Masanobu Fukuoka
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Masanobu Fukuoka was a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands. He was a proponent of no-till, herbicide and pesticide-free cultivatio
Masanobu Fukuoka, in 2002.
Fukuoka's hill in Iyo, Ehime
View of Fukuoka's family farm (center right) and hill in Iyo, Ehime
Book cover of Gurmukhi translation of One Straw Revolution by Rishi Miranshah
Seed ball
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Seed balls, also known as earth balls or nendo dango, consist of seeds rolled within a ball of clay and other matter to assist germination. They are then thrown into vacant lots and over fences as a f
Masanobu Fukuoka
…applications of pesticides or herbicides are unnecessary Fukuoka re-invented and advanced the use of clay seed balls. Clay seed balls were originally an ancient practice in which seeds for the next season's crops are mixed together, sometimes with humus or compost for microbial…
A seed ball
Plants sprouting from seed balls
Masanobu Fukuoka, throwing the first seedball at the workshop at Navdanya, in October 2002
Drying seed balls