SHO FARM
Shoko and Sho Nakano
Who they are
SHO Farm is located in Yokosuka City an hour and an half by train from Tokyo. They grow delicious organic vegetables mostly from native seeds without any chemical (pesticide, herbicide or fertilizers). Their aim is to build sustainable agriculture in their family farm following the principle of permaculture, they preserve the soil by reducing tillage as much as possible, they try to be zero waste as much as possible and they prioritise local and fresh produce deliveries. They are also connected to their local community and organize enjoyable events and different type of business collaboration projects.
How we met them
Shoko and Sho welcome volunteers every Wednesday at their farm. As Adriana and I wanted to know more about permaculture, we decided to spend a day helping them.
Shoko and Sho welcome volunteers every Wednesday at their farm. As Adriana and I wanted to know more about permaculture, we decided to spend a day helping them.
What stroke us first, was the deep connection between the farm and the surrounding nature. Bees and wasps roaming freely around the farm building feeding on the vines, spiders happily building their webs on chili pepper plants, all sorts of insects in the soil. It felt right to produce food in harmony with nature, in total opposition with the sterile fields of conventional agriculture.
What stroke us first, was the deep connection between the farm and the surrounding nature. Bees and wasps roaming freely around the farm building feeding on the vines, spiders happily building their webs on chili pepper plants, all sorts of insects in the soil. It felt right to produce food in harmony with nature, in total opposition with the sterile fields of conventional agriculture.
Shoko and Sho welcomed us, not as a workforce but rather as hosts, they took time to answer our questions, taught us how to farm, laughed with us, they invited us for lunch with produces of the farm and thank us with vegetable present when we left. We had a nice human experience on that day.
Shoko and Sho welcomed us, not as a workforce but rather as hosts, they took time to answer our questions, taught us how to farm, laughed with us, they invited us for lunch with produces of the farm and thank us with vegetable present when we left. We had a nice human experience on that day.
A last thing we noticed on that day is that their farm is professionally managed to make them and their coworker a living and to feed the local Yokosuka population. Very far from the, sometimes “hippie organic” you might see, their agriculture feels like a model that could fit a future society that can rely on fossil fuels and chemicals anymore.
A last thing we noticed on that day is that their farm is professionally managed to make them and their coworker a living and to feed the local Yokosuka population. Very far from the, sometimes “hippie organic” you might see, their agriculture feels like a model that could fit a future society that can rely on fossil fuels and chemicals anymore.
Our Mission
Shoko and Sho’s farm website has been around for quite sometimes and became cluttered and hard to maintain. They need a website update that will help them better sell their produce.
September 3rd, 2024: First meet
We discovered Shoko and Sho outstanding farm and business and heard of their wish to improve their website
September 26th, 2024: website update Requirements and estimates
We meet with Shoko and Sho a second time to understand their needs and see how a new website could help their farm
September 30th, 2024: Crowd coding campaign launched!
We started welcoming your funding and spread the campaign in our communities. We aim the campaign to last a month with an extension if necessary.
TBD: 20% of the project funded
The first milestone is completed
TBD: 50% of the project funded
Half of the project is funded, the second milestone is completed
TBD: 100% of the project funded
The funding target is achieved. Time for us to build the website
October 31st, 2024: Start of the website work
The funding campaign is closed. The website update can start.
November 30th, 2014: The new website is up and running
You have amplified Shoko and Sho positive impact on our society and we all benefit from it, thanks to you.
Details of the Work
Issues of the Current website
They currently have a blog type Wordpress website. The structure is not well adapted to a business selling vegetable boxes. Also, English and Japanese version of the text are displayed one below each other on each page.
Building a sustainable website
Another important aspect is to make sure that Shoko and Sho could maintain their website as much as possible. That it won’t impact their business in terms of time and money.As much as possible we will try to keep the maintenance fee (hosting fees mostly) at the same level as before the update. We will teach them how to update their website by themselves to have minimal external maintenance in the future.
Crowd Coded Mission
Shoko and Sho’s farm website has been around for quite sometimes and became cluttered and hard to maintain. They need a website update that will help them better sell their produce.
5 sponsors so far
¥32000 OUT OF ¥120000