Asahikawa Citizen Farm (Minamina Farm)
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan · Operator: みなみなふぁーむ（旭川市委託）
Overview
Asahikawa City's citizen farm is a shared-plot community garden where, under the guidance of the natural-cultivation farm Minamina Farm, all participants work one field together. It lets residents learn pesticide- and chemical-fertilizer-free growing while mixing with one another.
Citizen participation
Rather than allotting separate plots, all participants tend one shared field together. A professional full-time farmer who practices natural cultivation teaches on site throughout, so beginners and families can join with confidence.
Operating model
Run as Asahikawa City's citizen-farm program, with operation and instruction entrusted to the natural-cultivation grower Minamina Farm; funded by participant fees.
Impact
By pairing professional natural-cultivation coaching with shared labor, it offers a peri-urban space for learning and connection where even novices can keep growing vegetables.
Land tenure
Asahikawa City's citizen-farm program is operated under entrustment to a natural-cultivation grower.
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
東旭川町下兵村の共有畑（シェア畑）型。参加者全員が一つの畑を共同で耕す。
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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