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- 3. Conforms to taste, self indulgent.
- 4. Limiting foods that are deemed “unhealthy” by a religion or philosophy.
- 5. Farming to produce foods to turn a profit, not to just provide for people. Typically uses a lot of chemicals and unnatural farming methods.
- 11. This is one of the main plants that Fukuoka grows. Especially in Japan, he emphasizes growing this because it is usually imported from the US and high in calories.
- 12. No Cultivation, No Chemical Fertilizers or Prepared Compost, No Weeding by Tillage or Herbicides, No Dependence on Chemicals
- 13. One of the Four Principles of Natural Farming. The plow is not essential for farming. Fields are actually naturally cultivated by plant roots, microorganisms, small animals, and earthworms.
- 15. Fukuoka’s initial approach to farming. He thought that crops can grow themselves and should not have to be grown. He soon realized that this is just abandonment.
- 17. The organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms
- 18. A natural farming alternative to tilling the soil. Seeds are combined with clay and organic material like compost.
- 19. A concept that each food should be planted and harvested at a specific time during the year. This plays into Fukuoka’s principle of eating food when it is harvested and not seeking out of season foods.
Down
- 1. One of the Four Principles of Natural Farming. Weeds actually are not that bad. They should be controlled, but they do play a role in balancing the biological community. Fukuoka protects his fields from too many weeds with straw mulch and white clover.
- 2. Fukuoka’s idea that one piece of straw used to cover crops instead of using pesticides can change a farmer’s practices and spark a revolution of Natural Farming.
- 6. One of the Four Principles of Natural Farming. These fertilizers cause depletion of the land. When left alone, the soil will naturally maintain fertility.
- 7. An environmentally sustainable way of growing food. Founded in the principle that promotes an equal relationship between the farmer and nature.
- 8. Lax Diet, Standard Nutritional Diet, Spiritual Diet, and Natural Diet
- 9. Crops that have been engineered by scientists to be genetically superior. Fukuoka is strongly against these crops and believes they do not grow as well, are not as nutritious, and do not taste as good as their natural counterparts.
- 10. Things are eaten to maintain health and nutrition. A diet like this includes counting nutrients and calories.
- 13. One of the Four Principles of Natural Farming. While harmful insects are always present, they can cause minimal damage with sturdy crops and a healthy environment.
- 14. This is the diet of nondiscrimination, the diet most similar to nature. This diet includes foods grown using the natural farming method and no genetically modified crops. Fukuoka believes this is the healthiest for humans.
- 16. Animals that kill insects without using insecticides or other chemicals. Fukuoka advocates for allowing these to take care of insects in natural farming.