GOSE21-01 (NARA)

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Japan Farming Environment Farming Environment Fixed dates

About the project

GOSE21-01 (NARA)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This project is co-organized with Sugiura Farm that engages in organic farming for pursuing food safety and environmental-friendly society. The owner of this farm is Mr. Sugiura who is the only one man taking care of 2 hectares of farmland abandoned by local people. The local people became too old to keep working on the farm. Mr. Sugiura cultivates, harvests crops, even makes fertilizer and processes the harvest into products. He is working not only for crops but also for conserving the environment and the beautiful scenery of living fields in the countryside of Japan.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers will engage in the process of organic farming with duties such as cultivating vegetables and rice, weeding, harvesting and packing them for shipment.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers stay at an old Japanese house next to the local host s one. The kitchen and shower are shared with the local host. Volunteers cook by themselves. Smoking is not allowed. A cat and dog are kept around the house.

📍 About the location

Location: It is located in Gose city, Nara pref. which is about 50 km southeast of Osaka.Other activities: Join the local events, many opportunities to learn the local wisdom, etc. Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, temples and shrines).

⚠️ Requirements

Volontaires belges seulement

ℹ️ Additional information

Participation fee: 12,000 yen per month (6,000 yen from the 4th month).Term: If you want to participate in dates other than the above (either shorter or longer), please choose your start/end date among the following seminar dates.[ 25-26 Jan. / 17-19 Apr. / 03-05 Jul. / 01-02 Oct. / 18 Dec.

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