Naturally grown potatoes

Naturally grown potatoes Masahiko Sakata, Ueki Town, Kumamoto Prefecture

Sakata-san planting potatoes.

Potato field.

"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.

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 finally made his debut as a Purely producer.