Pasona Heartful to Hold "Rice Farming Experience Event" on May 9th in Kashiwa City, Creating Opportunities for Employees with Disabilities and Local Communities to Connect Through Agriculture - A Portion of Harvested Rice to be Donated to Food Pantries
Pasona Heartful will hold a "Rice Farming Experience Event" in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture on May 9th, creating opportunities for employees with disabilities and local residents to interact through agriculture. The event includes rice planting and strawberry picking, with a portion of the harvested rice to be donated to food pantries.
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Pasona Heartful Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and Chairperson: Shunko Fukasawa), a special subsidiary of Pasona Group Inc., will once again hold its "Rice Farming Experience Event" as an initiative to create opportunities for employees with disabilities and local residents to interact through agriculture. The first installment of this event, including rice planting and strawberry picking, will be held on Saturday, May 9th, in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture.
▲Scene from last year's "Rice Planting Experience"
At "Yume Farm" (Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture), which Pasona Heartful operates with the aim of supporting the independence and employment creation for people with disabilities in the agricultural sector, employees with intellectual disabilities cultivate agricultural products, mainly rice. They also assist nearby farmers struggling with labor shortages and cultivate agricultural products with high school students from local horticulture departments, deepening exchanges with local communities.
This "Rice Farming Experience Event" will offer hands-on rice planting in paddy fields cooperating with "Yume Farm." This year, for the first time, strawberry picking will also be held at "Yume Farm." Through rice planting and harvesting experiences, the event aims to create opportunities for employees with disabilities and local residents to engage with agriculture together and deepen mutual understanding.
Furthermore, a portion of the rice harvested from this experience will be donated to food pantries in Tokyo through volunteer organizations, contributing to food support.
Through this initiative, Pasona Heartful aims to showcase the success/active participation of employees with disabilities working by utilizing their talents and abilities, and to support families struggling with poverty.
## Outline of "Rice Farming Experience Event (Rice Planting & Strawberry Picking)"
### ◇Date:
May 9, 2026 (Saturday) 11:30 - 13:30 (scheduled)
### ◇Location:
678 Iwai, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture
### ◇Participants:
Residents living around Kashiwa City, employees of Pasona Group companies and their families, etc.
### ◇Content:
A kick-off event for the "Rice Farming Experience Event" where participants can experience everything from rice planting to harvesting.
Participants who wish can also enjoy strawberry picking after the rice planting experience.
### 【Schedule】
- 11:00 Rice planting starts
- 12:30 Rice planting ends
- 12:40 PM approx. Strawberry picking
- 13:30 PM approx. Dismissal
### ◇Participation Fee:
15,000 yen (tax included)
*This fee includes the rice harvesting experience scheduled for September, and 15 kg of harvested rice.
### ◇Inquiries:
Pasona Heartful Co., Ltd. Farm Business Division (Komakino)
Tel 03-6734-1093
E-mail tkomakino@pasona-heartful.co.jp
## Initiatives of "Yume Farm"
Established in Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture in 2006, and Nagareyama City in 2009, with the aim of supporting the independence of people with disabilities in the agricultural sector and providing new employment opportunities, in cooperation with social welfare corporations and special needs schools. In 2013, it was entrusted by Soka City with the designated management of the Soka City Farm for Employment Training for Persons with Disabilities.
Members with severe disabilities who find it difficult to work in office environments aim to become "agricultural professionals" by cultivating vegetables, rice, and fruits with the support of agricultural experts. Approximately 50 types of vegetables harvested from these farms are sold internally and online (https://art-mura-onlineshop.com/).
▲Scene from last year's "Rice Planting Experience"
At "Yume Farm" (Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture), which Pasona Heartful operates with the aim of supporting the independence and employment creation for people with disabilities in the agricultural sector, employees with intellectual disabilities cultivate agricultural products, mainly rice. They also assist nearby farmers struggling with labor shortages and cultivate agricultural products with high school students from local horticulture departments, deepening exchanges with local communities.
This "Rice Farming Experience Event" will offer hands-on rice planting in paddy fields cooperating with "Yume Farm." This year, for the first time, strawberry picking will also be held at "Yume Farm." Through rice planting and harvesting experiences, the event aims to create opportunities for employees with disabilities and local residents to engage with agriculture together and deepen mutual understanding.
Furthermore, a portion of the rice harvested from this experience will be donated to food pantries in Tokyo through volunteer organizations, contributing to food support.
Through this initiative, Pasona Heartful aims to showcase the success/active participation of employees with disabilities working by utilizing their talents and abilities, and to support families struggling with poverty.
## Outline of "Rice Farming Experience Event (Rice Planting & Strawberry Picking)"
### ◇Date:
May 9, 2026 (Saturday) 11:30 - 13:30 (scheduled)
### ◇Location:
678 Iwai, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture
### ◇Participants:
Residents living around Kashiwa City, employees of Pasona Group companies and their families, etc.
### ◇Content:
A kick-off event for the "Rice Farming Experience Event" where participants can experience everything from rice planting to harvesting.
Participants who wish can also enjoy strawberry picking after the rice planting experience.
### 【Schedule】
- 11:00 Rice planting starts
- 12:30 Rice planting ends
- 12:40 PM approx. Strawberry picking
- 13:30 PM approx. Dismissal
### ◇Participation Fee:
15,000 yen (tax included)
*This fee includes the rice harvesting experience scheduled for September, and 15 kg of harvested rice.
### ◇Inquiries:
Pasona Heartful Co., Ltd. Farm Business Division (Komakino)
Tel 03-6734-1093
E-mail tkomakino@pasona-heartful.co.jp
## Initiatives of "Yume Farm"
Established in Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture in 2006, and Nagareyama City in 2009, with the aim of supporting the independence of people with disabilities in the agricultural sector and providing new employment opportunities, in cooperation with social welfare corporations and special needs schools. In 2013, it was entrusted by Soka City with the designated management of the Soka City Farm for Employment Training for Persons with Disabilities.
Members with severe disabilities who find it difficult to work in office environments aim to become "agricultural professionals" by cultivating vegetables, rice, and fruits with the support of agricultural experts. Approximately 50 types of vegetables harvested from these farms are sold internally and online (https://art-mura-onlineshop.com/).