Date: Saturday, December 14th, 2024 Location: OZO-cho Furusato Hall〒651-1522 Kobe-shi Kita-ku OZO-cho 3080Google Map Link We are deeply grateful for your continued support and involvement in Peace & Nature’s activities. This year, we welcomed many international students, university students, and corporate participants who joined us to experience sustainable agriculture, food, and the environment through our Nature School and SDGs workshops. We are also working on renovating our OZO Base to accommodate even more young people in the future. As climate change, wars, political and economic shifts continue globally, our environment is undergoing significant transformations. This is why we are committed to […]
Wouldn’t you feel excited to connect with teachers from other schools, local communities, businesses, and people from around the world?？ 【Date & Time】Saturday, November 16th, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM 【集合場所、及び駐車場】 ・集合場所：Peace & Nature 大沢ベース ・駐車場：㈱岸本吉二商店 菰樽工場(物流センター)
SDGs Action Workshop #66— Rice Harvesting (Pesticide-Free Rice Farming) —Experience the nature of OZO as you fully engage in rice harvesting and drying, enjoying it with all your senses! As part of our SDGs activities, Peace & Nature is bringing new life to fallow rice fields by growing rice without relying on chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Join us in the great outdoors to harvest rice that has thrived under the warm embrace of the sun! It’s not just about the harvest—there’s also a chance to try your hand at bamboo cutting as we care for the bamboo grove next to […]
SDGs Workshop #65Peace Summit As we face increasingly severe weather events and ongoing global conflicts, it’s clear that we need to act now to secure a sustainable future. This summit is designed to turn visionary ideas into concrete actions. By focusing on rural communities and empowering the younger generation, we aim to not only discuss peace but also kickstart a movement that brings about real, lasting change. Join us in shaping a better tomorrow through fresh ideas and working together. Your participation can make a difference. 【Date】Sunday, October 6, 2024 ※Please register online by October 3, 2024 (https://peace-and-nature.com/） The event will proceed […]
Experience a Unique Japanese Summer in Kobe’s Countryside!— Vegetable Harvesting, Bamboo Cutting, Bamboo Cup Making, Nagashi Somen (Flowing Noodles), Tempura from Harvested Vegetables, Watermelon Smashing, Zazen Meditation, and Discussions on Peace — 【Date】Saturday, August 24, 2024 【Time】9:30 AM – 3:30 PM 【Meeting Place】P&N OZO Base (47 Hisaihara OZO-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe City) 【Schedule】 9:30 AM: Gathering、9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Activities (Vegetable Harvesting, Bamboo Cutting, Bamboo Cup Making, Nagashi Somen Prep, Tempura Making) 12:30 PM: Lunch & Watermelon Smashing 1:30 PM: Zazen Meditation2:30 PM: Peace Discussion 3:00 PM: Clean-up 3:30 PM: Dismissal 【Registration】Register online by August 22, 2024 (https://peace-and-nature.com/) 【Fee】 Members: ¥1,000 […]
SDGs Action Workshop #63— Rice Planting (Organic Farming)— Come experience rice planting in the beautiful natural surroundings of OZO! Peace & Nature is growing rice without chemicals. Join us for an exciting day in the rice fields and maybe even try cutting bamboo. We welcome everyone to join us! [SDGs No. 2, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15, 17］ 【Date】May 19th (Sun), June 1st (Sat), June 2nd (Sun), June 8th (Sat) *Please sign up online at least 3 days before your preferred date. (https://peace-and-nature.com/) *In case of light rain, the event proceeds as scheduled; in case of heavy rain, a decision will be […]
SDGs Action Workshop #60 — Experience the harvesting and drying of sake rice in the nature-rich Osawa! How are straw barrels, a traditional Japanese culture, made? — A komodaru is a sake barrel filled with sake and wrapped with straw straw rope. The straw and rope used for the komodaru are made from rice straw, a byproduct of rice production. Rice straw has been used in a cyclical manner as living tools such as straw and rope, fuel, livestock feed, construction material, and fertilizer, and has shaped the “straw culture. In recent years, as rice harvesting has become mechanized, rice […]
SDGs Action Workshop #59 -Nature School- — Let’s taste the nature-filled OZO, rice harvesting and drying with all your senses! — As one of our SDG initiatives, Peace and Nature is rehabilitating fallow rice paddies to grow rice without relying on chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Rice grown in the full blessing of the sun is harvested and dried without the use of machinery. We invite you to experience this in the midst of nature. In the afternoons of September 23 and 30, participants will have the opportunity to experience bamboo forest maintenance as an activity to revive fallow rice paddies and […]
May 20 (Sat.) Third Saturday Herb & Kitchen Workshop We grow pesticide-free vegetables and herbs at our OZO base in Kita-ku, Kobe. If you are interested in growing herbs at home, or in a sustainable way of life, or in cooking with simple herbs and spices, or in healing with nature, or in environmental activities, etc., we are looking for people who enjoy cooking while having fun and chatting and creating an herb garden together. Please feel free to join us. Theme: Making herb tea & herb buttered bucket toast (chives, etc.) In the morning we will take care of […]
SDGs Workshop #58 -Nature School- — Taste nature-filled OZO and rice planting with all your five senses! — Peace & Nature is working on rice production without relying on chemical fertilisers and pesticides by rehabilitating fallow land. Rice planting in the nature-rich terraced rice fields of Ozo-cho is full of excitement and thrills! We look forward to your participation. [SDGs No. 2, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15, 17] [Date] Saturday 27 May 2023, Saturday 3 June 2023.*Please register online at least three days in advance. (info@peace-and-nature.com)In case of heavy rain, the decision to hold or postpone the event will be made […]
