Nature teaches without words or judgement. In order for a farmer to see the world as it is, he must develop humility and pure mind, then the world appears without conflicts or judgements.
Natural farming is a nature-centered farming practice that utilizes the great ability of the soil and the way of nature to grow our crops. Ultimately, natural farming is to realize how nature develops soil fertility.
Gathering A light morning wind blew gently over rows of neatly planted tea, a light mist resting within the ‘ohia canopy. The weather had been calm and dry the night before, the light of the full moon shining intensely across these same fields, pale, white light individually spotlighting each leaf. This was our first morning […]
The relationship between wild grown tea plants and pests How modern tea farming amplify the pest and disease problems, What pesticides they use to treat the problems, As a consumer how to avoid heavily sprayed tea There are several ways you can easily reduce your pesticide exposure Buy spring tea – Spring teas are generally less […]
3. What pests and pesticides? The following is a list of typical pests and recommended pesticides in major tea producing area in Japan. This is just to show tea has lots of pest problems. Some minor pests are not even mentioned here to keep it simple. The pesticides are used to prevent pest damage from […]
Pests and disease are inseparable parts of tea farming, thus pesticides to prevent and treat the pest and disease problems. In this series we will look at: The relationship between wild grown tea plants and pests How modern tea farming amplify the pest and disease problems, How and what pesticides they use to treat the […]
Tea making is expression of bitter note. Bitterness is only relative to other flavors. Sweet taste in green tea is balanced by mild bitterness to give complete flavor profile while oxidation of bitter leaf adds floral and fruity notes. Many people think green tea is bitter. It’s true, green tea can be bitter. However, there […]
Hand Processing I do a lot of hand processing because I can learn a lot about tea leaf and how it goes through changes. At every moment I can feel the leaf and the change. The leaf tells me what to do at each stage. All the mistakes I make will show in the cup. […]
It is often said that as tea plants get more stressed, the taste of tea becomes bolder and superior. Source of stress could be elevation, shading, and even soil conditions. In China, tea harvested in wild is often considered better quality than cultivated tea. Wild ones have stronger flavor and potent? Da hong bao is […]
Disease can’t kill the host or it will perish. It needs the host so it affects only parts of the plant. In a wet year, there are a lot of “brown spots” on leaves of tea plants. It does not affect young tips that we harvest, but affect mature leaves that produce energy to regrow […]
Here you can read about our natural farming philosophy, what techniques we utilize to make natural farming work, and how we examine the result of effectiveness of natural farming. Overview The most effective way of natural farming is to do nothing and let nature take care of the farm and plants. This is our ultimate […]
Natural Farming is a farming practice that imitate the way of nature. It can be interpreted in many ways and sometimes people misinterpret the notion of Natural Farming since the word “Natural” is used so casually in many places. Natural Farming is to do nothing… Basis of natural farming is to do nothing. When you […]