Covered cultivation is a farming method in which tea gardens are shaded with black sheets, such as those made of woven fabric called kanreisha or straw....
Farming Japanese Tea
Written by Hiroki A. Tea varieties are incredibly diverse, with over 100 different varieties in Japanese tea alone. Each variety has unique characteristics, particularly in...
This year we started with the cultivation of pesticide-free brown rice for the first time! The rice fields that we worked on are located in...
As part of our efforts in working towards sustainable organic farming we will be sowing legumes to also be used as green manure for our...
Aside from producing quality Japanese green tea, part of our mission at d:matcha involves supporting our fellow tea farmers in the region.With the young shoots...
As tea farmers with organic fields, we would like to debunk two common myths about organically produced tea: Organically produced tea is not delicious /...