Urban Farmers Club (Shibuya)
Tokyo, Japan · Operator: NPO法人アーバンファーマーズクラブ
Overview
An urban-farming NPO that began on a Shibuya rooftop, building farms and rice paddies on rooftops and urban gaps around Harajuku, Shibuya and Ebisu so that citizens can cultivate together and turn Tokyo into an 'edible forest'.
Citizen participation
Members ranging from teens to people in their 70s collaborate from sowing to harvest on farms and rice paddies built on rooftops and urban gaps, also running composting and food events.
Operating model
A non-profit, membership-based urban-farming community funded by dues, sponsorships, events, and collaborations with companies and government.
Impact
With several hundred members of all ages, it activates idle urban spaces and expands food education, compost-based resource cycling and community-building.
Crops
- vegetables
- rice
- herbs
Scale
渋谷の屋上から活動を開始。原宿・渋谷・恵比寿の複数拠点で畑や水田を運営。
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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