Letter

I received another feedback from people who are eating Natural Agriculture foods in Japan. I enjoy Natural Agriculture rice every day. I have been eating natural rice every day for a long time now, but once the natural rice ran out and I had to eat conventional rice. I have always had eczema and at that time it […]

“How to make cider vinegar at home”. I found this web page last night. It explained how apple juice turns cider and the cider becomes cider vinegar. In another post, the author explained how to make wine vinegar from grape juice from a supermarket. It is always interesting to know that invisible bacteria are helping

I didn’t know that there were so many time lapse videos on YouTube which show how plants grow from a seed. When a fruit falls on the ground the berry goes off, then covered with mold. But the seeds inside are still living and start germination. It seems this tiny new life is growing by

Hudson valley seed company is protecting heirloom variety seeds in the United States. They are famous for art works on the packaging. Real Seeds company is also saving seeds of heirloom varieties in the UK. They encourage their customers to save the seeds and not to buy them again. Now, it’s getting harder and harder

Seed is very important. It has a memory of the land. There are heirloom seeds, F1 seeds, GMO seeds, etc. It’s hard to tell which variety is which type of the seed unless you studied it. Most of the F1 seeds can produce only one generation but all the plants would bear similar characteristics of

I read a comment from someone who likes drinking green tea in Japan. It seems that Natural Agriculture foods will balance our body’s functions. Mrs T (81 years old) has been drinking Natural Agriculture green tea for two years. Before that, she never used to sweat even in summer (it becomes over 30 degrees everyday

I went to a used record shop today. There were a lot of records by artist I don’t know. I was checking record jackets to find the one that resonate today’s feeling and meet my budget. I believe the jacket artwork reflects the feeling of the music on its record. This act is quite similar

When I go to buy food, one question always challenges me. Should I buy organic or should I buy local food? If I could find local organic food, I was lucky. But not many vegetables and grains grown in England are distributed in supermarkets. Maybe because of the climate? Or, maybe because of the cost?

About 25 years ago, maybe a little bit more, I found Natural Agriculture in Japan. There was a small gathering of young people and I saw a female staff member eating Daikon ruddish directly after washing, raw during the break. It was a shocking picture of a young woman biting a raw Daikon. She said

During the past few years, I was searching for an eco range of bags as an alternative to the plastic bags for fresh greens such as mixed salad, mizuna, Roquette and so forth. Even though it’s called “eco” packing, the items in the range vary depending on the shop. Sometimes, it includes only biodegradable and