Masanobu Fukuoka was a Japanese farmer and philosopher, known for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands. He was a proponent of no-till, no-herbicide grain cultivation farming methods. His book 'The One-Straw Revolution' has been translated into over 20 languages.
Masanobu Fukuoka (1913 – 2008) was a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands. He was a proponent of no-till, no-herbicide grain cultivation farming methods traditional to many indigenous cultures, from which he created a particular method of farming, commonly referred to as ‘Natural Farming’ or ‘Do-nothing Farming’. His book ‘The One-Straw Revolution’ was published in 1975 and has been translated into over 20 languages.
My ultimate dream is to sow seeds in the desert. To revegetate the deserts is to sow seed in people’s hearts.
