Lotus Farm/Farm Manager Nobuyuki HIRANO Ecosystem Ecosystem & - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Organic, natural farming and distribution systems ~ in relation to the vision of a sustainable society ~ Lotus Farm/Farm Manager Nobuyuki HIRANO

Ecosystem Ecosystem & Economic & Economic system system ［ Ecosystem ］ ［ Economic system ］

Dochakkin( Dochakkin(ind indig igeno enous us micro micro organism) organism)

Cultivatin Cultivating g and and gathering gathering Dochakkin Dochakkin Materials necessary: 1 ） Rice bran 15kg 2 ） Molasses 500cc 3 ） A bucket of water 4 ） The top soil in the forest

Remove Remove fallen fallen leaves leaves

Mix Mix with with rice rice bran bran

Add Add molasses molasses diluted diluted water water

Cover Cover with with plastic plastic sheet sheet

3 indicators ators of s successful cultivation 1) The appearance of white mould 2) A sweet/sour smell, similar to that of malted rice 3) An increase in temperature, to more than 50 degrees centigrade.

After After 3 days 3 days

Making the c compost Materials necessary: 1 ） 30 bags of cow dung or chicken droppings 2 ） 20 bags of rice husks 3 ） Straw, weeds, fallen leaves, or other plant materials

Making Making dochakkin dochakkin compost compost

Finished Finished compost compost

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Sweet Sweet potato potato

Ginger Ginger

Eggplant Eggplant

Lotus Lotus farm farm

Mr. Mr. Yoshinori Yoshinori Kaneko Kaneko

Exchange Exchange with with consumer consumer groups groups

Sunday Sunday market market

Activities Activities 1. Group compost making. 2. Practical workshop on low impact farming. 3. Interaction with farm experience groups. 4. Research into Aquatic animals. 5. Landscape design.

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