Naturally grown silk peas

Naturally grown silk peas from Ueno, Kumamoto Prefecture

Silken soybeans have a crunchy texture that is very appealing.

Snow peas with eggs are a side dish that provides plenty of eggs and vegetables and doesn't require a knife to prepare.

Please try making this dish using plenty of snow peas when they are in season.

Ueno has been committed to natural farming since he started farming

Masuhisa Ueno is a natural farmer who is indispensable to Purely.

He encountered Purely when he first began farming and has been farming using natural farming methods from the very beginning.

At first, the crops did not grow well and there were even reports of total destruction.

"At first, I didn't know anything about natural farming, so I just copied what I saw. But it didn't work at all. When I started growing onions here, almost all of them died after about two years."

Although Ueno can now laugh about his failures, he says that it was extremely difficult at the beginning.

Nevertheless, he has managed to look at his failures in a positive way, and has proactively participated in lectures sponsored by Purely and training sessions organized by the National Natural Farming Promotion Association.

"Looking back, this failure taught me the importance of soil preparation."

And it is certainly evolving.

Now, among Purely's partner producers, they produce a wide variety of naturally grown vegetables, which is one of the best.

Most of the produce is produced from seeds we collect ourselves or purchased fixed varieties, and we are committed to natural cultivation from seeds.

"I want to make natural farming the norm in agriculture.

I believe I can do this, and I want to continue spreading the word by continuing with natural farming."

Ueno-san is passionate about natural farming and works hard every day. Please enjoy the naturally grown silken peas that are filled with Ueno-san's passion.