Sansan Yamashiro Employment Support Workshop
Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan · Operator: 社会福祉法人 京都聴覚言語障害者福祉協会（就労継続支援B型事業所）
Overview
A Kyotanabe employment-support workshop operating since 2011 that grows regional specialties (Uji tea, Tanabe eggplant, Kyoto taro) and became one of the first Noufuku JAS certified businesses in 2019.
Citizen participation
Members with hearing and other disabilities handle tea picking, seedling raising, Kyoto-vegetable growing, matcha confectionery, sales, and a cafe in an integrated operation.
Operating model
A Type-B continuous employment support workshop run by a social welfare corporation, integrating production, processing, and sales and branded via Noufuku JAS certification.
Impact
Repositions people with disabilities as needed contributors to the local community, pioneering the 'Kyoto-style' agriculture-welfare model and certified branding.
Crops
- tea
- eggplant
- taro
- vegetables
Scale
宇治抹茶・茶苗木・京野菜（田辺なす・京都えびいも）の生産加工。ノウフクJAS第1号認証事業者
Sources（2）
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