The One-Straw Revolution

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Book Review: 

 


“Every now and then you read a book which is so inspiring and such a pleasure that you feel impelled to stride down the street shouting ‘read this!’. Well, I’ve just read The One-Straw Revolution, and I urge everyone to buy or borrow a copy without delay”

– Tom Hodgkinson, The Idler

A seminal work from the father of the natural farming movement. In this lovely little volume released in 1978, Japanese farmer/philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka introduces his approach to do nothing gardening: no plowing or tilling, no chemical fertilizer, minimal weeding, and zero herbicides and pesticides. Rather, growers are encouraged to follow nature’s principles. This book gets you started on that journey. For modern day examples of this gardening style in action, follow Charles Dowding’s No Dig YouTube channel.

“The One-Straw Revolution is one of the founding documents of the alternative food movement, and indispensable to anyone hoping to understand the future of food and agriculture”       

– Michael Pollan

More than a book on food production, The One-Straw Revolution outlines a way of being in the world. Part science, part philosophy, part down to earth practical, this is a book that reimagines how humanity can thrive in harmony with the natural world. Counter-cultural in the very best sense.

Recommendation: a “must read” for anyone interested in regenerative farming, healthy food, a flourishing planet, and a peaceful spirit.

 

Author – Masanobu Fukuoka

Publishing – New York Review Books, 1978, 2009

Genre – Nonfiction

Pages - 184

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