Book Evaluation

Heather Hogan
ENG 102-037
9 April, 2018
Book Evaluation

     Masanobu Fukuoka wrote a novel about farming that captivated readers. Fukuoka told about his
own organic farm and his interesting style of farming in "The One-Straw Revolution." The reason that
the book was difficult to put down was because Fukuoka managed to include deep philosophical views that provoked the reader to question the food that they put in their mouth.
     Fukuoka had an intense focus on eating naturally. He states, "It is clearer than firelight that if natural farming is not practiced natural food will not be available to the public," (147). This book was written several decades ago, yet this statement is still relevant. Many farms today are not natural, therefore their crops produced are not natural. These farms are so focused on mass producing food to provide for people that they lose a connection with their farm. This is something to keep in mind when eating or grocery shopping.
     I would recommend this book to anyone. Farmers or not, this book is enjoyable. Personally, I am not a farmer, yet this book captivated my interest. As I previously stated, Fukuoka is so invested in stretching the importance of natural farming, so that the food we eat is healthy. That is what really spoke to me. I want to keep track of what I am allowing to enter my body. I do not want to eat something that is supposedly healthy, but in reality is not. As Yukari Sakamoto of Food Sake Tokyo stated, "Fukuoka's book beautifully conveys his belief in eating healthful, natural food, and in doing so reminds us that an egg should taste like an egg." They are correct, an egg indeed should taste like an egg.

Sources: https://foodsaketokyo.com/2011/06/17/book-review-the-one-straw-revolution/