Agricultural land ownership eligible corporation Naame Co., Ltd. Crowdfunding has started for “SOIL to SOUL FARMPARK@Kamogawa,” a playground where children can create “an abandoned farmland into a park and a farm.”
“SOIL to SOUL” is a zero-abandoned farmland project that transforms abandoned farmland into a place that connects to the future. ……
Naame, an edible flower and herb farmer in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, and volunteers from the Kamogawa area and across the country have created “SOIL to SOUL,” a concept and initiative that nurtures children’s hearts through agriculture and sustainably connects farmland to the future. We are working under the name. This time, in order to spread our efforts to society through “SOIL to SOUL FARMPARK@Kamogawa” (scheduled to open in spring 2024), which embodies this concept, we are using the crowdfunding platform for good, where anyone can turn their desire to improve society into action. We have started crowdfunding. The current recruitment period is from December 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024, but we plan to continue recruiting for sponsorship after that.
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About us
My name is Ryutaro Inoue and I am a farmer named Naame in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture.
We start by cultivating herbs and edible flowers, and work on collecting from Satoyama and regenerating the environment. We operate a cafe and direct sales store that offers herbs and plants from the Satoyama area in order to get people interested in nature and the environment through agriculture. We also operate a share farm where we cultivate fields with a wide range of people, from restaurants to individuals, in order to give people a hands-on experience of growing fields and farming organically without using pesticides.
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– Naeme members and Naeme cultivation house –
Many people say that “food is important” and “the future body is built with food.” On the other hand, there is a fact that even though there is land everywhere, it is being abandoned.
What kind of future can we pass on to the next generation?
Our answer to this question is to “protect the rich natural landscape, delicious food, and diverse flora and fauna by eliminating abandoned cultivated land,” along with local volunteers from Naeme and Kamogawa as well as volunteers from around the country. We have started our activities under the name “SOIL to SOUL,” a way of thinking and initiatives that will be passed down sustainably from generation to generation, nurturing the soul from the soil.
And this time, we have decided to open “SOIL to SOUL PARK@Kamogawa” in the spring of 2024, first in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, by converting abandoned farmland into a park-like field open to children. SOIL to SOUL collaborator/supporter Hiroe Imai (Shiro Co., Ltd.): Project advisor
Hiroshi Eguchi (mitosaya Co., Ltd.): PR advisor. Manufacturing processed plant products with children
Tatsuya Tanaka/Masato Watanabe (RISE & WIN Brewing Co.): Environmental circulation advisor. Manufacturing processed plant products with children
Ayumi Tao (FARMER⇄YOU): Public relations, communication with society Megumi Watanabe (Little Forest Kindergarten Warabocchi): Children’s learning advisor Tomoaki Futaba (graphic designer): SOIL to SOUL concept sketch
Kaoru Mfaume/Natalie (Global Organic Group Co., Ltd.): Management Advisor “SOIL to SOUL FARMPARK@Kamogawa” transforms abandoned farmland into a place that connects to the future
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-Completed image sketch-
While playing, children come up with designs for their own fields, grow vegetables, interact with living things, and eat the vegetables they grow. People and animals, children and adults alike, work together to create a place where there are no boundaries, with adults watching over them and sometimes playing together.
Through this place, you will have an experience that will remind you of the nature of Kamogawa as a child’s memory, and an opportunity to become interested in nature, the environment, and food. At the same time, I want them to experience the joy of moving their bodies, growing vegetables and plants, harvesting them, and eating them, and experience success over the medium to long term, as well as the joy of working together with others. Masu.
Management policy
1. There is no usage fee (admission fee). We want it to be a place for learning, like a park, that anyone can use fairly, so you can come and visit us anytime without aiming to make a profit.
2. Anyone is welcome to participate in farm work and caring for the animals at any time. -We have permanent staff-
3. We hold events related to food and agriculture such as harvesting, processing, and cooking every month.
4. We hold regular events about plants, animals, Satoyama, and nature. 5. Children’s Marche held.
6. Providing what you harvest to restaurants or turning it into processed products. A successful experience in which children created social value. -We also want to create a children’s currency that can be used at our cafe and direct sales store-
7. Management will be transparent and published on SNS etc. -I created an instagram for SOIL to SOUL FARMPARK. We will update you on the status until the place is ready, so please follow us. Links are at the end of the page. –
what’s here
As children play, we want them to experience the fun of growing plants and animals with their bodies and minds, and to understand with their minds how they are all connected.
・Central building: Rain shelter, sunshade, rest area, tool shed, gathering place, rainwater collection using the roof, symbol. The building also serves as a large playground equipment.
・Fields, fields, play equipment: Flowers, herbs, vegetables, fruit trees…This is just farmland and fields. In order to create a place where children can spontaneously gather in the field, we will create play equipment that plays an agricultural role.
・Animals/huts: goats, chickens, horses, worms… Animals that play compost, eggs, and various other roles. I want children to interact with me.
location
1206 Miyayama, Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture. MUJI Minami no Sato started in Kamogawa City as an exchange hub connecting the city and the countryside. Right next to it, you can also access it directly from Minami no Sato. You can also come from Tokyo in an hour and a half. From this point, we would like to spread this project throughout the country as a means of effectively utilizing farmland.
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-Planned project site-
Start of crowdfunding!
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By doing what we can, step by step, we hope that as many people as possible will empathize with this idea, and that it will spread throughout the country as a means of utilizing, maintaining, and restoring abandoned farmland.We would appreciate your sympathy and support. We have launched a crowdfunding page for “SOIL to SOUL PARK@Kamogawa” to collect donations. The goal is 500 supporters. Please help us create a farm that children can enjoy. If you have any new ideas for support or cooperation, not just in the form of crowdfunding, please contact us. We are also looking for people with agricultural experience, people who like playing with children, and people who like nature to join us in this activity and manage this farm.
Please entrust your thoughts to children who are responsible for this country, region, and nature.
・Crowdfunding page
https://for-good.net/project/1000293
・SOIL to SOUL FARMPARK’s Instagram (Please follow us as we will update the status until the place is completed.)
https://www.instagram.com/soiltosoul_farmpark/
About seedlings
Company name: Agricultural land ownership eligible corporation Naame Co., Ltd. Address: 1125-1 Hosono, Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture 296-0114 Date of establishment: February 20, 2018
Representative Director: Ryutaro Inoue
Business details: Production, processing, and sales of agricultural products and management of experience-based farms
〇 HP: https://naeme.farm/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naemekamogawa/
[Contact information regarding this matter] Person in charge: Inoue/Kubota Phone: 050-1551-0964
Email address: soiltosoul@naeme.farm