Hachinohe Citizen Farm
Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan · Operator: 八戸市農業経営振興センター
Overview
Hachinohe Citizen Farm is a publicly run allotment opened inside the city's Agricultural Management Promotion Center to deepen residents' understanding of farming through family experiences. It offers about 240 plots of 33 square meters, allocated by annual lottery.
Citizen participation
To deepen residents' agricultural knowledge and understanding through family farming experiences, the city opens the farm inside its Agricultural Management Promotion Center, recruiting users each year by public application and lottery, offering some 240 plots of 33 square meters each.
Operating model
A publicly run citizen farm opened and operated directly by Hachinohe City's Agricultural Management Promotion Center, funded by usage fees.
Impact
As a place where families and older residents can try hands-on farming, it nurtures urban residents' understanding of agriculture and interest in local food.
Land tenure
A municipal citizen farm licensing plots within city-owned land at its center.
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
7,920 m² — 小区画（1区画33平方メートル）換算で約240区画相当。農業経営振興センター内に開設。
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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