Farm experience course to learn with family

Last update date April 1, 2024

Lets！ Agricultural experience!

This is a series of farming courses for elementary school students and their families to experience a series of farming work from planting to harvesting. Focusing on the cultivation management of sweet potatoes and peanuts, you can experience a variety of tasks while using unusual agricultural equipment such as hoes!
Well, everyone has fun farming!

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Agricultural experience course offer essential point to learn in family in 2024 (PDF: 1,967KB)

Overview of FY2024
Course schedule	This is a series of six consecutive lectures from June to December. We will give a brief lecture and farm work. [Schedule] 1st Saturday, June 1st Planting sweet potatoes and peanuts The 2nd Saturday, June 29 Management of sweet potatoes and peanuts (weeding, soiling, etc.) The 3rd Saturday, July 20 Management of sweet potatoes and peanuts (weeding, fertilization, etc.) The 4th Saturday, September 14th, sowing radish, management of sweet potato and peanuts (weeding, etc.) The 5th Saturday, October 19 Harvesting sweet potatoes and peanuts, delicious ways to eat The 6th Saturday, December 7th, radish harvesting, delicious eating, making humus [Time] From 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Location	Environmental Activity Support Center (213 Kariba-cho, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama)
Targets	Elementary school students living in the city and their families
Tuition fee	Elementary school students = 1,000 yen, adults = 1,500 yen
Number of applicants	About 30 people
Belongings	Clothes, gloves, shoes (boots) that can be dirty
How to apply	＊Please also check the application guidelines (PDF file) posted * （１） Names and grade of all participants ※Please write "Parents" for parents. ※Please be sure to fill in the furigana. ※If you are accompanied by a preschooler, be sure to enter the name of the preschooler. （２） Postal Code and Address （３） Phone number, where you can get in touch during the day Please fill in the form and send it to the following address by e-mail. [Application] 〒240-0025 213, Karibacho, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama-shi Environmental Activity Support Center In charge of “Agricultural Experience Course with Family” E-mail: ks-kkscagri@city.yokohama.jp ※When applying, please write "Application for Agricultural Experience Courses Learned with Family" in the subject. After accepting the application, we will reply an e-mail from the above address to the effect that it has been accepted. If you do not receive a reply by Monday, May 8, please contact us.
Application period	From Monday, April 1, Reiwa 6 to Tuesday, April 30 ※If you exceed the capacity, it will be a lottery. ※All applicants will be notified by mail in mid-May about whether or not to attend the course.
State of the course	[FY2017] 1st Report (PDF: 838KB) 2nd Report (PDF: 976KB) 3rd Annual Report (PDF: 1,035KB) 4th Annual Report (PDF: 1,127KB) 5th Annual Report (PDF: 902KB) [FY2016] 1st Report (PDF: 997KB) 2nd Report (PDF: 916KB) 3rd Annual Report (PDF: 1,019KB) 4th Annual Report (PDF: 1,179KB) 5th Annual Report (PDF: 928KB) [FY2015] 1st Report (PDF: 835KB) 2nd Report (PDF: 582KB) 3rd Annual Report (PDF: 691KB) 4th Annual Report (PDF: 1,311KB) 5th Annual Report (PDF: 784KB)

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