How to do Masanobu Fukuoka's natural farming.
A short movie on how to grow rice without ploughing, giving full practical information on ground covers, mulching, the philosophy of natural farming as per Masanobu Fukuoka's vision Filmed at Solitude Farm, Auroville, South India. For more information on our work at Solitude Farm Aurovile please visit: http:///www.aurovillepermaculture.com. Particularly this one: http://www.aurovillepermaculture.com/329/march-rice-harvest/ If you liked the music in the video please visit: http;//www.emergencetheband.com
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at time 5.03, nice look Dunc :-)
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I used this method on an extremely smaller scale (my garden). I spread out the seeds and then pulled up all the ground cover and overgrown weeds. I have to tell you I had more plants sprout and grow than trying to sprout them inside under all these "scientific and chemical" methods. You still need to think and plan what you are planting together so that they will work together. I can not wait for the next season.
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Im watching Khaled...
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Thanks Krishna
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Nice, but we have some very poisonous snakes where i do live that likes to hide under the ground cover. what do i do?
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Giving motivation, thank you.
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that is not how Masanobu Fukuoka's natural farming is done. I guess that is Aurovilles method. Fukuoka will never endorse such labour intensive method of Rice Cultivation. Also regarding the rice seeds, you are missing some points.
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Loved the video and what you do. I just recently discovered Masanobu Fukuoka.
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Now thats some Organic rice
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very inspiring
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I think growing this bean like this is more profitable as it is consumed more than any bean as veggy
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disturbance cycles are not necessarily harmful. annuals expect disturbance cycles in some form. this video just popped into my head as i was thinking about things. this is actually pretty smart and really well adapted to their bio-region.
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GREAT VIDEO
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So why did you plant this specific bean, and how can i find the right cover crop to grow in a different environment.
What qualities do i look for in the cover crop -
YOU DIDNT SHOW HOW TO START THE BED AND THE BEAN COVER CROP
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CUT THE MUSIC TALK AND GET TO THE POINT
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...no pollution, much more life and less work. So, up with natural farming! Down with rototillers and fossil fuels! They are not needed, except by those who want you to buy them.
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use pigs to pull up and trample for the task around minute 5:30.
and grow oyster mushrooms and truffles to incentivise pigs -
until we incorporate animals into the system, it is not natural farming.
nature, does not weed.
make friends with a local family of foxes and use them as many farmers use cats, to protect the chickens and defend their territory from other foxes. (or equivalent local animal).
Scatter seeds at the same time as nature does....
Less is More (in terms of less interference is more productivity.
and also nature doesn't grow 2 species of plants.....she grows 1,000's all crawling over each other and weeds spring up when big trees fall exposing light.
If you want NO 'weeds' (which are also highly edible) then have a canopy crop as well, to block the sun.
Less sun, means the lower level plants of the forest like cabbage, will produce larger leaves to capture more light
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