I’m writing what I have learned about Moo Mow Garden.
I recognized again what had happened after the nuclear accident in my country 2011.
Now, there is the shelter for cows called “Moo Mow Garden” in Fukushima, Japan. First of all, nuclear accident happened and people were evacuated from where they lived, leave left their livestocks. And it was difficult for residents to get allowed by government to enter there again. Because of the radioactive materials. That was the beginning of the cows dying.
Volunteer started to try to save the cow’s life. They brought water by car to cows in Fukushima. There were Satsuki Tani as one of the volunteer. Meanwhile, some people argued that it would be better radioactive contaminated livestocks are killed for human welfare. The governments never allow cows to go out from the affected area, and officially started killing them.
Ultimately, Tani-san developed an amazing speculative idea and started shelter. I guess the project is like this, cows saving land saving cows. This idea helped people to keep the cows alive. Japan is mostly volcanic islands. So, we have been caring for the land which is between mountainous and agricultural area. But to take it care needs energy a lot. Now, instead of the humans, the surviver cows through the earthquake are living in Moo Mow Garden, and eating to prevent it getting too much forestation. And the shelter also delivers us the data necessary for science, such as radiation dose will be how it will be. Yes, Moo Mow Garden is one of the most progressive farm in this world.
It’s not super easy to do a good thing in the society after the radioactive contaminated land. We still be surrounded questions from science, from our hearts. I think it was the most difficult situation to save lives of cows at that time. I thought, Tani-san is great. I want to work to help her.
I put the link, you can read the details about Moo Mow Garden here in English.
Aug. 01, 2022