The filmmakers of the movie “Final Straw” (www.finalstraw.org) have released part one of three of an extended interview they conducted with Larry Korn in 2012. Portions of this interview were used in the “Final Straw” movie.

Here is what they had to say:

Seen as the father of modern day natural farming, Masanobu Fukuoka is author of “The One Straw Revolution,” a fundamental volume for understanding how human beings can live together with this earth. This three part film series features previously unreleased interviews with Larry Korn, who in 1974 (after a decade of studying soil, plants, and Eastern culture) spent two years of living and studying with Fukuoka.

When Larry left Japan, he carried the Japanese manuscript of Fukuoka’s book with him to California, with the determination to get the book published in English. His work in helping to translate and edit this book would bring the ideas of Fukuoka and Natural Farming to millions of people worldwide.

These interviews were filmed at Larry Korn’s home in Ashland, Oregon in 2012, during production of the documentary film Final Straw: Food, Earth, Happiness. They tell the story of Fukuoka from the perspective of a man who spent much of his life dedicated to bringing ideas of East and West together by finding truth within soil, plants and in turn, within humans.

It is impossible to understate how fundamental Larry’s work was to the establishment and growth of the worldwide sustainable farming movement. More than just a scholar of the soil, he was a man filled with wisdom, who exercised deep care, humility, and love for this earth. His work set the scene for a journey that changed the course of our lives in a beautiful way.

We hope the moments with Larry in these simple films, might help do the same for others.

Yours in Nature,
Patrick and Suhee

You can watch the first part here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2goMfMEf6TY

The second part will be release on 12/8/19, and the third part will be release on 12/15/19.