Do nothing. (Asia/Pacific: Japan).Masanobu Fukuoka Masanobu Fukuoka (福岡 正信 Fukuoka Masanobu), born February 2,1913, author of The One-Straw Revolution, The Road Back to Nature and The Natural Way Of Farming, is one of the pioneers of no-till grain cultivation. returned to his father's mountain farm in southern Japan over 50 years ago, after a serious illness caused him to rethink his training. He sums up his Zen-inspired approach to farming thus: 'Do nothing, but do it intelligently.' With no ploughing, weeding, fertilizers, external compost, pruning pruning, the horticultural practice of cutting away an unwanted, unnecessary, or undesirable plant part, used most often on trees, shrubs, hedges, and woody vines. or chemicals, his minimalist min·i·mal·ist n. 1. One who advocates a moderate or conservative approach, action, or policy, as in a political or governmental organization. 2. A practitioner of minimalism. adj. 1. approach reduces labour time to a fifth of more conventional practices. Yet his success in yields is comparable to more resource-intensive methods. Central to his approach is the seed ball. He says: 'All we do is wrap many kinds of seeds in clay balls and just keep sowing Not to be confused with sewing. Sowing is the process of planting seeds. Hand sowing is the process of casting handfuls of seed over prepared ground: broadcasting. Usually, a drag or harrow is employed to incorporate the seed into the soil. them. Then do nothing, just leave everything to nature.' The method is now being widely adopted to vegetate arid areas. His books, such as The One-Straw Revolution, have been inspirational to cultivators the world over. |
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