Naturally grown morning glory (Ueno-san)

Ueno's naturally grown morning glory

Native to tropical Asia, Malabar spinach is also known as "Indian spinach."

The unique stickiness of morning glory is expected to have effects such as protecting and strengthening the stomach wall and boosting the immune system.

The classic way to eat it is to boil it and eat it in a salad or salad dressing. Other recommended ways to eat it are in stir-fries or tempura.

★Fried egg with morning glory
・Cut the morning glory into roughly 2cm pieces.
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan and fry until bright green, then add the eggs.
-Add salt, pepper, and a little soy sauce and it's done!

You can enjoy the slimy texture of the morning glory. It goes perfectly with the eggs, and the combination of the crunchiness and the fluffy texture of the eggs is delicious.

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 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."

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 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.