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Let's learn about Kokusho Kokusan with Nogizaka 46!
The food consumed in Japan is produced in Japan as much as possible.
It is called Kokusho Kokusan.
The current Japanese food supply is 38% calorie- based.
It depends on about 60% import.
If there are fewer rice fields and fields in Japan,
and if the import from overseas is limited due to disasters,
we may not have enough food to eat.
In this program, we will report on the local food products and how they are made.
Nogizaka 46 members who support the JA Group will report on the local products.
Nogizaka 46 members Saya Kanagawa and Rika Sato have been living in Kawagoe for over an hour.
They visited Yoshihiko Iino's farm.
They learned about the role of the urban agriculture, which provides fresh agricultural products to the big cities.
They also tried to harvest edamame.
This time, the interaction of producers and consumers is close to the charm of urban agriculture.
This time, we will also report on the charm of urban agriculture from Kawagoe City Iino Farm in Saitama Prefecture.
Thank you.
I have a question.
How many employees are working here?
One employee and nine part-timers.
10 people.
We are working as a couple.
Wonderful.
How many years has it been since you started working here?
Six years.
What kind of work did you do before you started working here?
I was working as an electrician in the local property management department.
After that, I left my job and worked as an individual farmer for four years.
What is the fun of farming?
The most fun thing is to be able to feel the season.
When I left the company, it was pitch black.
I had never seen the sun.
I feel the season and the wind. It's a very pleasant job.
How is the atmosphere of the workplace?
We all work together.
My ideal workplace is a place where we all work together and work together.
It's fun.
It's more important than anything else.
Can I ask a question to the person who is actually working here?
Yes.
Let's go.
What did you do before you started working here?
After graduating from high school, I worked part- time as a soccer player for a club team.
After that, I worked as an office worker and did various things.
I chose a job that I could continue for a long time.
Did your image of farming change before and after you started working here?
I had an image of physical work before I started working here.
As you can see from the machine, I was able to work without burdening my body.
Did your image of agricultural products change?
Yes.
I also make edamame here, but I also rent a field and make it at home.
At home?
That's right.
It's amazing.
I'm not attached to it.
It grows, right?
I have the image that what I made is delicious.
Handmade is the best.
I've been working on my computer all day in my room.
Originally, I'm an outdoor person, so I work outside.
I wanted to grow vegetables, so I decided to change my job.
Everyone is kind.
I'm having a lot of fun.
In addition, Iino Farm is starting a new initiative.
I'm working with J.A. Ilmano on the employment of disabled people.
I'm working as a very important force.
The two who have learned about urban farming will be taken to a shop where they can taste the vegetables of Iino Farm.
We have come to a shop where you can taste the vegetables of Iino Farm.
What kind of shop is this?
This is a buffet restaurant at the entrance of Kawagoe Ichiba.
This is a market terrace.
I'm happy.
This restaurant is a shop that makes a menu from vegetables and offers it to customers.
Vegetables are the main course of this restaurant.
I like vegetables.
I would like to invite people who want to know more about this place.
Thank you for your time.
I'm Matsuura, the sub-manager of the market terrace.
Thank you for your time.
We have a lot of delicious dishes using Iino's vegetables.
We also have vegetables from Saitama Prefecture, so I hope you will eat a lot of them.
I'm looking forward to it.
It looks delicious.
There are a lot of vegetables, so it looks delicious.
This is healthy.
We have prepared a menu that you can taste fresh vegetables that are unique to urban farming.
I was especially interested in the meat potatoes used in the potatoes of Iino Farm in Kanagawa.
I will enjoy this food.
Mmm! It's so good!
The taste is really soaked in and it's really delicious.
It reminds me of my hometown.
Yeah, it's Hokkaido.
I've never been to Tokyo and eaten it.
Thank you very much.
I'm grateful.
The taste that makes you feel like you're in your hometown.
I'm going to eat the corn that was near the place where I pulled out the edamame.
It's sweet.
Is it sweet?
It's delicious.
It's as sweet as the first time I've eaten such a sweet corn.
It looks delicious.
It's really delicious.
It's the best corn I've ever eaten.
Thank you very much.
This corn was planted here in the morning before you two came.
Is it freshly picked?
It's freshly picked.
That's amazing.
I felt that it was fresh.
Thank you very much.
It was delicious.
I ate it all.
It was delicious.
It was really delicious.
Thank you for the meal.
Thank you very much.
Finally, Iino has a question from the two.
What do you think is the goal as a producer of urban agriculture?
I think it's important not to change in the future.
I think it's important to keep delivering to consumers without changing.
Thank you very much.
Speaking of which,
150 years ago, it was called Daifukucho.
It's a daifukucho that shows the trade that our region has been making.
At the bottom of the daifukucho, there are satsuma, carrots, and daikon.
We are making things that are almost the same as what we are making in our region.
It's been 150 years.
We are trying to make agriculture that can attract everyone's attention.
I think that will be the cutting edge of the times.
I think it's wonderful.
It's wonderful.
It's scary, but I want to do my best to make it the same as it was in the past.
I'm nervous.
I'm very nervous.
I'm nervous.
I have one more question.
What do you think was good about doing urban agriculture?
It's close to consumers, so it's good to be able to interact with consumers.
It's also good to be involved with restaurants.
It's also good to be able to talk to people at the grocery store.
At that time, the vegetables don't talk, so it's good to be able to hear the voice of consumers.
That's right.
I think vegetables are happy.
Also, it's in the city, so it's an opportunity for people who don't have much to do with farm work to get to know farming.
I think urban agriculture is the only way to increase the number of opportunities for farmers to feel close to farming.
It's wonderful.
I said at the end that I would like to do urban agriculture.
Thank you very much.
I want to help my grandmother's house.
My grandmother's house is a farm, so please help me.
I'm looking forward to it.
There is an environment where people who want to do it can do it.
There is a farm where consumers can learn farming from farmers.
I really want to do it.
There are many farms in the city.
I didn't know that.
It's new.
It's a professional technique, so you can grow delicious vegetables.
Even beginners can do it.
You don't have to worry.
You can learn a lot.
Thank you for your time today.
Thank you very much.
How was it for you two?
I thought it was wonderful to be able to support the producers just by eating deliciously.
I had a lot of fun experiencing it.
Thank you very much.
I thought it was natural to be able to eat fresh vegetables today.
I felt that I really had to thank you.
Thank you very much.
We will continue to work hard every day so that we can provide you with vegetables that you can say are delicious.
Thank you very much.
We will continue to eat a lot of vegetables and support you.
Thank you very much.
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