Okinawa City Citizens' Fureai Farm
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan · Operator: 沖縄市（沖縄市農民研修センター）
Overview
A municipal citizens' farm in Okinawa City opened in 1994, offering about 1.9 ha and 102 plots to residents. Non-farmers grow vegetables and flowers there to deepen agricultural understanding, revitalise the community and nurture future growers.
Citizen participation
Non-farmer residents of Okinawa City rent small plots to grow vegetables and flowers for their own use, deepening understanding of agriculture and aiming to revitalise the community and nurture future growers. Users are recruited every two years via the city newsletter by the Farmers' Training Centre.
Operating model
A municipally established citizens' farm run by Okinawa City through its Farmers' Training Centre. It provides shared infrastructure such as a compost shed and irrigation, offering plots to residents as a public service.
Impact
It has long provided residents with accessible hands-on farming, supporting agricultural understanding and community vitality.
Land tenure
The city leases plots in its public farm to residents
Crops
- vegetables
- flowers
Scale
19,000 m² — 総面積約1.9ha、面積の異なる102区画。駐車場・トイレ・堆肥舎・かんがい施設を備える
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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