He called it characteristica universalis

The result is an astonishing fusion of storytelling and art

John Cage and the New York School composers hailed him as “indispensable”

and the founder of Pinknoises

Keiko Uenishi (o

The One-Straw Revolution - An Introduction to Natural Farming Depression He called it characteristica universalisCall it Zen and the Art of Farming or a Little Green Book Masanobu Fukuokas manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world. As Wendell Berry writes in his preface, the book is valuable