Farmers of Forty Centuries: Organic Farming in China, Korea, and Japan
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486436098 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Skills For a Low Tech Future A wonderful book, despite its having been originally written more than 100 years ago. Fresh and sobering look at what it takes to make a civilized society run on a daily basis without modern technology, from food production to how to make cotton mattresses by hand, to manufacturing coal based blocks for home heating and cooking - in a backyard; and how to build a k'ang, a raised . insightful Observations on Successful holistic agricultural practices around 1900-1910. This book follows the trip of a couple of travellers through some Asian countries around 1909 and describes their observations of the agricultural activities that they encounter in those countries. Listening on Kindle can be a bit boring, reading it is better. However, the photos are not clear and when enlarged loose their integrity to the point where you cannot see the key aspec. "A Pre-Industrial Agronomy Well Described" according to Iain C. Massey. This book is one of the influences on Bill Mollison, of Permaculture fame.It is the record of a fact-finding mission, and describes how East Asia fed itself sustainably for "forty centuries". The original idea was to take home lessons for American farmers, but the agronomy King describes is highly intensive and uses huge inputs of human labour.As custodian of a bit of rural land,
This book is the result of his extraordinary mission.A fascinating study of waste-free methods of cultivation, this work reveals the secrets of ancient farming methods and, at the same time, chronicles the travels and observations of a remarkable man. King traveled to Asia in the early 1900s to learn how farmers in China, Korea, and Japan were able to achieve successful harvests century after century without exhausting the soil — one of their most valuable natural resources. Department of Agriculture. A well-trained observe