Consequently, a natural farmer's top priority is to protect and bolster the purity of the soil to help it heal itself. Natural farmers shun organic fertilizers (apart from compost made from leaves and non-woody plants) and use seeds culled from previous crops.
該農法在栽種過程中，除了適量使用草葉堆肥外，不施加任何有機肥料，並採取「自家採種（無肥料栽培的種子）」的方式耕作。