Minna no Uen Kitakagaya Farm 2
Osaka, Japan · Operator: 一般社団法人グッドラック（代表：金田康孝）
Overview
The second Kitakagaya Minna no Uen site (2013), turning a former bathhouse and cultural housing of about 500 sqm into a larger community farm with ~33 plots and a kitchen studio.
Citizen participation
An open, larger farm where many people pass through for events and rental space. Members rent roughly 6 sqm plots to grow vegetables, and a renovated kitchen studio hosts cooking and events.
Operating model
Idle land and vacant buildings from the landowner (Chishima Real Estate / Chishima Foundation for Creative Osaka context) are borrowed and run on monthly plot fees plus event and space rental, as part of the Kitakagaya Creative Village vision.
Impact
A hub for varied activities (pizza oven, soy-sauce making, etc.), widely cited as a model for interim use of idle property and community building.
Land tenure
Interim use of the landowner's idle land and vacant buildings (e.g. a former bathhouse). A physically separate site from Farm 1 (minna-no-uen-kitakagaya-interim).
Crops
- vegetables
- rice
- herbs
Scale
500 m² — 銭湯跡地と隣接する文化住宅を活用した約500㎡の第2農園。約33区画、キッチンスタジオ『みんなのキッチン』併設。
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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