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We installed Mokusaku Plant in OPAg, Office of Provincial Agriculturist. This plant is already 6th plant in Philippines. It's very good system to collect Mokusaku in Philippines. Because this system is using water to cool smoke. In Japan we have winter, so even if we don't have good cooling system, we can collect Mokusaku. But here, it's too hot to collect Mokusaku. So we must use something for cooling. Yokomori san saw this system in Paraguay. Then He duplicated in his Charcoal oven. ... It's very difficult to explain to control fire to make charcoal. And also we should make smoke slowly and long time. It's also difficult to control. So Yokomori san demonstrates on actual. And we must do, according to the situation. It is also difficult to explain and make manual. The care takers need to see his technologies for managing this plant.

2 weeks ago, we conducted seminar and composting training in BSU. So we need to follow up the composting. We have to turn compost. to cool the heat, and to put air into compost. This day, the compost temperature was over 60 degrees centigrade. We turned. What is important is making cubic. Because if we make like mountain, the edge will not ferment well. And if we make cubic, the edge also ferment well. We need to press the edge by and by. ... On the processing, you may find white one. It is actinomyces. This micro-organisms are very beneficial for soil and compost. ... Almost once a week, depends on compost, we turn. After 5-6 times, we already can use the compost. When we make good compost, the half will be used for next composting. Because the compost has already a huge number of micro-organisms, which is beneficial one. If we use the compost for next composting, the fermentation will be faster. ... The compost is the most important and basic for farming.

Please compare those pictures. It's same field. It is experimental Field for this project in BSU. First picture is showing uniformed plants. But the another picture is showing uneven plant. Some plant is growing well, but some are not. It is an effect of compost. We applied organic matter to the farm. The another was not applied. We left farm after last harvesting. We applied compost only 1-2 times for this area. The first one was applied compost every crop season. So already 3-4 times we applied, and big volume. ... If we can produce uniformed, we can harvest at once, and easy. And also we can manage schedule for planting, harvesting and other farm management. If we can harvest at once, insect and pest don't leave in the field. Because we can clean farm up at once. If we can make schedule for farming, we can estimate harvesting date, and amount. So rich soil fertility makes better quality products, but also uniformed products. It's the most important to apply compost and o...

We installed Mokusaku plant in Tublay. Municipal Agriculturist in Tublay is very interested in Yokomori san's technology. So he was planning to mokusaku plant in Tublay. The project appreciated his activity. So we support themto plant Mokusaku plant. The location is Tublay Central, which is one of balangay in Tublay. We prepared stainless part of the plant and drum part for smoke generator. ... On the install, I feel how difficult is piling stone up for wall. It's like a puzzle. We have to find best place to stabilize all stones. And Stainless part had hole inside. We had to repair it at Black smith... ... At last we finished install. After install, we started to demonstrate for collecting Mokusaku. We started to burn. They were collecting branches of wood. So we could use wood to collect. During burning, it was strongly raining... We covered roof for rain. ... After 1 hour, Mokusaku was coming out. The first, the liquid is black. And strong smell. Later, the color was changing...

It is very difficult for us to continue. Why can we continue to have breakfast, lunch and dinner? Why cannot we continue to take medicine or some other healthy food every time? We know how important is to continue. But it's very difficult. anyone cannot do it easily. That's why if you continue, you can advance. ... My companion was talking about it. Also same in soil improvement. We know, everyone knows how important is soil improvement, and compost. But not so much people doesn't do actually. That's why if you keep to use compost, you can improve your soil, and produce better quality vegetable, and the vegetable are appreciated by consumers.

Using Grass Cutter Training for Nagano Trainees Today we had Hands-on Training for Nagano trainees. This training is how to use grass cutter. In Nagano Training, They must use grass cutter. So They have to know how to use it. They had never used grass cutter. So Yokomori san and ex-trainees were teaching how to use grass cutter. Ex trainees are Melvin and Aris. They are very good to use grass cutter already. Especially Ari, He was in Yokomori san's farm. His farm, they are using grass cutter triple times than other farmers. So Aris can use grass cutter very very well. They were teaching just basic. how to start and what is the dangerous and good using. They well learn more in Japan. When they come back to Philippines, They are already professional of grass cutter.

The center, who are wearing white dress, is Ms. Strawberry 2009. She is from balangay poblation in La Trinidad. They are very good style. ... But I know someones more napintas :)

Strawberry Festival was starting since 9. March. We could have a booth for promoting this project. We display Organic-Based Vegetable and Mokusaku. for 2 weeks, we displayed vegetable and Mokusaku. Everyday, we harvested vegetable. Unfortunately there were limited vegetable. But project farmers brought their vegetable, Sunny lettuce, green ice, and cucumber. So we could display fresh vegetable everyday. They are helping us a lot. Thank you very much.

We visited Baguio today for seminar. A farmer is interested in Yokomori san's technology. He is a farmer in baguio. When we visited there, we passed a village it has guard and very nice houses. So i couldn't believe there are farm here. But There are. They are planting broccoli. And this barangay has a compost plant from coconuts hask. And the farmer is a member of association. So the association member came to share yokomori san's technologies. He talked about soil improvement with charcoal and mokusaku, and also composting. It's very nice opportunity for farmers to share yokomori san's technologies. His technologies are from farmers side. and also he studied himself. So the technologies are practical. It's very practical technologies. ... But he cannot speak english well. And those technologies are difficult to explain on the word, those are on practical and must be show actually. So I need to explain very very well, and show actually. And those technologies ...

We had seminar in Tublay neighbor Balangay of La Trinidad. This balangay is 5th class balangay in Philippines. So the rank is poorest balangay. Fortunatly Municipal agriculturist in Tublay is very interested in Yokomori san's Technologies. So we had seminar whole balangay in Tublay, it is 8 barangays. This barangay is lower place. So it was hot. And they are planting rice and some fruit vegetable, like Tomato and Cucumber. In the seminar, he talked that it's important to form association for better income. And it is the most important to take care of our soil for farming. The best material for making rich soil is Compost. And he shared how to make compost without using money. The composting is the most important for our soil, instead of burning grass. We visited a farm in this barangay. They are planting baguio beans. But they are not growing well, because of poor soil. He advised them how important is soil for farming. If they have rich soil, their products are growing uniform...

It is flower of Soba. Usually Soba makes white flower. But this variety makes red, pink flower. The Technical Adviser introduced here. In Japan, this seed is very expensive. But it's same taste... He said.

We joined parade with 2nd badge trainees. This parade was from strawberry farm to municipal hall. In the Programme, the Governor of Benguet and the mayor of La Trinidad introduced this project. We were happy that they introduced this project, and were kindly thinking of this project. We must succeed in this project for Benguet farmers.

He is a strawberry. He is a mascot. He is a famous. He is a cute. ... But... How can I explain the boots... Don't you have any others?

napintas ka :)

We had Composting Demonstration in BSU. The participants are student in BSU, and more than 90 students were took this seminar. First, Yokomori san talked how important is compost for farming. And then, he demonstrated to make compost using grass and some other local organically materials. We need to come again here. Because It's not enough to teach composting. They must know composting process, piling up, fermentation, turning, and spreading. So we will see the compost by and by to check temperature. And depends on the temperature, we have to turn it. ... After the training, they watched DVD about Yokomori san's farm, and making charcoal and mokusaku. They were surprised how wide is his farm,and also his marketing system what he can decide his product's price and super market comes to take his products by his farm. He talked them to encourage to be farmer. Farmer can earn enough money if you take care of your soil very well, and also consider your marketing very well. Farme...

I had one gift from my friend. It is a book. The book is the one what my friend's favorite. She marked some sentences which she like. And also she gave me letter and picture. I really liked her several years ago. I'm very very happy that she still remembers me. And same time I'm confusing... I remember i really liked her on the time. That's why.... Because I might have not ended my mind to her... Anyway I'm very happy her Geschenk.