Kradashi Challenge in YOKOHAMA

Yokohama City and Kuradashi Co., Ltd. are working together on initiatives to reduce food loss based on the “Memorandum on Public-Private Partnership on Food Loss Reduction” concluded in February 2020.

This time, from August 2023, we will experience the process of producing, distributing, and selling vegetables, think about food loss and local production for local consumption, and implement the “Kradashi Challenge inYOKOHAMA” initiative to lead to actions. Recruit.

Please apply from the following application form.

・　Application period: Until Thursday, June 22, 2023
・　Number of applicants: 12 (In the case of a large number of applicants, students enrolled or resident in Yokohama City will be given priority.)
・　Target: University students and graduate students

・　August Orientation and Facility Tour
・　September / October Agricultural experience (frequency of activity: every other Saturday + α)
・　November preparation for Marche
・　Marché held in December
・　January Review and Post-Report Meeting

Management of kururu farm. A young farmer who works on agriculture that is friendly to people and nature without using pesticides and fertilizers. Considering the global environment, we will minimize packaging and packing so that no garbage can be generated, aiming for zero waste farming.

A young farmer who is particular about open-field cultivation and conveys local production for local consumption where you can taste the local season locally. From production to consumption, he is active in a community-based agricultural style that is completed within the region. I want to give young people hope by earning from agriculture.

Operates a natural vegetable garden "Akane Sky". The only experiential learning-type event in Yokohama with the theme of "fields where families can play and learn." They cultivate vegetables with a minimum environmental impact without using chemical pesticides or chemical fertilizers, and hold a wide variety of events throughout the year.

Students participating in the Kradashi Challenge in YOKOHAMA, which was held from February to September 2022, have summarized their activities and learned from the activities as a report, so please take a look.

The social contribution internship “Kradashi Challenge” is an activity that allows students interested in regional revitalization and food loss reduction to learn about social issues such as food loss reduction and take action through farming experiences at local farmers suffering from labor shortages. Many encounters that are born from actually visiting the site and farming and exchanging opinions with the local people will trigger you to think about the current situation and issues in the area as your own, and you will gain learning that cannot be obtained from classroom lectures.