In the alpine village where our farm is located,
The infrastructure of farmland has not been developed.
Like a famous production area with large square fields
The efficiency of the work is not good.
Taking rice paddies as an example, the area of each piece is small,
Each of them has different properties,
In addition to delicate water management and mowing on steep slopes,
Weeding of rice paddies by hand without using pesticides or herbicides
Weeding the furrows is a never-ending chase with grass,
It takes several times more skill and physical strength.
In addition, there is a shortage of successors to agriculture in the region.
The current situation is that there are many people who give up cultivation due to old age.
The fields we rent,
The rice field is about 500~600m above sea level,
Surrounded on all sides by 1200m-class mountains,
It is located in Takayama Village, Azuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Nakayama Basin.
Takayama Village, which has one of the best astronomical observatories in Japan,
The beautiful starry sky is protected by the landscape ordinance,
The night sky on a clear day is breathtaking.
In addition, the crop is slow due to the temperature difference between day and night.
It grows deliciously.
Clear sky and clear water,
In autumn, rice "hanging" is everywhere
As can be seen,
The beauty of nature and human activities
Fascinated by the village where the original scenery of the countryside remains strong,
Moving to this area, with the support of warm people,
Organic and natural farming
It's been 6 years.
While making really delicious rice and vegetables,
Protecting the beautiful satoyama scenery that can be said to be the original scenery of Japan,
To leave them to children along with many living creatures,
While feeling the joy of being able to connect to the future,
We work on it every day.