Masanobu Fukuoka rice and orchard techniques

[olishant]

So relaxing listening to him talk about this wonderful man and his techniques, and then seeing the rain (snow?) in the background.

[Rhinoch8]

When he says he grows acacias, those are Robinia Pseudoacacias or really Acacia genre?

[vidaripollen]

great inspiring man.a titan.

[singlechopstick]

@paulwheaton12 yes I have and it is a higher education on carbon based lifeforms. My reading ability can't keep up with my interests. I just got in "Sepp Holzer's Permaculture" book love it! I'll see ya at Permies. Keep the videos coming. Easy and convenient way to learn. Thx

[singlechopstick]

Great video, well put together. Machine'less grain growing, love it! I'm looking for ways to grow grain on my quarter acre urban lot. Looking for ideas on small scale bean and grain production. Thx

[paulwheaton12]

@singlechopstick have you been out to permies.com yet?

[permaculturer]

Great video, thanks!

[logos2600]

what does "having a habitat for insects" mean?

[slocar1]

I am interested to know how near or far is Fukuoka's rice field is away from those of his neighbours fields?

Thanks.

[turuanu]

Wheew, isn't this inspiring?

[nluedtke]

Great work, Paul! It astounds me how Fukuoka, Mollison, and Holzer were each tapped in to the EXACT same deep vein of knowledge about nature, and developed their methods independently of each other, on three different continents, all in the same general timeframe. Thank you for sharing this interview, can't wait to see more.

[sookiestackhouse2u]

nice work, paul ... ;-)

[ruggedtraditions]

Great job on the video Paul!

I really like the format with a video interview and photos mixed in. Excellent work.

I look forward to seeing the rest.

For anyone who has not heard pauls podcast with Larry Korn. It is a great discussion about Fukuoka.

[kcoker3335]

We all grow up thinking we are smarter than our parents and are doing things that are better/faster, and most of the time we aren't. Love your videos and your podcast, Paul.

[survivnCA]

Thank you Paul for another very informative video. Less is more when it comes to permaculture.

[541treehugger]

Awesome video Paul!! I loved to podcast with Larry too!

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[pac3lli]

I loved the podcast, everyone should definitely go check it out. It was wonderful that Larry is so giving of his time to spread Fukuoka's system.

By the way, the podcast is my favorite price... free!!!!! You can find it in itunes by typing in "Paul Wheaton Podcast"

[DancingHorses26]

Is anyone in Japan continuing Fukuoka's rice growing techniques? I hope his example doesn't only live on in second hand accounts.

[pawnjp]

@DancingHorses26 Fukuoka had quite the following before he died. Kawaguchi Yoshikazu is the most well known individual at the moment. Fukuoka was definitely a pioneer to be respected and studied, but I think we can continue to take his work further. Green mulch adapted to the region with the SRI method seem like a pretty good idea..

[nluedtke]

@DancingHorses26 In Paul's podcast with Larry Korn, they discuss how Fukuoka's methods were most widely adopted in India. When I bought my copy of One-Straw Revolution, before it came back into print, I had to buy it from a publisher in India, it was the only place that was publishing it at the time.

[vidaripollen]

@DancingHorses26 they forgot him.now japan is the only country in the world where organic farmers are committing suicide-after their crops were radiation poison from the nuke accident.

[grba228]

Thanks Paul for putting this up! Great video and interview.

[JMMELGRATTI]

Fukuoka was a great mind!  Thank you Paul!

[loslosbaby]

This is awesome. This is literally "what we need"! Thanks Paul!

[Dabudsta]

What type of rice does he grow in the fields? I'm considering trying to  grow of rice up here in the PacNorWest and thought about just scattering seeds to see what happened. Right now, my barn 'winter sacrifice' paddocks have the herd pulled off and are getting planted with wheat for the season...garden paddocks in the summer, animal paddocks in the winter.

[Wepinealed]

Good talk about Fukuoka. I would like to see what this guy has done using such awesome techniques.

[HELLCATZ2]

I love the statement They have been doing it for so long that they have forgotten why they started in the first place. That is so true of many of our farming practices today unfortunately. This is an outstanding channel to get back some of our lost or nearly forgotten techniques.

[travishalverson]

Thank you, Paul. Very good.

[jitakyoeiJL]

BEST CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE!

[meinemoehre]

very good and timely that there is a new focus on Fukuoka. Thanks Larry and Paul!

[ahnamay]

Watch it to the end for a chuckle! Larry is an awesome guy.

[ThunderPreacher]

Hey Paul, don't keep the rest of the interview for yourself, we want more! :)

[paulwheaton12]

@ThunderPreacher I have more. More will come. It takes time to mash this stuff together. Did you hear the podcast with Larry on this topic?

[Dancerpro1]

@paulwheaton12

Yes sir, I did and I was hoping that it had been videoed. Take as much time as you need, I plan on living till I'm 130, good food don't ya know.

[ThunderPreacher]

@paulwheaton12  Yeah Paul, thanks to your remark I found it easily and enjoyed it very much.

[musiceuphony]

Gotta love Masanobu Fukuoka's story! Thanks for posting this little interview.