Germany
Steinfurth Farm

Shumei’s Steinfurth farm was the first farm in Europe to implement Natural Agriculture. Steinfurth, one of the largest production centers of roses in Germany, is located just 40-minutes outside of Frankfurt. In 2004, Shumei members met Mrs. Heinke von Löwe. Mrs. von Löwe had been growing roses without the use of agricultural chemicals for many years. Given their similar philosophies, a beautiful partnership developed between Shumei and von Löwe and Shumei opened a farm in Steinfurth.

The farm property currently covers 6.2 acres and is managed by Shumei Natural Agriculture farmer Mitsuo Saito along with 8 other farmers and staff members. The farm does extremely well producing over 100 varieties of vegetables mainly tomatoes, radish, egg plant, lettuce and potatoes. Shumei participates in community-supported agriculture (CSA) and sells Natural Agriculture vegetables to local farmers markets and restaurants in the area with increasing popularity. With Natural Agriculture, all their produce is European Union Organic Standard Certified (EG-ECO Organic).
In 2007, a top-rated chef from Frankfurt hosted a cooking show using Natural Agriculture ingredients from Shumei’s Steinfurth farm. In addition to the culinary event, Shumei organized an art exhibition with local artists and more than one thousand people visiting the farm for the event.