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 Our
Story
We are a very different kind of family. We are not working
in the conventional sense, our kids are not in school, we
are mostly self-sufficient supplying close to 100% of our
fresh food needs, and we spend 24/7 together. It was a tough road
to get here but now we are settled and enjoying a very
simple existence. Over the years I realized the
three things that got us here, Taking Chances....Making Changes....Being
Happy.
For those of you contemplating life changing decisions, hopefully
you can find a
few ideas, inspiration, motivation, etc....on these pages to help you along
your road.
Picture - Us doing a
picnic lunch at the public park a few minutes walk from our mountain. |
 We
Purchased a Mountain
We purchased a mountain in the Northern section of the
island. We are planning an agroforestry project. If you wanna know more please
scroll to the Agroforestry links. The information is written in English but will
be translated to Japanese soon. Thanks for your interest in our agroforestry
project.
Translation in Japanese:
山を購入
島の北部に位置する山の土地を取得しました。この山をアグロフォレストにするアグロフォレストリープロジェクトを計画しています。 詳しくは、Agroforestryリンクまでスクロールしてください。英語ですが、日本語も近く公開予定です。よろしくお願いします。
Picture - Trail to one of our proposed campsites.
We are already supplying close to 100% of our fresh food needs with our farms
and now it's time for the next step, which in this case, means buying a
mountain. Yup, we purchased a mountain which backs to the reservoir which supplies
water to the island. The total land area of the mountain is over 18,000 square meters, which is
about 193,750 square feet for those of you still using the Imperial measuring system, or
about 4.5 acres. The mountain is loaded with hinoki and sugi trees and has
beautiful views of the reservoir. Public facilities are located directly across
the reservoir and include a huge park, sports fields, a community center, and
several bathrooms. A small cabin style bathroom is located a mere 4 minute walk
from our property in a small park and includes flush toilets, a public source of
drinking water, and picnic tables. |
 Mountain
Camping
April 2023 - Hey there. Actually got a bit of
time today to post an update. This is us up at our mountain campsite about to
return home from our 39th overnight camping trip in a little over a year and a
half. This trip was for our typical four days and three nights. The campsite is
huge now with an over five meter long Toyota High Ace bus, and three Subaru
Sambar Diaz Classic buses. Akiko and our two youngest kids sleep in the High
Ace, our oldest son sleeps in the new Sambar bus, and I sleep in one of the
other Sambar buses. The fourth bus is currently being used to store wood, tools,
and other supplies but will eventually become a fourth bedroom. We opted to
purchase old buses over trying to build a cabin at this time due to my arthritis
and other physical limitations....more about this in future posts. Anyway, we
are now growing a lot of food up there after months of removing huge oak trees
and lots of understory trees. When we purchased this 4.5 acre mountain forest,
you could not even see the sky due to the thick canopy. Now there is beautiful
open sky perfect for growing and for star viewing at night. We love it up in our
mountain and are looking forward to a Summer of fun.
Picture - Us up at our mountain. |
Our
Agroforest Progress Report
AGROFOREST
Now April 2023 and the campsite
is set up and comfortable now.
Continue reading.... |
 The
History of Our Agroforest
AGROFOREST
When we decided to purchase this property, we had no idea of the deep history
connected to this land.
Continue reading.... |
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