Shumei
Green Life Food Festival is organized and run by Shumei America, a 501c3 non-profit spiritual organization, located in Pasadena, CA. Shumei's mission is to foster health, harmony, and happiness for all through spirituality, food awareness, and the appreciation of art & beauty.
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Shumei Natural Agriculture
“Nature teaches us everything.” —Mokichi Okada. “A Great Agricultural Revolution.”
Shumei Natural Agriculture is based on the philosophy and writings of Mokichi Okada that foster reverence and understanding of our natural world by promoting ecologically friendly and sustainable farming practices. Our agricultural practice results in better health and happiness by working in harmony with nature.
Many modern agricultural practices are based on a belief in the need to control and manipulate the growing process. Nature is viewed as a mechanical thing in which it is possible to replace one gene with a manufactured genetically modified organism without any effect upon the natural world order and balance. Instead, Shumei Natural Agriculture does not use any chemicals whatsoever in its farming methodology—no herbicides, no pesticides, and no fertilizers—not even animal manure. We simply trust the power of nature that can grow healthy and tasty crops that are full of vital energy.
