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 […]
— Port Island tree-planting activities — (Community ties/connections) Peace & Nature is organising a tree-planting activity on Port Island as part of the Global SDGs initiative, with the theme of building communities that deepen connections and bonds, together with people of various nationalities, companies, students and local communities. We look forward to your participation. [SDGs No. 4,11,15,17] [Date] 29 Apr (Sat), 2023 10:00-12:00.(In case of light rain, the event will be postponed to 30 Apr (Sun) in case of heavy rain. In case of rain, final decision at 7am on 29 April) [Location] In front of Hyogo Children’s Hospital（https://www.hyogo-kodomo-hosp.com/overview/access_map/index.php） Number of […]
NATURE SCHOOL [SDG Action Workshop] As part of its global SDG initiatives, Peace & Nature is working with people of various nationalities, companies, students, and local communities to conserve satoyama and forests by restoring fallow land and maintaining bamboo groves. On March 25, we will plant trees in the Osawa-cho area of Kita-ku, Kobe City as part of a workshop on forest circulation. We hope you will join us to experience SDGs Satoyama and forest conservation activities while enjoying the countryside scenery. We look forward to your participation. [SDGs No.4,11,12,13,15,17] [Date & Time] March 25, 2023 (Sat) 10:00~13:00 Please register online by […]
— Let’s build an eco-friendly Jomon Toilet! — — What are Ukrainian dumplings and Ukrainian Mille-feuille?— It is said that toilets in Japan originated around the beginning of the Jomon period. We have invited a lecturer from Chiba Prefecture to join us for an eco-friendly Jomon toilet-making challenge as part of our Eco & Art initiative. We will also have a tasting of Ukrainian dumplings and Mille-feuille made by Ukrainian people for lunch. We look forward to your participation. [Date & Time] Saturday, January 21, 2023 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please register online by Thursday, January 19th.In the event of […]
