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Gardening and little farming is very popular hobby in Japan. The person living in the big city cultivates vegetables and flower for private use in recreation at the community farm. And the person of advanced years makes a religion of gardening. Schoolchild experiences agriculture at farm.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Japan Agriculture cooperatives (JA) help some community farms. And beginner can easily begin it because there is the leader of the agriculture.
In Kumamoto have about 40 community farms. Therefore we can bring up favorite vegetables and flower by contract for one year. The contract money is the cheapest is 2,500 yen for one year and the most expensive is 84,000 yen for one year in Kumamoto. It has different in area of the land, but we can borrow it for an average 5,000 yen.
For example, the Family farm in Kumamoto city is management of JA Kumamoto. The total area is 176,100㎡. Now more than 30 people contract with it. The people live in Kumamoto city only can borrow it. The contract money is 6,000 yen for one year. It is not expansive but there has some limit and more costs.
The Fureai farm in my hometown is Uki city is management of agricultural administration in Uki city. The total area is 2,500㎡. More than 45 people contract with here. Anyone can borrow it. The contract money is 4,000 yen for one year. It is cheaper than Kumamoto city and Aso. And we can borrow some agricultural machines and implements here. It has a rest station and water service.
The popular vegetables are tomatoes, cucumbers and beans in here. Because anyone can easily bring them up without detailed knowledge and we can easily get some young plant of vegetables and seeds at near store. And they enjoyed harvest vegetables in own farm. There are many vegetables which it is easy to grow and people raising beautiful flowers. And watermelons and melons are most popular. But it is very difficult to grow for beginner.
They can sell some vegetables from own farm at the direct sales depot of near community farm. The fresh and chemical free vegetables are very popular.
As for the contractor of the community farm in Kyushu for rent, about 70% are the person of advanced years. Many people were beginners of the agriculture. Because they forced retirement from company and they have a lot of free time. Agriculture is religion of them.
The community farm has a lot of good point. But it has many problems.