Masahiko Sakata (Magokoro Farm)

Producer: Masahiko Sakata
Production area: Uekicho, Kita-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Main products: Chinese cabbage, spinach, Japanese mustard spinach, radish, carrots, etc.
No pesticides used
Fertilizer use: None

"I want to become a natural farmer!" said Masahiko Sakata, who graduated from Purely in 2015.

As expected, persistence is power!

First of all, since several years of farming experience was required to become a new farmer, he worked hard as a part-timer in the production department of a large company that used chemical fertilizers and pesticides, a world different from Purely. He says that he was able to build up both his physical and mental strength during that time.

When he first started his own farm, he had no idea when he would be able to harvest, so he got by by working part-time jobs.

Despite facing poor, hard soil where even wheat cannot grow, they have continued to cultivate soil for natural farming.

Sakata's personality helped him connect with people and he also had the kindness of those around him, and he told us about the five years he's overcome.

Of course, he would occasionally bring vegetables to Purely and say, "I've finished it!", but in the spring of 2020, he made his debut as a Purely producer, and continues to do so to this day.

The vegetables grown are mainly leafy vegetables such as the welcome bok choy, spinach, and komatsuna, as well as a wide variety of other items such as radishes and carrots in the winter, and zucchini, lettuce, and cucumbers in the summer.

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