SIO9 (Shioya 9-chome former municipal housing site)
Kobe (垂水区), Japan · Operator: SIO9／塩屋まちづくり推進会
Overview
Residents jointly steward a former municipal housing site in Shioya, Tarumi—not private allotments but club-style growing of veg, herbs and grapes with shared harvests and picnics.
Citizen participation
Work mornings on the 2nd Saturday and 4th Sunday; club-style teams for gardening, herbs, grapes, picnics and civil works. Open to all; harvest is shared, not private plots. Also runs the Shioya circular project on food waste and green waste.
Operating model
A neighbourhood vacant-land stewardship project under the Shioya machizukuri association, supported in part by city community grants.
Impact
A hillside community hub that pairs vacant-site maintenance with circular resources and a shared place to gather.
Land tenure
Interim community stewardship of former municipal housing land
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
- grapes
- sweet-potatoes
Scale
約1haの市住跡地の一部を地域で共同管理。個人区画貸出ではなく収穫はみんなで共有
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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