Greetings All!
I'm new to the HT forums and pretty new to homesteading; it'll be two years in July and this is the start of only our second full growing season. Each winter my wife and I bury our heads in books and online research as we plan our next season.
This winter's research exposed me to the work of Masanobu Fukuoka, whose most famous book The One Straw Revolution made quite a mark on the world and gave a name to Fukuoka's farming philosophy as "Natural Farming" or "Do-Nothing Farming." I found his work so compelling we've altered our short and long term plans to accommodate the principles of natural farming. So my question to this community:
Is anyone else practicing Fukuoka-inspired natural farming on their homesteads?
If so, would you mind giving a brief description of what that looks like on your homestead?
Many thanks!
I'm new to the HT forums and pretty new to homesteading; it'll be two years in July and this is the start of only our second full growing season. Each winter my wife and I bury our heads in books and online research as we plan our next season.
This winter's research exposed me to the work of Masanobu Fukuoka, whose most famous book The One Straw Revolution made quite a mark on the world and gave a name to Fukuoka's farming philosophy as "Natural Farming" or "Do-Nothing Farming." I found his work so compelling we've altered our short and long term plans to accommodate the principles of natural farming. So my question to this community:
Is anyone else practicing Fukuoka-inspired natural farming on their homesteads?
If so, would you mind giving a brief description of what that looks like on your homestead?
Many thanks!