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The One-Straw Revolution: Part Two, The Four Principles
The Four Principles In part two, Masanobu Fukuoka discusses his four principles for successful natural farming. The four principles are simple and indeed seem to propose a less labor-intensive method of producing food. Here I’ll discuss each of the principles while adding my own elaboration. No Cultivation Throughout my life, I’ve only ever seen methods of…
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The One-Straw Revolution: Part One
I first decided to read a book by Masanobu Fukuoka, because I knew that he used natural farming to raise grains, and I am interested in growing some grains. But it turns out that Fukuoka is a good author with whom to start my The Permaculture Pupil writings, because he used permacultural techniques without knowing it,…
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What should you do with your old smartphone? Save the rain forests of course!
About a year ago, we decided that my then current smartphone was no longer worth using as a phone. Frankly, I was afraid that if I needed to dial 911, I wouldn’t be able to. So I got a new phone for my birthday, and hubby decided that he would use the old Android to…
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My New Obsession, Permaculture
I’m sure no one is keeping track, but my blogs have become quite sporadic of late. The lack of writing is certainly not without reason, though. I’ve been studying. And planning. In this post, I talked about how I want to change the world. I don’t want to change the world, just to switch things…
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Choose to Enjoy It
I am extremely lucky to be vacationing in the Black Hills this week, but perhaps even luckier to have found a gem of wisdom while here. Yesterday morning, my husband and I were outside the hotel with Forrest. Something about having a baby seems to open up conversation with about everyone. This time it was…
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Use Your Dreams to Stay Sober
I’ve all but started a completely new life since then, and some things are easier left unsaid. You know, it’s easy to make a good impression when certain pieces of your past are left out. But we all have our demons, and I’m happy to share mine if it means I might be able to…