{"title":"Haruo Ogose","description":"\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/ogose_large.jpg?10460780810386756537\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003csmall class=\"right\"\u003e▼\u003c\/small\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTEA FARMER INTRODUCTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaruo Ogose belongs to a group of farmers (not only tea plants, but all types of food products) who are dedicated to cultivation without pesticides or fertilizers -- organic or otherwise. Truly naturally grown tea leaves, Ogose-san has been farming for some 19 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWHY DID YOU START FARMING?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wanted to do a job that involved nature. When I first started my job, I owned both paddy field and farm. However, I always wanted to work with trees in a mountainous area and because the busy season in paddy field and farming overlapped, I decided to concentrate only on tea. I feel refreshed and purified when I am taking care of the tea plants in a mountainous region surrounded by trees. MESSAGE TO THE WORLD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple, pure, and refreshing - not strategic or artificial – is what I want to offer. I want to provide the nature as it is. And this is expressed in the organic, natural flavor of my tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003csmall class=\"right\"\u003e▼\u003c\/small\u003eOUR HISTORY \u0026amp; INFO\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNAME: Haruo Ogose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLOCATION: 7030-10 Mariko, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka421-0103, JAPAN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eALTITUDE: Approx 50 - 500 meters (tea fields are located in several different areas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSIZE \/ # of FIELDS: 1.98 hectares \/ 5.13 acres. I manage tea fields in Shizuoka City, Shimada City, Fujieda City, and Morimachi City.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTEA PLANT CULTIVAR: Yabukita (やぶきた), Sayama-kaori (さやまかおり), and Zairai (tea plants from seed).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESTABLISHED: I devoted myself into the tea farming business in 1994 but it was around 1980 that I started inheriting tea fields grown without pesticides or fertilizers. I gradually expanded from there, managing tea farms located in the mountainous area that is fertile and pesticide free.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFARMING STYLE: In order to produce tea that is closest to teas grown in the nature, I cultivate without the use of pesticides, fertilizers, chemical synthetic or micro organic materials. Final processing is done at a factory that processes mainly organic products.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/collections\/haruo-ogose-757694.jpg?v=1663992589","url":"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/en-au\/collections\/haruo-ogose.oembed","provider":"yumenet.live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}