Mu Landscaping

Larry Korn, founder and owner of Mu Landscaping is an active educator, editor and author in the fields of natural farming and permaculture. In October 2006, Larry Korn was a guest educator for the Stelle Midwest Permaculture Design Certification Course.

Larry helped translate and edit the seminal book, The One-Straw Revolution, by Masanobu Fukuoka which was published by Rodale Press in 1978.

He has also written and edited articles and books on natural farming and permaculture for publications such as Mother Earth News, Rodale's Organic Gardening and Tilth, some of which are presented on this website:

The Future is Abundant
The Future is Abundant, A Guide to Sustainable Agriculture, Tilth, 1982

Masanobu Fukuoka's Natural Farming and Permaculture
Originally published on www.permaculture.com

The Amazing Natural Farm of Masanobu Fukuoka
(Excerpts from The One Straw Revolution)
Mother Earth News, Issue #52, July/August 1978

The Plowboy Interview: Masanobu Fukuoka
Mother Earth News, Issue #76 - July/August 1982


About Permaculture
Bill Mollison, a fellow educator and the founder of permaculture, offers the following definition:

"Permaculture is an holistic approach to land use design, based on ecological principles and patterns. Permaculture aims to create stable, productive systems that provide for human needs, harmoniously integrating the land with people. The ecological processes of plants, animals, water, weather and nutrient cycles are integrated with human needs and technologies for food, energy, shelter and infrastructure.

Elements in a system are viewed in relationship with other elements, and the outputs of one element become the inputs of another. Within a Permaculture system: work is minimized, wastes become resources, productivity and yields increase, and the environment is restored.

Permaculture principles can be applied to any environment, at any scale - from dense urban settlements to individual homes, from farms to entire regions."

If you would like to learn more about natural farming and permaculture, or how these principles can be applied to your environment, contact Larry Korn at (510) 549-4996 or by e-mail at larrykorn@mulandscaping.com.