Vegetable Club Co., Ltd.

Founded an organic vegetable production group, Showa Yasai Club, with three vegetable-producing farmers.

Established the Showa Production Area Branch of the National MOA Federation of Production Area Branches.

One corporation and 16 farmers invested in the venture to establish Yasai Club Co., Ltd., succeeding Showa Yasai Club. The MOA Showa Production Area Branch became its producer organization.

Established as a limited liability company in October 1996.

Completed the first pre-cooling warehouse and collection and shipping facility.

Started making bokashi fertilizer.

Introduced vegetable distribution management software.

Hired the first employee.

Built a new head office.

Increased capital to ¥13.2 million.

Completed a training accommodation facility and an in-house-developed vacuum cooler.

Started hosting agricultural experience training for business partners.

Accepted one participant into the first cohort of the independent-farming support program.

Began operating a new distribution management system.

Held the first harvest festival, which became an annual event.

Increased capital to ¥28.2 million.

Changed its organizational structure from a limited liability company to a stock company.

Changed its organizational structure from a limited liability company to a joint-stock company in January 2002.

The first cohort of the independent farming support program began farming.

Began operating a cultivation management system.

Built a new repacking center combining an ice-temperature storage facility and a picking area.

Began shipping lettuce from Okihage-daira, Aomori.

Began shipments from producers near Maebashi.

Began developing materials to reduce pesticide use in collaboration with a local company and agricultural extension officers.

Developed and implemented a Quality Produce Management System (QPMS) manual.

Hired one new graduate and appointed a cultivation management supervisor.

Held an open verification meeting hosted by a business partner.

Hired two employees for sales and distribution management, bringing the total staff to five.

Began shipping agricultural products from Shimane.

Increased capital to 39.2 million yen.

Began trial cultivation of lettuce around Kikugawa, Shizuoka.

The second participant in the independence program became independent.

Established Sun Grace Co., Ltd. Planned to build approximately 3 hectares of tomato greenhouses in Gunma and Shizuoka and establish a year-round shipping system.

Built a new produce collection and shipping facility of approximately 120 tsubo in Kikugawa, Shizuoka.

Expanded the precooling facility in Showa Village, Gunma, by 50 tsubo.

Built a new tomato sorting facility of approximately 120 tsubo in Showa Village, Gunma.

Built a new produce collection and shipping facility of approximately 150 tsubo in Kuroishi, Aomori.

Began growing tomatoes in Shizuoka in October 2007.

The representative’s group company, Green Leaf Co., Ltd., received the Emperor’s Cup at the Japan Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Festival.

Began working on frozen vegetables with Green Leaf and broccoli.

Distribution of organic konjac began.

Obtained ISO 22000 certification (operations at the Gunma headquarters).