Fermenstation is a consulting firm that unites biomass and creative businesses. “Biomass with design”. Our biomass solutions business is founded upon our fermentation technology. We consult and develop unique small scale business systems that utilize locally produced biomass. We unite farming, and businesses within rural communities to create new products or ways to maximize such biomass.
We officially started our creative business in 2014 in order to leverage our branding and product development expertise. Here, we provide creative design and brand development, supporting our clients throughout the entire process. We also propose new and exciting brand ideas and product concepts that stimulate local communities both in and outside Japan.
Our founding project, “Making ethanol and animal feed from rice to create a sustainable society” with the city of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture.
FERMENTING A RENEWABLE SOCIETYFERMENSTATION PROJECT
Our vision is to preserve this beautiful rural landscape. We at Fermenstation, contribute by turning wasted rice fields into once again, productive rice fields. We use this rice as ingredients for our ethanol and ethanol related products which we are working hard to transform into a new local industry.
We are collaborating with rice farmers from Isawa, Oshu, Iwate Prefecture. They are striving to make high quality, but low cost rice using no agrochemicals and fertilizers.
Our fermenting technology comes from traditional sake brewing techniques that have been passed on through generations.
We produce ethanol from rice and are looking for innovative ways to make value-added products.
CULTIVATING COZY LIVING
Our ethanol can be used as raw material for cosmetics
and aroma therapy and much much more.
and aroma therapy and much much more.
The fermented residues are fully utilized and are used as basic ingredients for our Oshu Sabon natural facial soap, our very first product.
NURTURING FRUITFUL SMILESFermented residues that are a byproduct of the ethanol production process, is used as animal feed.
We are developing new produce such as eggs, chicken and pork that have eaten and grown on our animal feed.
