Green Farm Tsurumi (Yokozutsumi)
Tsurumi, Osaka, Japan · Operator: グリーンライフ株式会社（就労継続支援B型事業所）
Overview
Green Farm Tsurumi, a Type-B employment support farm shop in Yokozutsumi, Osaka. Agri-welfare work spans growing, processing and retail beside the metro station.
Citizen participation
Users with disabilities work in growing, processing and retail. The Yokozutsumi shop sells Costco resale goods, house-roasted drip coffee and mixed leaves grown at the Moriguchi sister site—linking farm work to local employment.
Operating model
Type-B continuous employment agri-welfare hub: production in Moriguchi plus a neighbourhood shop in Yokozutsumi for wages and community contact.
Impact
Puts agri-welfare work and local produce on everyday routes in the Tsurumi/Yokozutsumi neighbourhood.
Land tenure
Private welfare provider neighbourhood site
Crops
- leafy-greens
- vegetables
Scale
鶴見区横堤4-20-29。横堤駅徒歩約10分。姉妹拠点グリーンファーム守口で葉物栽培
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