"The 2nd Aomori Native Species Connect" will be held on January 28 at Hirosaki Iwaki Cultural Center Asobiru (Kata, Hirosaki City).

This is the second event that the Aomori Prefectural Crop Research Association started last year and this time. Last year, the movie "Revival Recipe" was screened. This year, inviting Mr. Isao Noguchi, who sells only fixed seeds that can be self-separated by the author of "Seed is dangerous", as well as last year, a seed exchange meeting dealing with distributable native seeds etc. To do.

Mr. Noguchi will explore the problems and issues surrounding seeds and crops, and will give a 4-hour single lecture on the topic of further improving local activities. According to the study group, “Mr. Noguchi himself hopes. Since this is the first lecture in Aomori, I wanted him to speak in a 100% environment.”

Katsuyuki Shiratori, vice-president of the study group, said, "In Aomori Prefecture, some traditional crops such as wool and Shimizu-mori number have become brand-known, but there are many unknown crops." speak.

Traditional crops are crops such as grains, vegetables, and trees that have been cultivated in a certain area for a long time. Mr. Shiratori said, "We were able to confirm 17 native species only by our activities last year. It is only a matter of time before they will disappear due to aging and lack of successors. But first of all, I want people to be interested in traditional crops as much as possible."

On the same day, a food and drink space and a seedling exchange booth were set up from 10:00. Hirosaki restaurants, such as "Ao time cafe", "meeting place indriya" and "bakery toitoi", will open and provide food and drink using traditional crops. The seed exchange society must join the study group (annual fee = 2,000 yen).

The lecture starts at 13:00. Admission is 1,000 yen (free for members of the study group).