Website review: Masanobu Fukuoka&039;s Natural Farm...
phillstac3 discovered this in Agriculture
•8 reviews since Apr 4, 2007
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phillstac3 discovered 17 months ago- From the page: "Masanobu Fukuoka is a farmer/philosopher who lives on the Island of Shikoku, in southern Japan. His farming technique requires no machines, no chemicals and very little weeding. He does not plow the soil or use prepared compost and yet the condition of the soil in his orchards and fields improve each year. His method creates no pollution and does not require fossil fuels. His method requires less labor than any other, yet the yields in his orchard and fields compare favorably with the most productive Japanese farms which use all the technical know-how of modern science."
- djeb rated 5 weeks ago
- A great shot of Bill Mollison with Masanobu Fukuoka.
- Ariadelle rated 5 weeks ago
- One of the pioneers of no-till, no-plowing, no-fertilizing, no-weeding, no-pesticides, do-nothing method of natural farming. "Natural farming is not just for growing crops,it is for the cultivation and perfection of human beings."
- yobaba rated 5 months ago
- At age 25, Masanobu Fukuoka began to doubt the wisdom of modern agricultural science. He eventually quit his job as a research scientist, and returned to his family's farm on the island of Shikoku in Southern Japan to grow organic mikan(s) [Japanese 'tangerines']. From that point on he devoted his life to developing a unique small scale organic farming system that does not require weeding, pesticide or fertilizer applications, or tilling. The timing and circumstances of Fukuoka's conversion from Western agricultural science, paralleled the new movement in the 1940s to organic farming and gardening in Europe and the US, led by pioneers like Lady Eve Balfour, Sir Albert Howard, and J.I. Rodale (founder of Rodale Press). However Fukuoka himself believed that he was going a step further than organic farming: "The problem, however, is that most people do not yet understand the distinction between organic gardening and natural farming. Both scientific agriculture and organic farming are basically scientific in their approach. The boundary between the two is not clear." (The Road Back to Nature page 363) At age 94, Fukuoka still manages to lecture when he can, such as at the Expo 2005 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. [photo circa 1985]
- joeturnerfr rated 8 months ago
- another interesting article about Fukuoka
- laddeedee rated 13 months ago
- Permaculture founders Masanobu Fukuoka and Bill Mollison find methods for growing food that always gives where it takes.a concept that if applied can grow healthy,abundant food without depleting the ecosystem.One method known as sheet mulching can even give life back to desert land.The importance for communities to support their local farmers,especially those who are practicing organic and permaculture techniques ,to eat what is in season ,could never be so important.we need to use less so that others do not go without.thanks phillstac3 for a very important topic.peace,laddee
- Lil-Red rated 15 months ago
- Masanobu Fukuoka is a farmer/philosopher who lives on the Island of Shikoku, in southern Japan. His farming technique requires no machines, no chemicals and very little weeding. He does not plow the soil or use prepared compost and yet the condition of the soil in his orchards and fields improve each year. His method creates no pollution and does not require fossil fuels. His method requires less labor than any other, yet the yields in his orchard and fields compare favorably with the most productive Japanese farms which use all the technical know-how of modern science.
- alusiva rated 16 months ago
- "Permaculture is a design system which aims to maximize the functional connection of its elements. It integrates raising crops and animals with careful water management. Homes and other structures are designed for maximum energy efficiency. Everything is made to work together and evolve over time to blend harmoniously into a complete and sustainable agricultural system. The key word here is design. Permaculture is a consciously designed system. The designer carefully uses his/her knowledge, skill and sensitivity to make a plan, then implement it."
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