Nara City Sakahara / Tawara Fureai Exchange Farm
Nara, Nara, Japan · Operator: 奈良市（農政課）／地元営農組合
Overview
Municipal rental farms in Nara's eastern Sakahara and Tawara districts where residents grow vegetables with support from local farming cooperatives. They deepen interest in farming and foster exchange between users and local farmers.
Citizen participation
Residents rent municipal plots to grow vegetables and interact with each other and local farmers. At Sakahara, the local farming cooperative provides support so even beginners can take part.
Operating model
A public exchange farm where the city develops and runs farmland as a community garden and the local farming cooperative provides cultivation guidance, aimed at exchange among users and with local farmers.
Impact
It connects urban residents with the local farming community, operating as a place where beginners can engage with farming thanks to support from local farmers.
Land tenure
Plots in a municipally developed community garden are leased to residents.
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
奈良市東部の阪原地区・田原地区の市営貸し農園。地元営農組合が栽培をサポート。
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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