On Daikon Island in the Nakaumi Sea, a woman who is engaged in the production and processing of agricultural products while utilizing fallow fields has recently released pet food made from the bones of the high-class fish, blackthroat seaperch, which would have been discarded. She also hopes to create new products that combine the island's agricultural products in the future. "We got it." On October 14th, a sweet potato digging event was held in Yatsuka-cho, Matsue City. About 20 people, including parents and children from both San'in Prefectures and Tokyo, participated and enjoyed digging up potatoes. Girl: "It's fun." Boy: "I got really tired from pulling these out." Mother: "We don't get to experience this kind of thing often, so it's really fun. I'm glad the kids seem to be having fun too." The event was organized by Toyoshima Miki, 57, president of Farm Daikon Island, a local company that produces, processes, and sells fresh vegetables. Farm Daikonjima President Miki Toyoshima: "In the winter, my grandmother roasts potatoes and serves them to customers. They make roasted potatoes for that purpose. Children don't often have the opportunity to touch the soil, and although they may understand a little about what happens to potatoes, they don't often have the opportunity to touch the soil. I want them to do that." Farm Daikonjima also uses fallow fields and abandoned farmland on the island to grow sweet potatoes, rice, shiitake mushrooms, lotus roots, and more. Staff: "The soil is good, so we use volcanic ash. So I think we can produce pretty good products." The vegetables are processed into whole vegetables and curries for sale. A few years ago, this agriculturally-centered company started working on a dog run where people can let their dogs play freely off the leash. Customer: "This is a sanctuary for these timid kids. Hehehe." Toyoshima: "This is abandoned farmland, and it wasn't being used for anything. We asked them to let us use it because we'll take care of it." There are separate areas for large and small dogs, so the dogs can feel safe. The dog run was originally intended as a place for her two poodles to play, but this was the catalyst. Farm Daikonjima President Toyoshima Miki: "There were a lot of (blackthroat seaperch) heads, and they were going to be thrown away when they came out. It was a waste, so I thought I could develop something." For the past few years, Toyoshima has been holding events for dog lovers twice a year at the dog run. Then, she met a fishery company in the city and heard that feeding blackthroat seaperch heads, which cannot be sold, improves the health of dogs, so she came up with the idea of ​​processing them into pet food. With the help of that company, blackthroat seaperch heads were vacuum-packed at high temperature and high pressure, and the pet food "Kashira No Manma" was born. It can also be stored at room temperature.の焼き鳥が美味しかった。 焼き鳥ってやっぱり美味しいね。 English: Farm Daikonjima President Toyoshima Miki "We have two dogs, one aged 12 and one aged 8, and as they get older, they start to have problems chewing their food." Journalist Irie Naoki "As you can see, it's very soft. Of course, both humans and cats can eat it. It's not specially seasoned, with pets in mind." Farm Daikonjima President Toyoshima Miki "We boil it once to remove the salt, and then put it in a vacuum, or high-pressure vacuum, to soften it. Blackthroat seaperch is quite expensive in the city, so we thought it would be a good idea to let dogs and cats experience the taste of it." The food will be sold at pet-related stores such as grooming salons in Matsue, Yaoyorozu Market, an antenna shop that sells local specialties, and at the convenience store at Yonago Kitaro Airport, and the company hopes that through this pet food, Daikonjima will become known nationwide, as well as contributing to the preservation of the island's landscape. Farm Daikonjima President Miki Toyoshima: "We're a small island, but as the amount of abandoned farmland increases, our precious tourist island becomes increasingly dirty and unattractive, so we want to reduce that as much as possible. As for dogs, they love sweet potatoes, so I'd like to make a risotto with them, a doggie risotto." In the future, they plan to develop new products that combine Daikonjima's agricultural products, and promote the island's charm through food. [BSS News] https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/list/bss [TBS NEWS DIG] https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/