Naturally grown snap peas

Naturally grown snap peas from Ueno, Kumamoto Prefecture

If you lightly boil it and add it to a salad, it will add color and texture.

They are sweet and juicy. Ueno-san eats them raw while harvesting to check the taste.

The harvest season is short and will be over in a flash, so don't miss this chance.

[Recipe Introduction] Snap pea and mixed bean soup

[Ingredients] (Serves 2)

・Snap peas (about 10 pieces)

・50g mixed beans (any kind of boiled beans will do)

・1/2 medium onion

・1/2 medium tomato

・1 tablespoon soy sauce (light, if available)

・Salt and pepper to taste

・Olive oil (optional) 1 tablespoon

【How to make】

1. Remove the strings from the snap peas and cut each one diagonally into thirds.

2. Thinly slice the onion and cut the tomatoes into 1cm cubes.

3. Add olive oil to a pot, fry the onion, and add 400cc of water.

4. Add the snap peas without pre-cooking, add the tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes.

5. Finally, add the mixed beans and season with soy sauce, olive oil, salt and pepper.

☆Even without consommé soup base, the taste of the ingredients alone is amazing. A generous drizzle of olive oil gives it a fruity flavor.

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 that we collect ourselves or purchased fixed varieties, and we are committed to natural cultivation from seeds.

"I want to make natural farming a normal part of agriculture. I believe I can do it, and I want to continue spreading the word by continuing to focus solely on natural farming."

Ueno is passionate about natural farming and works hard at it every day.

Please enjoy Ueno's naturally grown snap peas, which are full of his passion.