Masanobu Fukuoka, pioneer of 'natural farming,' dies at 95

Masanobu Fukuoka, pioneer of 'natural farming,' dies at 95

OSAKA, Japan - File photo of Masanobu Fukuoka. Fukuoka, the pioneer of ''natural'' farming, which eschews plowing, weeding and the use of fertilizers or pesticides, died at his home in Iyo, Ehime Prefecture on Aug. 16, his family said Aug. 18. He was 95.

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