The One-Straw Revolution
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 o...