One-Straw Revolutionary

One-Straw Revolutionary is the first book to offer an intimate look at the philosophy and work of one of natural farming s most influential practitioners Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka.

Mr. Fukuoka (1913 2008) wrote the international bestselling book The One-Straw Revolution (1978), a manifesto on his approach to no-till agriculture that requires no machinery, no chemicals, no prepared compost, and very little weeding or pruning.

When it was first published, the book presented a radical challenge to the global systems that supply the world s food. Larry Korn, who was apprenticing with Mr. Fukuoka in Japan at the time, helped translate the manuscript into English and brought it to the United States, knowing it would forever change the conversation about how we grow our food. Edited by Korn and Wendell Berry, The One-Straw Revolution was an immediate success and established Mr. Fukuoka as a leading voice in the struggle against conventional industrial agriculture. This landmark book continues to inspire readers today.

In One-Straw Revolutionary, Korn distills his experience of more than thirty-five years of study with Mr. Fukuoka, and explains how natural farming can be used practically in areas other than agriculture, including personal growth and development, and for leading a richer and more fulfilling life.

Korn also discusses natural farming s kinship with the ways of Indigenous cultures and traditional Japanese farming. At the same time, he clearly distinguishes natural farming from other forms of agriculture, including scientific and organic agriculture, and permaculture.

One-Straw Revolutionary offers readers a rare insight into natural farming and what Mr. Fukuoka was like as a person. It explains how simple farming naturally actually is and why it offers our only real hope for reestablishing a wholesome relationship with the Earth."