LOCAL FARM Kobe Oishi
Kobe (灘区), Japan · Operator: 株式会社ファクティブ（LOCAL FARM）
Overview
A circular smart rental farm near Oishi Station in Nada, pairing app support and ready gear so urban residents can grow vegetables easily.
Citizen participation
Smart rental plots with tools, seed and fertiliser on site; a LINE-linked app offers growing guides and pest diagnosis so beginners can come empty-handed. Open enrolment online.
Operating model
Private operator under Kobe’s garden project, using recycled local soil, recovered phosphorus and manure; funded by plot fees and a joining fee.
Impact
Expands citizen gardening demand through a city-linked reuse of park and idle land resources.
Land tenure
City-linked rental farm on park / public space
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
6 m² — 6㎡／組。月7,590円、入会金11,000円。阪神大石駅徒歩2分
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