このキャンペーンのために受け取った資金は、請負業者を雇って農場に新しい電線を運び、柵のためにブレーカボックスや接手を設置するのに必要な費用として使用されます。 また、フェンスの コスト、適切な設置に必要なすべての部品、フェンス自体の使用のための1年間の電気代金。 ス タートアップファンドの一部は特典、政府税、FAAVO料金の準備に使用されます。

Thank you for visiting our project page, we are working very hard for a better tomorrow for Japan. Midori Farm is a new group dedicated to sustainable agriculture, nature preservation and rural revitalisation. We use 4 fields that would otherwise lay fallow in the mountains of Shiga prefecture, about 50 km north of Kyoto city. We are building a system of sustainable agriculture in Japan that can allow new farmers to take over a farm, use organic techniques and successfully market their products for a sustainable business. Everything starts on our farms, as we create the model that others can follow. However, the

wild animals continue to encroach on our fields making our sustainable model difficult to set up.

The Japanese Ministry of Forestry and Fisheries reports that the ratio of self-sufficiency in Japan is in last place among industrial nations. It is now under 40% which means over 60% of the calories consumed in Japan are imported.

The number of farms in Japan has decreased more than 30% in the last 10 years while the number of corporate farms has increased by over 240%. Many corporate farms use hazardous chemicals and seeds produced by companies like Monsanto.

65% of all farmers in Japan are now 65 and older. When these farmers retire, the remaining number of farms is going to decrease dramatically. Unless there is a system of sustainable agriculture in place, corporate farms will continue to take over.

So I have started Midori Farm. It is our goal to utilize dilapidated campgrounds, fallow fields and wasted compostables to produce rural accommodations, arable farmland and resources to enable a new generation of organic farmers to take over.

My name is Chuck Kayser and I have been growing organic vegetables on rescued fields in rural Shiga for 9 years. I combine Japanese ideas with western organic farming techniques to demonstrate what is possible for organic farmers.

A vital element in organic farming is compost. We create it by taking nutrient rich leaves from city parks to the mountains to compost with manure, or shred them and compost them in town. Otherwise these leaves are burned like trash.

We also create raised beds from locally sourced timber. These have increased drainage which lengthens the growing season, they don’t require tilling with gasoline machinery and they block the spread of weeds without chemicals.

Floating row cover is popular in Japan already. Even conventional farmers have found they can reduce their use of insecticides and herbicides. It also lengthens the growing season by keeping the soil warm.

The funds received for this campaign will be used for the expenses necessary for hiring contractors to run new electric lines to the farms, install breaker boxes and hookups for the fences. Also, the cost of the fences, all parts required for proper installation and one year’s electric bills for the use of the fence itself. Part of the start-up fund will be used for preparing the perks, government tax and the FAAVO fee.

Target amount is 800,000 yen

We will deliver thank you cards, recipes, boxes of vegetables and opportunities to visit the beautiful mountains and farms with gratitude to everyone who supports us. I would like to offer the following perks. All will be available after the fences are completed but everyone is welcome to purchase our vegetables, volunteer on the farms or join our events at any time.