Naturally grown tatsoi

We have received Tatsoi grown naturally by Mr. Ueno in Kumamoto Prefecture. Mr. Ueno's Tatsoi grown naturally does not use any fertilizers or pesticides.

Tatsoi is a cruciferous vegetable originating from China. It has recently started to appear in supermarkets. It is a cold-resistant crop, and when it is exposed to frost, its cells store sugar to prevent freezing, which makes it even sweeter.

Although it has a distinctive appearance, it has no particular flavor, and since it originated in China, it is delicious when used in Chinese-style stir-fries. You can also stir-fry it with pork and eggs.

Ueno has been committed to natural farming since he started farming

Masuhisa Ueno, a natural farmer who started farming in 2011, has now become an indispensable part of Purely.

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

 Ueno-san looks after the organically grown crops. In the beginning, the crops did not grow well and there were even some that were wiped out.

"At first, I didn't know anything about natural farming, so I just followed 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," he says, and he has continued to make steady progress.

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 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." 

 Chatting with Purely staff. We chat about natural farming in the fields.