A flooded paddy of young rice seedlings under an evening sky

The grower's story

Growing alongside nature

Sakashita Farm produces agricultural products with a focus on coexisting with nature. We continue to take on new challenges, constantly seeking a balanced production method that respects the natural environment.

How we farm

Farming that coexists with nature

Sakashita Farm produces agricultural products with a focus on coexisting with nature. The field sits inside the life of the soil, the water and everything living in it, and we grow with whatever weather the year gives us.

We are still looking for a balanced production method that respects the natural environment. Some years go well and some do not go to plan. Either way we keep trying new things.

Shohei Sakashita levelling the flooded paddy by hand on planting day
Shohei Sakashita talking about the farm on a radio programme

Where SAKAVEGE comes from

SAKAVEGE is a brand I conceived myself. I created these stress-free vegetables by putting myself in the crops' shoes, thinking about how they could grow most comfortably, and what kind of care I would appreciate if I were a plant myself.

Shohei SakashitaFounder & grower

In motion

The work itself

Sorting, cutting, drying. Ordinary days in the field and the shed.

A day in the field

A handful of just-harvested grain pouring from the combine
Grain straight off the combine. Every one of these ends up as SAKAVEGE rice.
A kei truck stacked high with shipping boxes
Once the truck is loaded it heads for the depot, and from there to your kitchen.

From this field to your table

The vegetables and rice grown on this ground, sent straight from the farm.