The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming

Masanobu Fukuoka

ISBN 10: 0878572201 / ISBN 13: 9780878572205

Published by Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA, 1978

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Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a mild bump to the head of the backstrip; the very slightly spine lean; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". Thwe DJ shows a tiny cut at the middle of the front gutter; the very mildest rubbing to the panels; a hint of toning to the white background fields of the rear panel and inside flaps, the upper corner of both show faint creases; unclipped. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo (8.25 x 5.5 x 1 inches) . Preface by Wendell Berry. Edited by Larry Korn. Sparsely illustrated with duotone photographs and designs. Translated by Chris Pearce, Tsune Kurosawa and Larry Korn. Language: English. Weight: 12.5 ounces. Hardcover with DJ. Let nature do the work, without any pesticides, fertilizers, tilling, or backstrain. Describes the development and impact of the Japanese scientist-farmer's natural farming methods, paying attention to the system's high agricultural yield and importance as a model for a simpler, more permanent society. This book would appear to be about farming. But actually, it's about the deepest truths of life. Fukuoka shares his life experience telling how he had a revelation in nature and then spent years trying to live what he learned from that insight. He became a natural farmer, working with nature and living a simple, hard-working lifestyle. But what he shares tells us a truth that applies to every situation, every career, every person. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxviii, 181 pages. Seller Inventory # 58245

Bibliographic Details

Title: The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to...

Publisher: Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA

Publication Date: 1978

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First American Edition; Ninth Printing.

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Synopsis:

Describes the development and impact of the Japanese scientist-farmer's natural farming methods, paying attention to the system's high agricultural yield and importance as a model for a simpler, more permanent society

About the Author:

Masanobu Fukuoka (1913 2008) was born and raised on the Japanese island of Shikoku. He was the oldest son of a rice farmer who was also the local mayor. Fukuoka studied plant pathology and worked for number of years as a produce inspector in the customs office in Yokohama. But in 1938 he returned to his village home determined to put his ideas about natural farming into practice. During World War II, he worked for the Japanese government as a researcher on food production, managing to avoid military service until the final few months of the war. After the war, he returned to Shikoku to devote himself wholeheartedly to farming. And in 1975, distressed by the effects of Japan s post-war modernization, Fukuoka wrote The One-Straw Revolution. In his later years, Fukuoka was involved with several projects to reduce desertification throughout the world. He remained an active farmer until well into his eighties, and continued to give lectures until only a few years before his death at the age of ninety-five. Fukuoka is also the author of The Natural Way of Farming and The Road Back to Nature. In 1988 he received the Magsaysay Award for Public Service.Frances Moore Lappé is author or co-author of sixteen books, including Diet for a Small Planet and Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity, and Courage in a World Gone Mad. She has co-founded three organizations, including the Institute for Food and Development Policy and, more recently, the Small Planet Institute, which she leads with her daughter Anna Lappé. In 1987, she received the Right Livelihood Award, also called the Alternative Nobel. She has received seventeen honorary doctorates and has been a visiting scholar at MIT.