[From Chigasaki] A new model to protect the environment through daily life. Announcement of the 'Chigasaki Regenerative Satoyama Model' connecting schools, businesses, and the community.
NPO Furusato Farmers has announced the 'Chigasaki Regenerative Satoyama Model', a suburban community model aimed at connecting the natural environment and agricultural culture to the future.
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NPO Furusato Farmers (Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture) has announced the 'Chigasaki Regenerative Satoyama Model', a suburban community model that carries the natural environment of the satoyama and Japan's agricultural culture into the future, centered around the three pillars of 'Nurture, Convey, and Connect'.
Rather than using environmental issues as an entry point, it aims for a society where the environment is naturally protected as a result of a lifestyle where people connect with one another.
[Image: Time spent by children touching the soil and being with local adults. This model was born out of such everyday moments.]
This model is a suburban-type community model set in the satoyama of northern Chigasaki, fostering a local system where people and nature live together.
Having seasonal events and manual food preparation amidst busy days brings a small sense of richness to daily life. Within these warm connections, people engage in farming and satoyama activities, and before they know it, they are protecting the satoyama and the environment. It is a regional model that connects agriculture, food, culture, and community, protecting the satoyama through everyday life.
We will broadcast this from Chigasaki as a regional model that can be expanded nationwide to areas where cities and satoyama are in close proximity.
## Background of the Model's Creation
In recent years, while the interest in environmental issues and the need for initiatives are widely discussed, it is not easy to continue them effortlessly within our daily lives and work.
Furusato Farmers operates while cherishing nature and the environment. However, that is not the only reason everyone comes to the fields. Attracted by the joy of growing vegetables, enjoying seasonal manual work, and the comfort and richness of time spent together, it has naturally become a place where people gather and are drawn to.
We value the traditional Japanese culture of 'Yui' (the act of supporting daily life while people help each other). Through the natural connections fostered by visiting the fields, farmers, members, and local residents remain continuously connected, which ultimately results in the protection of the satoyama and local environment.
Bringing this way of being to more people.
The 'Chigasaki Regenerative Satoyama Model' was born from this desire.
Rather than using environmental issues as an entry point, it aims for a society where the environment is naturally protected as a result of a lifestyle where people connect with one another.
[Image: Time spent by children touching the soil and being with local adults. This model was born out of such everyday moments.]
This model is a suburban-type community model set in the satoyama of northern Chigasaki, fostering a local system where people and nature live together.
Having seasonal events and manual food preparation amidst busy days brings a small sense of richness to daily life. Within these warm connections, people engage in farming and satoyama activities, and before they know it, they are protecting the satoyama and the environment. It is a regional model that connects agriculture, food, culture, and community, protecting the satoyama through everyday life.
We will broadcast this from Chigasaki as a regional model that can be expanded nationwide to areas where cities and satoyama are in close proximity.
## Background of the Model's Creation
In recent years, while the interest in environmental issues and the need for initiatives are widely discussed, it is not easy to continue them effortlessly within our daily lives and work.
Furusato Farmers operates while cherishing nature and the environment. However, that is not the only reason everyone comes to the fields. Attracted by the joy of growing vegetables, enjoying seasonal manual work, and the comfort and richness of time spent together, it has naturally become a place where people gather and are drawn to.
We value the traditional Japanese culture of 'Yui' (the act of supporting daily life while people help each other). Through the natural connections fostered by visiting the fields, farmers, members, and local residents remain continuously connected, which ultimately results in the protection of the satoyama and local environment.
Bringing this way of being to more people.
The 'Chigasaki Regenerative Satoyama Model' was born from this desire.