Yellow Sea, Fujisawa Town, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture. It is said that the name Kinomi (Yellow Sea) comes from the fact that gold was once mined in this land, which was once part of the golden culture of Michinoku, and that it was a fertile land with golden ears of rice swaying like waves.
It was in 1992 that Tategamori Ark Ranch was born on top of a mountain in the Yellow Sea after a period of four years of soil preparation.
Founder and husband Teruo Hashimoto embarked on the realization of a farm market concept that he had learned and built on his own, in order to establish a nationwide model of farming style for Fujisawa Town on the government-developed farmland entrusted to him. bottom.

Regarding the name of "ARK", "Noah's Ark" appears in the Old Testament. It is a well-known story, but "THE ARK" means the ark. An honest Noah who was ordered by God to build a huge ark, carry all kinds of plant seeds and pairs of animals, drifted ashore in a great flood to a new world, saved living things and descendants, and created the future.

There, I felt something that overlapped with the mission of this ranch, which is to "leave Japanese agriculture to the future."
It is true that we have a sense of crisis in Japanese agriculture, and it is also true that we are serious about passing on the correct way of farming to the next generation, even if it is a small effort. In connection with Noah's Ark, it was named "Tategamori Ark Ranch" (currently Ark Tategamori) with the name of the place.

My husband fell ill before he could reach his goal, and he never returned home. However, a large number of highly motivated staff carried on his will, and Tategamori Ark Ranch was able to make steady progress. As the farm market was envisioned, we provide fresh ingredients while actively functioning as a place of relaxation and learning for local residents.
Since 1999, we have been able to deliver ARK ingredients directly to people all over the country through our online shop.
In 2005, he established the organic fertilizer center Wakaba, which produces fertilizer from farm animal excrement and restaurant food waste. system has also been established.

We have been working on various businesses centered on agriculture. The company name, ARK, expresses our mission to preserve agriculture for future generations, and expresses our desire to continue to grow together with the local community, rooted in the land of Tategamori, which we have cultivated from soil preparation with new aspirations. , The name was changed to "Ark Tategamori" in 2023.

Since I am a woman, I am very interested in the family dining table. Every mother has the desire to provide her children with safe and secure food.
My wish is for all farmers to have that wonderful kindness of motherhood.
"Food is life." When we accept this not as mere words, but as a real feeling from the bottom of our hearts, Japan's agriculture should change dramatically.
It may still be a small ark, but I would like to row it powerfully toward the future while expanding the circle of empathy with many like-minded people.

executive chairman Shizu Hashimoto