Meisui Wakuwaku Experience Farm
Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan · Operator: 農家（開設支援：JAはだの・(株)コミュニティ・アシスト・システム）
Overview
Hadano's first experience-type farm, opened April 2018 with support from JA Hadano and the city's urban-farmland conservation council, using spring water from a nationally designated source and featuring a biotope pond.
Citizen participation
Urban residents rent plots and grow about 20 crops a year under professional farmer guidance in an experience-based format.
Operating model
A farmer-run experience farm whose opening was supported by Hadano's urban-farmland conservation council and JA Hadano.
Impact
Contributes to urban-farmland conservation as part of JA Hadano's model bridging rental plots to experience farming and cultivating new farmers.
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
1,000 m² — 1区画20㎡×約50区画ほか共同区域。湧水を使った給水設備・ビオトープ池・トイレ・ビニールハウス・休憩所を備える
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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