MyFarm Experience Farms
Kyoto, Japan · Operator: 株式会社マイファーム
Overview
Founded in 2007 by Kazuma Nishitsuji, MyFarm rehabilitates abandoned farmland across Japan into accessible experience farms for city dwellers, under the philosophy of a 'grow-your-own, eat-your-own society'.
Citizen participation
Citizens rent plots and grow their own vegetables with staff teaching planting and tool use, in 'grow-your-own, eat-your-own' experience farms.
Operating model
Leases and rehabilitates abandoned farmland to rent out as fee-based experience farms, alongside an agricultural school and consulting.
Impact
Revives abandoned farmland nationwide, gives urban residents hands-on farming experience, and trains new participants in local agriculture.
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
Scale
全国各地の耕作放棄地を再生して区画整備した体験農園を多数運営。
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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