Saga City Citizens' Farms (Fureai Farms)
Saga, Saga, Japan · Operator: 佐賀市／各農園主（村岡ほのぼの農園、津之目農園ほか）
Overview
An initiative by Saga City introducing citizens' farms (fureai farms) opened by local farmers and individuals. At gardens such as Muraoka Honobono Farm and Tsunome Farm, residents grow vegetables to engage with nature and agriculture, deepening understanding and contact with nature.
Citizen participation
Residents engage with nature and agriculture through growing vegetables at citizens' farms opened by farmers and individuals, deepening their understanding of farming and increasing chances to be in touch with nature. Saga City introduces the various gardens in the city.
Operating model
A public-private model in which Saga City compiles and introduces the city's citizens' farms (fureai farms) while each garden is run by farmer or individual owners. Residents apply to each garden to use a plot.
Impact
It connects residents to citizen farms scattered across the city, broadening agricultural understanding and contact with nature.
Land tenure
City-introduced gardens whose owners lease plots to residents
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
市内に農家や個人が開設する複数の市民農園（村岡ほのぼの農園、津之目農園、百名農園、塔婆農園ほか）
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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