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Review of Hammer Blade: Ms. Seika Ochiai, Owner of Guest House sato

We interviewed Ms. Seika Ochiai, the owner of the “guest house sato,” which uses the Weed Hammer Blade.


 

QPlease tell us how you came to run Guest House Sato and what your management policy is.

A.Guest house sato also offers options such as consecutive nights, harvesting experience, BBQ, etc. When I was looking for a place to open a guesthouse when I was a company employee, I decided to return to my hometown to open a guesthouse because there were no accommodation facilities in my hometown. While searching for a vacant house to open a guesthouse in the area, I thought that it would be a waste to have just a guesthouse as a cheap accommodation, so I decided that I wanted to open a guesthouse where people can experience the countryside, farming, and training (training of agricultural leaders). While studying about agriculture at Tokusa no Sato Co., Ltd. where his father grows paddy rice, he is working on a farm where he can experience agriculture. Since paddy rice is the main crop of the corporation, it is difficult to devote much time to field work, and the challenge is how to cut down on the time and effort required for field work. What should we plant? What can we plant that will please our customers? I am still trying to figure out what to plant and what will please my customers, but it is also something I look forward to.

 

 

Q.Please tell us how and where you introduced the Weed Hammer Blade.

A.We were looking for a way to reduce the time and effort required to weed the fields under the hot sun, and we learned about the Weed Hammer Blade  through YouTube videos and SNS ads. We use it in the fields where we offer harvesting and other activities at the guesthouse. We grow about 30 kinds of tomatoes, bell peppers, radishes, potatoes, and so on. Since we work the fields in between rice paddy operations, we can basically only work the fields from around April to the end of August. Since our aim is to provide a harvesting experience for our overnight guests, we grow many varieties of vegetables that can be planted and harvested during the period when work is possible.

Q.How do you feel about the use of the product?

A.If the soil is wet, it is a little heavier than a regular mower, but even a woman and inexperienced farmer like myself can work with it. Considering that I used to weed by hand, the work has become much easier. Also, there have been cases where I have accidentally cut down to vegetables with a regular mower, but with the Weed Hammer Blade, I can weed very close to the vegetables, so it is very useful.

 

Q.How do you think the introduction of the Weed Hammer Blade will change the work?

A.We were thinking that we might have to use herbicides just between the rows because of the daily struggle with the weeds. We do not want to use herbicides as much as possible because we want people to eat the vegetables on the spot during the harvesting experience. With the introduction of the swell weeder, small weeds were removed down to the roots, and weed growth was suppressed, dramatically reducing the time required for weeding.

My work in the field is not serious, but growing vegetables is really time-consuming, and I can’t think of anyone who does it for a living. Especially after it rains, the vegetables are healthy, but the weeds also grow quickly, and I often feel like my heart is about to break. This year, thanks to the “Swell Weed Remover,” not only did it make the work easier, but it also weeded really nicely, so I think I enjoyed the weeding work.

 


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