Masanobu Fukuoka
Masanobu Fukuoka
Masanobu Fukuokawas a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands. He was a proponent of no-till, no-herbicide grain cultivation farming methods traditional to many indigenous cultures, from which he created a particular method of farming, commonly referred to as "Natural Farming" or "Do-nothing Farming"...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth2 February 1913
CountryJapan
desert earth way
We must find our way back to true nature. We must set ourselves to the task of revitalizing the earth. Regreening the earth, sowing seeds in the desert--that is the path society must follow.
healing land spirit
The healing of the land and the purification of the human spirit is the same process.
children block philosophy
The person who can most easily take up natural agriculture is the one who doesn't have any of the common adult obstructing blocks of desire, philosophy, or religion . . . the person who has the mind and heart of a child. One must simply know nature . . . real nature, not the one we think we know!
giving-up ego way
Giving up your ego is the shortest way to unification with nature.
movement way
We have come to the point at which there is no other way than to bring about a 'movement' not to bring anything about
world killing wells
As we kill nature, we are killing ourselves, and God incarnate as the world as well.
song writing agriculture
There is no time in modern agriculture for a farmer to write a poem or compose a song
essence goal perfection
When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming will be realized. The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.
law needs pieces
Modern research divides nature into tiny pieces and conducts tests that conform neither with natural law nor with practical experience. The results are arranged for the convenience of research, not according to the needs of the farmer.
ignorance greed hatred
Ignorance, hatred and greed are killing nature.
moving believe age
I believe that even 'returning-to-nature' and anti pollution activities, no matter how commendable, are not moving toward a genuine solution if they are carried out solely in reaction to the over development of the present age.
humanity trying spirit
The increasing desolation of nature, the exhaustion of resources, the uneasiness and disintegration of the human spirit, all have been brought about by humanity's trying to accomplish something.
weed play community
Weeds play an important part in building soil fertility and in balancing the biological community . . .
mistake thinking discovery
One of the most important discoveries I made in those early years was that to succeed at natural farming, you have to get rid of your expectations. Such "products" of the mind are often incorrect or unrealistic . . . and can lead you to think you've made a mistake if they're not met.