Experience Japanese traditional culture, firewood making and rice cake making! Using glutinous rice which is grown in the rich natural environment of Ozo, Kita-ku, Kobe City, we will make mochi (rice cakes), which is a traditional Japanese cultural activity, with the cooperation of the people of Ozo. When steaming glutinous rice and using the thinned wood cut out with the community, companies, and students, we aim to effectively use (circulate) the forest area maintenance activity. Although the thinned wood is chopped with an axe, you can also experience making safe firewood even for children who do not have any experience […]
Date: 2021/12/11 (Sat) 10:00-13:00Venue: P&N OZO Base and nearby bamboo forestOrganized by: Peace & Nature, Vision Future and Environment Why don’t you think about the importance of Satoyama in the global environment through tree planting? Peace & Nature, a non-profit organization, is engaged in reforestation activities as part of its environmental and SDGs initiatives. In cooperation with Peace & Nature, Coop Shizenha Hyougo will challenge Satoyama creation for the first time. Through tree-planting, why don’t we think together about the connection between the sea, rivers and mountains? We will be planting trees while learning a series of processes such as […]
The Japan Society of Urban Land Planners (JSURP) and the Japan Center for Regional Revitalization of Polluted Areas (Aozora Foundation) have selected Peace and Nature as an organization to promote the “Formation of a Community in which Foreigners Live and Support Each Other: Creating a Community that Links Mutual Support to Abundance” through the Emergency Support Grant for the New Coronavirus. Peace and Nature has been adopted as an implementing organization. Project name: Foreigners Support Local Farmers in Agricultural Work
Every day with herbs We will invite a lecturer to learn about the power and efficacy of herbs, while planting and caring for herbs in P&N’s herb garden.We are also planning to make an aroma spray using herbs.Let’s deepen our knowledge of herbs while being soothed by their fragrance. Date and time Saturday, November 13, 2021, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Lecturer Mr. Aritsune Honnida (Green Coordinator) Place P&N OZO Base, 47 Hinishihara, Kita-ku, Kobe Fee Adults 2000yen Students 1500yen Children 500yen (3 years old to elementary school student) What to bring gloves, boots, lunch, drink, towel In order to […]
Thinking and Acting in the New Post-Corona Era Climate change, fragmented society, AI technological innovation, and the global spread of the new coronavirus are forcing major changes in the international order. How should we think and act in such a situation? On November 25, Ms. Yukiko Sagara, who launched the Hankyu Hanshin Future Vision Town Project, a corporate social contribution activity, and is involved in the planning of the Sustainability Declaration, will speak about her efforts to promote SDGs with the hope of passing on “safety and comfort” and “dreams and inspiration” to the future. We look forward to your […]
Thinking and Acting in the New Post-Corona Era SDGs: Climate change, fragmented society, AI innovation, and the global spread of the new coronavirus are forcing major changes in the international order. On October 28, we will present a session with Mr. Kazunobu Okude, who has been working in the field himself with the hope of helping people to make improve their lives, with teaching materials from nature and life. We look forward to your participation. Date and time Thursday, October 28, 2021, 19:00 – 20:30(Online connection from 18:50, extended up to 21:00) Method Zoom (link below) Participation Fee Free Guest […]
We’re looking for (mostly) foreign assistants! Read below for more info! The main goal of this project is to help foreigners living in Japan affected by COVID-19. NPO Peace and Nature〒651-1525P&N OZO Base, 47 Hinishihara, Kita-ku, Kobeinfo@peace-and-nature.com About us: Peace and Nature is an international non-profit organization based in Kobe since 2003. We grow rice, vegetables and herbs through organic farming. We also participate in the management of the mountains of Rokko and Ozo. We focus on the SDG goals, especially #4 Quality Education, #13 Climate Change, and #17 Partnership. Our mission is to develop global green leaders and our […]
On October 30, we welcomed about 90 second-year students from Yuri Gakuin High School to conduct SDGs off-campus learning, and in the morning and afternoon, five courses related to SDGs, “(1) Bamboo cutting experience / Bamboo powder making tour”・ Experience, ② Rice straw weaving experience / 菰 barrel making tour / experience, ③ Tree planting experience (undergrowth cutting and tree planting experience), ④ Field making / harvesting experience (onion seedling planting, edible bean harvesting experience), ⑤ Zazen experience ” We divided into two and conducted hands-on activities. Many of the students had their first experience with each course, and I […]
We received a “NOJIGIKU Award” from Hyogo prefecture. It’s an award towards our volunteer activity. We appreciate all our members who work hard with us always.This award is for all of you!
Women ’s Empowerment Program Retreat in Nature 2020Retreat for women learning from nature“Let’s overcome corona vigorously! Special trial period” In March 2020, we “Women’s Empowerment Committee was preparing for a retreat for women. And, unexpectedly, this Coronavirus happened, but now since some area where the declaration of emergency has been lifted , from June 20 (Saturday) the first women’s retreat in nature will be held. We believe that women will play a major role in the coming era, the new normal after corona which will revolutionize our lives. First of all, we want to make our family and surrounding society […]
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