| The One Straw Revolution | By: Masanobu Fukuoka | 1978 | Type: NF |
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| Review : V interesting philosophy |
| meaning :Do everything with nature this simple way is best. The world has been blinded by science. |
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synopsis :
1938 He is ill in hospital when he has this sudden revelation "everything people believe is wrong, people live in a dream world". Gave up his job and eventualy returned to his father's farm to do do nothing farming. OK, but when he applied it to pruned fruit trees they died. Proves you have to begin naturally, not just abandon something which has been damaged and expect it to come right. returned to work.- tried same again ,but again the trees die. Can apply the philosophy to everything not just agriculture. I am inclined to disagree with this natural is best, making these notes is not entirely natural, but it helps me learn. |
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natural balance keeps insects down year after year through varying conditions i.e. frogs do the work one year, spiders the next. How natural do we go ? He says no harvest machines. But surely he isn't using completely natural varieties etc
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No plough
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When he sows rice, the birds would eat the seeds so he covers them in clay pellets surely this isn't natural |
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Only need to flood rice field for one week.
Orchard did plant Australian trees to fix soil etc and cuts weeds down in the summer. |
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Criticize s scientists for not looking at thingd holistically.
Natural food is better than factory farmed more nutrients . What food is close is best i.e. freshwater fish over tuna.
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Criticizes people who use natural techniques without adopting the whole philosophy
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Title comes from when he saw rice growing up through straw in an abandoned field. Realized that contrary to Japanese popular belief putting straw on field is OK you don't need to compost it. |
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