Kagoshima City Urban Agriculture Center Citizens' Farm Zone
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan · Operator: 鹿児島市（都市農業センター）
Overview
An about-30-ha urban agriculture centre opened by Kagoshima City in 1997, divided into training, citizens'-farm and interaction zones. Residents who rent plots in the citizens'-farm zone deepen agricultural understanding, health and exchange through workshops and fruit-harvest experiences.
Citizen participation
Residents rent plots in the citizens' farm zone, improving health and refreshing body and mind while deepening agricultural understanding. A free 'cultivation management workshop' is held on the first Sunday each month, and the 'Forest of Food' offers seasonal fruit-harvest experiences.
Operating model
A municipal urban-agriculture hub opened by Kagoshima City in 1997. Run by the city as a public facility, it aims to foster agricultural understanding, exchange and health among residents through contact with the soil.
Impact
It serves as Kagoshima's core urban-farming hub supporting residents' agricultural understanding, health and intergenerational exchange.
Land tenure
Plots leased to residents at a municipally run facility
Crops
- vegetables
- fruit
- flowers
Scale
300,000 m² — 総面積約30haを農業研修・市民農園・ふれあいの3ゾーンに区分。市民農園ゾーンに区画、毎月講習会あり
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