【製品名(商品名)】
本庄美人ねぎ
【種類】
Allium fistulosum L.
【生産地】
埼玉県本庄市（JA埼玉ひびきの, JA全農さいたま）
【名前の由来】
Japanese leek with a lot of white parts at the base. Make a groove around it and pull the soil from there to fill the groove. At the end, the green onions are high and buried in the soil, and the opposite of the beginning. It became “Nebuka green onion” because it grows deep roots.” Honjo Bijin is a beautiful long green onion with a white part that is fair and straight.
【主な特徴】
Many green onions from Honjo City are shipped to various places under the name of “Honjo Bijin”. This excellent produce is the Nebuka green onion, which is characterized by its long, beautiful white flesh, and has a perfect aroma and taste. In addition, its long shelf life is also a great advantage. The green onions that have endured the winter cold are sweet and soft, with a beautiful white flesh reminiscent of a pure white beauty. The best season is usually from November to April. As for the depth of the root, the leaf is divided into the leaf blade part (green leaf) and the leaf sheath part (white part), and deep root leek mainly eats the leaf sheath. It tends to withstand high and low temperatures well, but it is weak against high humidity in the soil, so it is cultivated without stagnant water in the field. It seems to produce good products especially in well-permeable soil. Long onions are one of the oldest vegetables introduced from abroad, and are said to have originated in cold regions such as western China and southern Siberia. In Japan, it is said that it was introduced from Korea before the Nara period, as it was mentioned in “Nihon Shoki” (720). It is said to have been cultivated in the Heian period after the following eras, and in accordance with the imperial edict of Emperor Daigo, Fujiwara no Tadahira（880-944: A court noble from the early to mid Heian period. He was the fourth son of Fujiwara no Mototsune (839-891). After the early death of his older brother Tokihira, he was in charge of the Imperial Court and was assisted by the Minister of the left Tokihira (871-909) until 909. In the meantime, neither grand minister nor emperor’s chief advisor was appointed, and for the last 15 years, the minister of the left was left vacant, and he took the initiative in directing his administration and achieved great results. He began to compile “Engi-kaku”, “Engi-shiki” and “Engi-rite”, and on the other hand he implemented statute-like socio-economic reconstruction measures such as enforcing handen shoju and organizing illegal manors, as well as organizing ceremonial events at the imperial court. Also, in the latter period, government officials of the fifth rank and above were asked to submit frank “opinion seals” (political opinions written by bureaucrats who responded to the emperor’s edict and presented their own views after sealing them). And, referring to them, accept realistic policies such as entrusting the collection of unpaid rice tax to the local provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director).) carried out political reforms.）compiled the two formulas of Konin and Jogan and selected them in 927. It is also famous for us Japanese that the cultivation method was described in the “Engi-shiki” (967) of the basic code that knows the national system of the Heian period. In Honjo City, in cooperation with the national and prefectural governments, it seems that they are supporting those who have a strong desire to start farming. According to the Saitama Prefecture Honjo Agriculture and Forestry Promotion Center, regarding the agricultural next-generation human resource investment project (preparatory type): For those who wish to become farmers who receive training at Saitama Prefecture Agricultural College or tomorrow’s agricultural leader training cram school, up to 2 years, up to 150 per year 10,000 yen. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Management Bureau Agriculture and Women’s Division, the main requirements for recipients (all must be met). The age at the time of planned farming is in principle 49 years old or less, and has a strong desire to become a farmer who will lead the next generation. Aim for independent / self-employed farming or employment farming. About person aiming at parent former farming, become joint manager of agricultural corporation to succeed to management within five years after farming, or become independent, self-employed farming. Approximately 1 year or more (approximately 1,200 hours or more per year) of training at a training institution approved by the prefecture, etc. not have a full-time employment contract; Don’t receive duplicate receipts of other government programs that provide living expenses, such as public assistance and job seeker support systems. As a general rule, the previous year’s household income (scope of parent and child and spouse) must be 6 million yen or less. Participate in accident insurance in case of injury during training. In addition, in the case of being subject to return, if appropriate training is not provided. When the granting entity determines that the necessary skills cannot be acquired in accordance with the training plan. If you are under the age of 49 in principle and do not engage in independent / self-employed farming or employed farming within one year after completing the training. After completing the training that received the farming preparation fund, if the training is continued (in principle, within 4 years and equivalent to the training covered by the farming preparation fund), after the training. If you do not continue independent / self-employed farming or employment farming for a period of 1.5 times the grant period (minimum 2 years). If the parent former farmer did not succeed to management within 5 years after starting farming, did not become a joint owner of an agricultural corporation, or did not become independent or self-employed farming. If an independent / self-employed farmer or parent former farmer who becomes independent / self-employed farmer within five years does not become a certified farmer or a certified new farmer within five years after starting farming. Exceptions for recipients. In addition to the two-year training in Japan, the grant period will be extended by one year in the case of overseas training in recognition of its relevance to the future vision of farm management. Support for next-generation agricultural human resource investment projects (business start-up type) is also described on the website of Honjo City or the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Honjo City is a city with an area of 89.69 square kilometers and a population of about 80,000 located in the northwest of Saitama Prefecture, within a 80-kilometer radius from Tokyo. It borders Fukaya City in the east, Kamisato Town and Kamikawa Town in Kodama County to the west, Misato Town, Nagatoro Town and Minano Town in Chichibu County to the south, and Isesaki City in Gunma Prefecture across the Tone River to the north. The topography is generally flat and has stable ground, but the southwestern part near the border with Nagatoro Town is a mountainous area with his 500-meter-class mountains such as Jinmiyama（Altitude 531m）. There are few natural disasters, and the climate is rich in rainfall in summer and little in winter. The Kodama area is located in the northwestern part of the prefecture, 80 km from the capital, and consists of Honjo City, Misato Town, Kamikawa Town, and Kamisato Town. The arable land area within the jurisdiction, which consists of the northern part blessed with fertile alluvial soil by the Tonegawa River and the Kanna River and the southern part with a high ratio of hills and forests, is 4,954 ha, which is about 6.7% of the prefecture as a whole. It seems that the farmland development rate in the Noshin agricultural land area is 89%, which is much higher than the prefectural average of 58%. Agricultural production is centered on Honjo City and Kamisato Town, where outdoor vegetables such as green onions, eggplants, and broccoli, as well as greenhouse vegetables such as cucumbers and tomatoes, are thriving. Livestock farming is carried out on a large scale in all cities and towns, and some farmers seem to be working on the processing and sale of beef and pork. Rice and wheat are mainly double-cropped, and Kamisato Town is one of the leading wheat seed production areas in Japan. Also, in Misato, feed rice production is carried out collectively and seems to be supplied to livestock farmers inside and outside the town. Flowers are produced in pots, mainly in Honjo City, and cut flowers in Kamikawa Town, forming one of the prefecture’s leading production areas. As for fruit trees, pears (Kosui pear, Hosui pear, Saigyoku pear, etc.) are cultivated in Kamikawa and Kamisato. In Misato, blueberries are cultivated in one of the largest areas in Japan (approximately 34 ha), and tourism farms and direct sales are actively carried out. Current state of regional agriculture are farmers, agricultural management entities, and key agricultural workers. The number of farm households is decreasing year by year, and in 2019, it was 3,179, accounting for 6.9% of the prefecture as a whole (46,643). Among them, 1,648 farm households are for sale. Agricultural management bodies (individual management bodies) by principal and sub-categories are 469 main business management bodies, 152 semi-main business management bodies, and 1,035 side business management bodies. Also, to ensure food safety and security, promote environment-conserving agriculture. We are promoting agricultural production in harmony with the environment, such as by reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and synthetic pesticides. The Kodama area is famous for having the largest area of environmental conservation agriculture in the prefecture. This refers to sustainable agriculture that utilizes the material circulation function of agriculture, pays attention to harmony with productivity, and takes into consideration the reduction of the environmental burden caused by the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides through soil preparation. Is stronger than Promotion of GAP, food safety, environmental conservation, labor safety. Efficient, Reliable and Sustainable. We are also focusing on efforts to practice sustainable farm management. S-GAP formulated by Saitama Prefecture (Formulated its own GAP standards in fiscal 2014 to further disseminate GAP initiatives. Currently, based on S-GAP, agricultural safety and It seems that the agricultural production safety confirmation campaign is being promoted by the Saitama Prefecture Agricultural Production Safety Confirmation Campaign, which aims to improve security.）Promoting fresh, safe and secure agricultural products produced in the region as a promotion of local production for local consumption and expansion of sales channels. Products are sold at JA Saitama Hibikino’s direct sales store (5 locations). According to the Honjo City Agricultural Administration Division, efforts are being made to ensure safety and security. The city is one of the leading vegetable production areas in the Kanto region, blessed with fertile soil and location close to the Tokyo metropolitan area. As it is said that there is no vegetable that cannot be grown in Honjo, various vegetables are grown throughout the year, and it seems that you can enjoy seasonal vegetables every season. In July 2018, the Honjo City Organic handredfold Campaign Promotion Council created a “Honjo Vegetables” producer declaration.（Taking advantage of the blessed climate, we thoroughly cultivate environmentally friendly vegetables. Take responsibility for growing your own vegetables and grow vegetables that are safe and secure. Taking advantage of the location near a large consumption area, fresh vegetables to consumers. By implementing this declaration, we aim to realize sustainable agriculture in Honjo City.）As a producer of Honjo vegetables, we deliver fresh and delicious vegetables with confidence. This organization was established in 1998 and is composed of a wide range of people involved in agriculture, including farmer’s organizations, JA Saitama Hibikino, Saitama direct from the producer center, Saitama Prefecture, and the Agricultural Committee. This council has two study groups, the “Eco-Agricultural Research Group” and the “Market Expansion Research Group,” each of which aims to promote eco-friendly agriculture by reducing pesticides and chemical fertilizers and branding Honjo agricultural products. Activities towards. As a specific activity, the “Eco-Agriculture Study Group” has been working on green manure such as sorghum and biodegradable mulch film (for example, Mitsubishi Chemical Agri Dream’s products use biodegradable resin blending and processing technology). It has an excellent balance of performance and cost due to its high performance. It is decomposed into H20 and C02 by microorganisms in the soil). The “Market Expansion Study Group” is exhibiting at PR events, creating films and stickers of Honjo vegetables, and making efforts to spread awareness among everyone. I hear that the “Honjo vegetables” producer declaration is one of the efforts. Fiscal 2018 Post-evaluation of National Land Improvement Project, National Irrigation and Drainage Project “Kanna River Coastal Area”, Basic Materials (Draft), July 2018, According to the Kanto Agricultural Administration Bureau. Project overview: Background and purpose, Location of the district, The Kanna River coastal district spans three cities and three towns: Fujioka City in Gunma Prefecture, Honjo City in Saitama Prefecture, Fukaya City, Misato Town in Kodama County, Kamikawa Town and Kamisato Town. On the approximately 4,000 ha of farmland spread out on the fan-shaped plateau (Honjo Plateau) formed along the Kanna River, a class A river that runs along the border between southern Gunma Prefecture and northern Saitama Prefecture, a complex management combining rice and vegetables has been developed agricultural area. Changes in agricultural irrigation facilities (from the Middle Ages to the latter half of the Edo period): The Kanna River, which supplies agricultural water, is said to have been difficult to draw water in a stable manner, due to its short course and sharp drop, which caused the water level to fluctuate wildly. For this reason, Kugo, whose prototype can be seen in the Middle Ages (Kamakura period) (22 villages, 7,817 koku of rice were moistened in 1824, and the total length is about 15.709 km. Water disputes have occurred frequently since the Edo period. In 1968, the Shimokubo Dam was constructed on the Kanna River, resolving water shortages in the irrigation basin), Abo Territory (now Chichibu City), Jujo 3 irrigation water development, and in the latter half of the Edo period, the upstream Kugo Weir Downstream Teshigawara Weir. Although four weirs were built on each bank, four in total, on the left and right banks, a total of eight weirs were constructed, but due to frequent droughts, the weirs downstream were closed. There seems to have been constant water disputes among the farmers who used the water. From the Meiji to the early Showa era, there were eight weirs in the Edo period (field, Abo, Negishi, Kanna, former Totsuka and Gomyo), but during droughts most of the surface water from the three downstream weirs. There was still a constant battle for water. Regarding the drought at the six weirs, the devastation of the forests due to the development of the silk industry reduced the water retention capacity of the basin forests, and the opening of the private railway Takasaki Line between Ueno and Takasaki (1884, commonly known as the “raw silk railway”). It seems that the development of the area as a major silk industry area and the increase in population, as well as the occurrence of a peak demand for water in rice cultivation due to the focus on sericulture, were also factors that exacerbated the water shortage. Water supply improvement project on the left and right banks of the Kanna River in the early Showa period: Left bank, Gunma Prefecture’s “Sanna River Reservoir Construction Project” : 1,283000 m3) was built (1929 to 1933), water disputes gradually disappeared, but the stabilization of the water supply on the left bank (the entire Fujioka area) awaited the supply of water from the main Kanna River, whose water source was the Shimokubo Dam. Had to. On the right bank, Saitama Prefecture’s “Kodama Water Supply Project,” a prefectural drainage main line improvement project, aims to solve the problem of water shortages due to rain-fed irrigation ponds as water sources and concentrated rice planting seasons in 606 ha of paddy fields in Kodama Town, Misato Town, and Okabe Town. The purpose was to build the Maze Dam (It is the oldest concrete gravity dam for agriculture remaining in eastern Japan. It is also a famous spot for herabuna and smelt fishing. Effective storage capacity: 430,000 m3) upstream of the Maze River, a tributary of the Koyama River (1930-1937), and contribute to the stability of rice farming by supplying irrigation water through a three-sided concrete canal. In Japan, the 1961 Agricultural Basic Law (price and distribution policies aimed at stabilizing the price of agricultural products and securing agricultural income, streamlining the distribution of agricultural products, promoting. The aim is to rationalize the production and distribution of food and to stabilize prices. , As an overview of the various projects implemented based on the Stabilization Act, the price stabilization project is to mitigate the impact on vegetable management when the price of target vegetables (14 items) drops significantly. And the funds that the government has accumulated in advance will be used as financial resources to issue subsidies to producers. It seems that the vegetables that are the target of the project must meet the following requirements. Shipped through a registered shipping organization or as a registered producer; Shipped to a market specified by the Agency within a certain shipping period; Conforms to the standards specified by the Agency.) , so-called production areas that stably supply vegetables to consuming areas are formed in various places. These production areas have developed while experiencing competition in the market. However, since the 1990s, due to intensifying competition among production areas, an increase in imported vegetables, sluggish prices, and the aging of producers, sales have stagnated, and many production areas have been forced to downsize or reorganize. In this presentation, Honjo City, located in the northwestern part of Saitama Prefecture, is a designated production area for vegetables such as eggplants and cucumbers that represent Saitama Prefecture. In particular, the production of summer / autumn eggplant has a history of more than 60 years, and as a result of carefully selecting the fruits, the Kodama eggplant has been highly evaluated by the market even though the scale has been reduced. Until the 1970s, the Kodama area was mainly managed by rice farming and sericulture. became. Especially in the former Kodama Town (now Honjo City), it seems that many farmers chose eggplant-centered management because of its high profitability and the presence of pioneers. From that time on, the variety of eggplant was unified into Senryo No. 2, and a production system combining onions and broccoli was established. In 1976, the agricultural cooperatives in the Kodama area cooperated to create a unified shipping system for the Tokyo market. The spread of techniques for producing high-quality eggplants and cucumbers, and the activities of the pioneers who made it possible, seem to have become the basis for maintaining the scale and reputation of the production area. Since the 1990s, eggplant production has been declining due to labor burden, aging population, and competition among production areas. In 1997, agricultural cooperatives in 1 city, 4 towns and 1 village (Honjo City, Kamisato Town, Misato Town, Kodama Town, Kamikawa Town, and Shinsen Village) in the Kodama area merged to form Saitama Hibikino Agricultural Cooperative. In 2002, in order to reduce the burden on eggplant and cucumber farmer’s working hours and to stabilize the shipment volume, we used Saitama Prefecture’s emergency countermeasures project for imported agricultural products to develop Hibikino Nanbu Sorting. We organize user associations. Butsurui-Shoko (Edo period dialect dictionary. Gozan Koshigaya (1717-1788: Real name: Fuminosuke Aida). Published in 1775, about 550 items are divided into 7 divisions according to meaning, and about 4,000 dialects from all over Japan are collected. Gozan haiku poetry monument (historic site) designated on March 31, 1983. Born in Shin Town, Koshigaya inn, Musashi Province in 1983. In 1944, he wrote “Shokoku dialect Butsurui-Shoko”, which classified and explained the dialects of various countries. Said to be the founder of learning, he was also given the rank of Hokkyo (the third highest rank for Buddhist priests) as a master of seventeen‐syllable verse. It is said that the cost of offering shinto music began in 1841, when a bale of rice was 35 sen coins, and a large amount of money, about 53 ryo（an old coin）, was offered. And New Year’s Day” are engraved on it.) According to it, “green onion. In Kansai, it is called Nebuka. In Omi, it is called straight line. In Kanto, it is called green onion.” Not all green onions produced in Honjo City are “Honjo Bijin Green Onion”. It is easier to understand if you just think of it as a JA brand. It seems that the place of shipment is decided, not the place of production.
Raised on fertile land blessed by the Tonegawa River, Akagi Oroshi (Gunma prefecture central to the southeast) refers to the dry strong wind that blows from the north in winter, called Joshu dry wind. When the wind blows against the mountainous area on the border of Gunma and Niigata prefectures, it turns into an updraft, causing heavy snow to fall on the Sea of Japan side. The white meat created by careful earthing up shines beautifully.
According to experienced farmers, since the roots of the long onions in the Kanto region are eaten, digging up the deep roots in the hard soil used to be quite a laborious task even in Honjo City. I think that even in human relationships, it is necessary to consider one’s own beliefs and humanity, and to catch a beautiful woman in general who is the type of interior and outward appearance as a woman requires a great deal of discipline.
This excellent produce has a unique strong aroma. It contains a volatile compound called allicin. It was discovered in 1944. It was discovered by two American scientists called Cavalry and Daley, who were the first to discover that garlic contains alliin, an odorless sulfur compound. It was also clarified that allicin is generated by cutting or grating garlic, and that it can be expected to have an antibacterial effect. A type of sulfur compound with a strong odor, which is abundantly contained in lily family vegetables such as garlic and green onions. Garlic is especially rich in allicin, and has a unique strong smell, which is due to allicin. In 1951, Nobel laureate scientists from Stohl and Seebeck, Switzerland, discovered that allicin can be produced by being decomposed by allinase. The main effects include recovering physical strength, improving blood circulation and warming the body, preventing stiff shoulders, sensitivity to cold, and accumulation of fatigue, calming the nerves and reducing irritation.