What are the Field and Rice Field Clubs?
We want to regain a sense of how the food we eat comes to being, and how each piece of food is made. We want to know and remember the warmth of the soil and the sensation of growing vegetables, not with our brains, but with our hands. With this in mind, the Field Club and the Rice Paddy Club have been established to grow vegetables and rice through natural farming, learning from Mr. Yuzuru Akiyama, a natural farmer. In 2023, we also started beekeeping Japanese honeybees under the guidance of Mr. Takehide Shirogane, a honeybee teacher.
About the Hatake Department
Location
In a field in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City
Date and Time
Every second Sunday of the month from 8:30 to 15:00
The second Sunday of every second month from June through September at 16:00
（Field duty several times a year）
Annual Fee
5,000 yen per family
Personal effects
Saws, sickles, gloves, mosquito nets (to wear around your face when taking care of the honeybees), long boots, water, bags to put the harvested vegetables in, leisure sheets, plates, bowls, cups, cutlery, hats, long-sleeved long pants (mosquitoes are common in summer), BBQ sticks (we roast marshmallows and other food on the fire), 2 liters of water (we bring our own water for use in the fields), and kappa (rain or shine). Please avoid wearing black clothes, as you are more likely to be stung by bees.
Current Participants
30 families
Activities
GALLERY
About the Rice Paddy Club
We are working in the solder field in Toyoda City.
This one is currently full.
Activities
GALLERY
