While surfing the internet I came across this book by sir Masanobu Fukuoka. I didn't know what to expect. From what videos and posts I saw and read I thought the book would be quite difficult to read for and average person like me with no background in farming and agriculture. I was happy when I started to read "One Straw Revolution" because it was so nice to read and open in a sense to inquiry by a common person. I downloaded the .mobi file format file from
archive.org and read it on my android phone using the kindle for android app. Certain words had no spacing in between them ie spacing between subsequent words was missing; this may be due to archive.org's automated system to digitise books.
The preface is nice, provides context and introduces us to some japanese terms and local things that were unique to that time and place like weather patterns and names of crops.
The book is a wholesome experience. One can learn not only something about farming but also about how to work in harmony with nature, the weather, animals, insects, etc. Sir Masanobu Fukuoka teaches about not only farming but also about eating, selling, the collective culture of food, our relationship with the soil and philosophy. All in all if you want to know more about your tongue you must read this book.
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