Mankind stands at a crossroads
Even though human beings are a nuisance to the earth, the earth accepts humans. However, it's about to reach its limit. It is beyond the permissible limit, and I think that human beings will disappear from the earth as it is. It's time to change common sense.
Beyond common sense of agriculture
It's time to change common sense. One of them is agriculture. Humans have engaged in agriculture for more than 10,000 years. By clearing the forest, they have grown wheat, rice and vegetables. And plowing became a living business. At that point, people were eager to artificially control nature. The more artificially controlled it is, the more labor it takes and the less vital it is.
Normally Japanese farming uses many fertilizers and pesticides. On the other hand, some farmers grow safe crops. However, their farming work is generally more difficult than conventional farming. Because they don't use chemicals, they have to pull out weeds and crush insects by hand.
Masanobu Fukuoka's natural way of life
Natural farming practiced by Masanobu Fukuoka（1913-2008) has no artificial control. So he doesn't pull weeds or kill insects. His farm is like a forest, with a wide variety of flora and fauna. And his own dwelling is so small and spartan that it blends into the forest. His way of life, which he leaves to nature, is like a hermit. He sowed clay dumplings made from various seeds in the soil. Clay prevents the seeds from drying out and protects them until they sprout. And each seed naturally sprouts at the right time. He actually tried to green the desert with dumplings of more than 100 kinds of various species in more than a dozen countries such as Greece, Spain, Thailand, Kenya, India, Somalia, China and Africa.
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Project by SONY, Synecoculture™ and Augmented Ecosystems
Synecoculture is a method of farming that produces useful plants while making multifaceted use of the self-organizing ability of the earth’s ecosystem. It is characterized by a comprehensive ecosystem utilization method that considers not only food production but also the impacts on the environment and health.
More specifically, "Synecoculture is a method of open-field agriculture that - without the use of any plowing, fertilizers, agricultural chemicals, or anything else except for seeds and saplings - allows for the creation and management of ecosystems that bring out essential qualities of the plants growing in natural state, and produces practically useful crops in ecologically optimized environment." (Source: Synecoculture Manual)
