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Masanobu Fukuoka Quotes

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If we throw mother nature out the window, she comes back in the door with a pitchfork.
Masanobu Fukuoka
Weeds play an important part in building soil fertility and in balancing the biological community . . .
Masanobu Fukuoka
A farmer does not grow something in the sense that he or she creates it. That human is only a small part of the whole process by which nature expresses its being.
Masanobu Fukuoka
The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.
Masanobu Fukuoka
We receive our nourishment from the Mother Earth. So we should put our hands together in an attitude of prayer and say “please” and “thank you” when dealing with nature.
Masanobu Fukuoka
Since I turned the fields back to their natural state, I can’t say I’ve had any really difficult problems with insects or disease.
Masanobu Fukuoka
There is no time in modern agriculture for a farmer to write a poem or compose a song.
Masanobu Fukuoka
Giving up your ego is the shortest way to unification with nature.
Masanobu Fukuoka
The irony is that science has served only to show how small human knowledge is.
Masanobu Fukuoka
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.
Masanobu Fukuoka
People should relate to nature as birds do. Birds don’t run around carefully preparing fields, planting seeds, and harvesting food. They don’t create anything . . . they just receive what is there for them with a humble and grateful heart.
Masanobu Fukuoka
The greening of the desert means sowing seeds in people’s hearts and creating a green paradise of peace on earth.
Masanobu Fukuoka
There is no time in modern agriculture for a farmer to write a poem or compose a song
Masanobu Fukuoka
I believe that a revolution can begin from this one strand of straw. Seen at a glance, this rice straw may appear light and insignificant. Hardly anyone would believe that it could start a revolution. But I have come to realize the weight and power of this straw. For me, this revolution is very real.
Masanobu Fukuoka
The simple hearth of the small farm is the true center of our universe.
Masanobu Fukuoka