuốn sách viết về thể loại chính trị triết học。 Sau nhiều năm mới có duyên để đọc về nó nhưng đây là cuốn sách nói về cách làm nông tự nhiên。 Fukuoka đã mang cả cuộc đời ông vào cuốn sách。 Đó là cách ông làm nông tự nhiên ra sao nhưng trong đó là cả một bầu trời về triết học và giáo lý phật pháp。 Rằng con người và tự nhiên dù khác biệt nhưng là một， trong bản thân ta là cả một vũ trụ và tự nhiên cũng vậy đến nỗi ta không thể đi tìm hiểu hết được， chỉ cần quay về nương tựa tự nhiên， nhưng chân lý ấy sẽ được hiểu và nếu ai cũng hiểu được thì sẽ là một cuộc cách mạng nông nghiệp。。。 Biết ơn ngài - Fukuoka 。。。more
Dawn
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I read this book years ago when someone gave me a copy with instructions to give it to another person who would appreciate it when the time came。 I don’t remember what year I read it so I have tried to just pick a date at random at least 10 years ago or more。In the same way that the Susan Schaeffer McAuley book titled For the Children’s Sake shaped and changed my understanding of what homeschooling was， this book helped change my understanding of what it was to garden and grow vegetables。 Appare I read this book years ago when someone gave me a copy with instructions to give it to another person who would appreciate it when the time came。 I don’t remember what year I read it so I have tried to just pick a date at random at least 10 years ago or more。In the same way that the Susan Schaeffer McAuley book titled For the Children’s Sake shaped and changed my understanding of what homeschooling was， this book helped change my understanding of what it was to garden and grow vegetables。 Apparently， the book is back in print and I would encourage you to find a copy and read it。 。。。more
Liam
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This book is an interesting little read。 It is insightful and gives a very different perspective into agriculture and the philosophy surrounding it。 Many of the practices talked about in this book challenge the conventional way of doing things which could be quite jarring if you dont approach this read with an open mind。However， the book doesnt just focus on agriculture， but also the lifestyle and philosophy surrounding natural farming and what it means to farm in a natural way。 Again， these val This book is an interesting little read。 It is insightful and gives a very different perspective into agriculture and the philosophy surrounding it。 Many of the practices talked about in this book challenge the conventional way of doing things which could be quite jarring if you dont approach this read with an open mind。However， the book doesnt just focus on agriculture， but also the lifestyle and philosophy surrounding natural farming and what it means to farm in a natural way。 Again， these values and way of doing things can be quite challenging and towards the end i found the philosophy got quite heavy and difficult to understand/follow。 But nonetheless， its a book that i have gained something from， and would recommend to someone interested in seeing a different perspective on the agriculture industry。 But approach it with an open mind， and i would suggest taking your time with it。 。。。more
Kyle
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I selected this book because I was interested in reading some foreign environmentalist books， and I am sad to say I was a bit let down by "The One-Straw Revolution。" I have no complaints about the writing style; Fukuoka really grabbed my attention in the first chapter。 He intertwines his farming method with his personal spiritual views， which really works for the first half of the book。 But unless you live in Japan and grow rice， the rest of the book felt considerably drab。 While perhaps he had I selected this book because I was interested in reading some foreign environmentalist books， and I am sad to say I was a bit let down by "The One-Straw Revolution。" I have no complaints about the writing style; Fukuoka really grabbed my attention in the first chapter。 He intertwines his farming method with his personal spiritual views， which really works for the first half of the book。 But unless you live in Japan and grow rice， the rest of the book felt considerably drab。 While perhaps he had no intention of doing so， he makes no effort to discuss how his farming method could be applied globally。 I also found his anti-science perspective to be very foolish; I agree that the 'discriminatory mindset' of science has its downsides， and that science/technology does not always exist or progress for the sole benefit of humanity， but he made it seem like science is this fools-errand of no significance what-so-ever。 I find that to be unconvincing。4/10， slightly below the average in my opinion。 。。。more
Francesc
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'Si llegamos a una crisis alimenticia， esta no estará basada por la insuficiencia del poder productivo de la naturaleza， sino por la extravagancia del deseo humano' 🍱 'Si llegamos a una crisis alimenticia， esta no estará basada por la insuficiencia del poder productivo de la naturaleza， sino por la extravagancia del deseo humano' 🍱 。。。more
Saki
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பல நாட்களுக்கு பிறகு ஒற்றை வைக்கோல் புரட்சி போன்ற ஒரு அருமையான புத்தகத்தை படித்ததில் எனக்கு பெரும் மகிழ்ச்சி。 புகோகு அவர்களின் புத்தகம் இயற்கை வேளாண்மை மற்றும் அன்றி தத்துவார்த்த கருத்துக்களை மும் கொண்டு உள்ளது。இயற்கை விவசாயம் என்பது மனித குளம் வேட்டை ஆடியபோது இருந்தது தான் என்று புகோகு கூறுகிறார்。 மனிதர்கள் எப்படி தங்களே தங்கள் துன்பங்களுக்கு காரணியாக விளங்குகின்றனர் என்றும் சொல்லப்படுகிறது。புகோகு வேளாண்மை இன்று ஒரு வியாபார தொழில் போல ஆகிவிட்டதை சுட்டி காட்டும் பொழுது அவரின் நியாமான கோபம் தொனிக பல நாட்களுக்கு பிறகு ஒற்றை வைக்கோல் புரட்சி போன்ற ஒரு அருமையான புத்தகத்தை படித்ததில் எனக்கு பெரும் மகிழ்ச்சி。 புகோகு அவர்களின் புத்தகம் இயற்கை வேளாண்மை மற்றும் அன்றி தத்துவார்த்த கருத்துக்களை மும் கொண்டு உள்ளது。இயற்கை விவசாயம் என்பது மனித குளம் வேட்டை ஆடியபோது இருந்தது தான் என்று புகோகு கூறுகிறார்。 மனிதர்கள் எப்படி தங்களே தங்கள் துன்பங்களுக்கு காரணியாக விளங்குகின்றனர் என்றும் சொல்லப்படுகிறது。புகோகு வேளாண்மை இன்று ஒரு வியாபார தொழில் போல ஆகிவிட்டதை சுட்டி காட்டும் பொழுது அவரின் நியாமான கோபம் தொனிக்கிறது。வயலில் உழவோ，உரமிடுதலோ தேவை இல்லை இயற்கை தன்னை தானே சமநிலை படுத்திக்கொள்ளும் என்பது மாசனோபு கூறும் கருத்து。 இயற்கை வேளாண்மையில் திரு。புகோகு அவர்களின் கண்டுபிடிப்புகள் மிக முக்கியமான ஒன்று。இன்று பரவலாக இயற்கை விவசாய முறையில் ஆர்வம் கூடியிருக்கிறது。 மாசானபு அவர்களின் ஒற்றை வைக்கோல் புரட்சி நடக்கும் நாளும் சீக்கிரம் வரும் என நம்புகிறேன்。உலகத்தின் இன்றைய சூழலில் இயற்கை நோக்கி நாம் பயணபடுவது இன்றியமையாத ஒன்று。 。。。more
Kien Dep Trai
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An amazing farmer， an honest writer and a worth reading philosopher
John Sardo
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