What are the steps to actually becoming a certifiedfarmer?

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Zasso Nouka wrote:
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I was scratching my head over that one and wondering if I'm too old to understand the slang you young whippersnappers are using :oops:
Sorry, I can’t type with my thumbs either. And autocorrect helps make my deficiencies more interesting/unintelligible.

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Thanks for everyone's input! I found a small plot for rent for 1500 yen per year.



Its the L shape, with the smaller part being 25m² and the larger part being 50m². Water is provided for the rental fee, so it looks like it might be a good step up without needing to figure out too many logistics.

I decided to take it this year, see how it goes and think about expanding in the future if this one goes well! Thanks again for all your help and information!

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Good stuff, what are you planning on growing to begin with?
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DocDoesFarming wrote:
Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:39 pm
Good stuff, what are you planning on growing to begin with?
Right now I am planning on sectioning the area so I can grow a variety on this one plot.

First, I"m hoping I'm not too late to put down a crop of potatoes in one section.

For the other sections, I was thinking of a crop of Hatch green Chilies, various eggplants, butternut squash, zuchinni. Things that will like the full sun in that area and are decently pest and disease resistant. This is in addition to my home hatake, where I will be growing more interesting varities of plants that will require a little more care and checking on them.

Here at the house, I have tons of 2 meter fencing around the dog run, so there will be a huge amount of goya this year. Last year from my bedroom green curtain alone, I was getting 7-12 giant goya a week. This year will be crazy if I get the same yield

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Wolfsong013 wrote:
Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:30 pm
Thanks for everyone's input! I found a small plot for rent for 1500 yen per year.
This looks great and who could argue with that price. Please post the fruits of your endeavours as they arrive

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Congratulations :happy-wavemulticolor:

Bargain price and water is supplied as well, that is going to be really handy when putting out transplants.
Wolfsong013 wrote:
Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:48 pm
First, I"m hoping I'm not too late to put down a crop of potatoes in one section.
We're just finishing putting the last of our seed potatoes in this week so you aren't too late yet. Most of the seed potatoes in home centres have already sprouted so that should offset a slightly late planting

Best of luck with the plot and keep us up to date with what's happening there.

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Chuck2 wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 3:46 pm
We got all our advice from the town office. So as a first step that would be the best place to start. Once approved you have acess to lots of subsidies and no interest loans. So doing it can be well worth it.
Does the land need to be zones as farmland? Where I'm building my log cabin, I have about 2 acres but it's all designated sanrin. To add to that, the adjacent land that used to be owned by a (now defunct?) mining company is about the same size and just a mess waiting to be cleared. The local forestry jiji told me I should plop something down on it and try to claim it at the shiyakusho. (I think he just doesn't want to maintain it hahahahaha) Subsidies and no interest loans to plant something there seems like something worth exploring but might have to be something not so appealing to the local wildlife. (bears, tanuki, crows, monkeys)

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If you want to register as a farmer then yes the land would need to be classified as farmland but to be honest if your land is sanrin you are better off keeping it as that because there are way less restrictions on what you can do with it.

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Otona Cream Pie wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:53 pm
Chuck2 wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 3:46 pm
We got all our advice from the town office. So as a first step that would be the best place to start. Once approved you have acess to lots of subsidies and no interest loans. So doing it can be well worth it.
Does the land need to be zones as farmland? Where I'm building my log cabin, I have about 2 acres but it's all designated sanrin. To add to that, the adjacent land that used to be owned by a (now defunct?) mining company is about the same size and just a mess waiting to be cleared. The local forestry jiji told me I should plop something down on it and try to claim it at the shiyakusho. (I think he just doesn't want to maintain it hahahahaha) Subsidies and no interest loans to plant something there seems like something worth exploring but might have to be something not so appealing to the local wildlife. (bears, tanuki, crows, monkeys)
Exactly what Zasso Nouka said. You can also just rent farmland and be a certified farmer. From other post I see you got some logging skills. Is there a market to sell logs? How expensive lumber is now a days, what about turning them into 2x4's and selling the 2x4's at a Michi no eki, might be a pretty good business .
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Gotcha, I suppose mine is best staying as sanrin.

For sure, something to consider once the cabin is up.

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