Brown buckwheat flour is contracted directly with buckwheat farmers, not through an agricultural cooperative, and is milled at a local mill. We use safe and reliable buckwheat flour, the face of which can be seen on the farmer's farm. The noodles are not handmade, but are made using a push-press type noodle-making machine. We serve "freshly ground, freshly beaten, and freshly boiled" buckwheat noodles.