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Renaisscence |
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SAIKO: Rethink! ---SAIKO: Recultivate! --- SAIKO: Supreme!
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It is not an overstatement to say that the 21st Century is the 'Century of Environment and Agriculture.
Today, we have obtained a lot of "things." We, however, are also aware that we are confronting environmental and food problems and that we have to recover the link between the earth and men.
"Satoyama" is a place where our predecessors have cultivated, conserved mountains and rivers, and lived their lives close to nature for a long period of time. Today, it is difficult to re-create the former Satoyama lifestyle as it used to be. It is, however, significant and highly desirable in the 21st century that we appreciate the rich concept of the Satoyama life style: treasure our nature; protect sustainable agriculture; and cherish an organic relationship among the community people.
Through this forum, why don't we discuss and think about how the symbiosis of life between nature, agriculture, and human life should be: how to aim for, how to convey, and how to expand its concept. We will listen to the leading personalities from both in and out of Japan who are engaged in organic agriculture, renewable energy, natural environment conservation, environment education for children, and food & agriculture education. We will also talk about the theme subject with producers, consumers, urban residents, and rural residents.
We appreciate the participation of many people and hope that respective participants will learn from each other through this forum.
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Saturday, October 11, 2003 Time:15:00-19:00
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"Yoshida Family Residence" (National Significant Cultural Treasure)
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Free for the Exchange Forum;
500yen for the Social Gathering (with light meal) after the forum.
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| Sponsored by: |
GreenPal (NPObirth Project) - Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo
NPO Ogawa-machi Fudo Center - Ogawa-cho, Saitama Prefecture
NPO Musashino Satoyama Study Group, Yorii-cho, Saitama Prefecture
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| Cooperation by: |
The Shimozato Farm;
Living Studio "Tubasa (wings) / Yu"
Corp. Meister "Sumi (charcoal)"
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*This project is supported by the grant from
The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership |
 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
14:40- |
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Doors open |
15:00- |
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Opening: Greetings from Mr. Mamoru Kuwabara (Governor, NPO Ogawa-town Foodo Center) |
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Report from the respective organizations
1."From Farm to Table"
by Ms. Sibella Kraus (President, the US Sustainable Agriculture Education)
2."Food is The Source of Everything ~ Food Education in Berkeley City~"
by Ms. Melanie Okamoto (Staff , Berkley Unified District)
3."Foodo Renaissance"
by Mr. Hiroyuki Izawa (Director, NPO Ogawa-town Foodo Center)
4. "Challenges for a Community Building To Live with Natural Life"
by Mr. Yutaka Arai (Governor, NPO Musashino Satoyama Research Group)
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Discussion with the Audience |
18:00- |
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Social Gathering with delicious light meal |
19:00- |
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Introduction of the Speakers
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Ms. Sibella Kraus:A guest speaker from San Francisco, USA
President, SAGE(Sustainable
Agriculture Education)
Founder, San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market
Former Staff-member, Organic Restaurant "Chez Panisse"
Ms. Kraus has been promoting a project to link the Bay Area's small farmers and urban residents (families and restaurants) through the word "Farm to Table." Ms. Kraus is now making a framework to establish a "Food-Agriculture Education Center" aiming to build a sustainable community based on agriculture. Award: University of California Award for "A Pioneer of Small Farm Support"
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Ms. Melanie Okamoto:A guest speaker from the city of Berkley, USA
Program Coordinator, (Berkeley Unified School District)
Ms. Okamoto is deeply involved in food education and has been working with the Berkeley
Unified School District as the coordinator of the Linking Education, Activity, and Food (LEAF) grant which has the goal in improving the nutrition and health of students and families by linking school gardens, physical education, and nutrition education with classroom instruction and the cafeteria. She also started the School to Farm Field Studies Program for the Berkeley Unified School District, organizing field trips for elementary school students to local organic farms and the Berkeley Farmers' Market.
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Mr. Hiroyuki Izawa
Executive Director, Corp. "Meister Sumi (charcoal)"
Mr. Izawa calls himself a 'Charcoal making farmer." He has been cultivating farms for 7 years and making charcoal for 4 years. While growing organic rice, wheat, beans, he runs a charcoal manufacturing & sales company. He aims to deepen the relationship with Satoike (literally meaning village ponds) and Satoyama or climate (literally meaning village mountains) organically, as well as to design interesting programs with the people engaged in those Satoike & Satoyama projects. The Ogawa-town Foodo Center, where he works as a director, is carrying out activities for the purpose of capacity building, community building and life designing by utilizing Ogawa-town's local people and its Foodo (climate). The activities include the 'Ogawa-town Renewable Energy School' and 'kitchen garbage composting' which are noted nationwide.
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Mr. Yutaka Arai
Governor, NPO Musashino Satoyama Research Group
Mr. Arai had worked as an examiner & researcher at the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Saitama Prefecture for 28 years. He was highly motivated by his volunteer experience with the Dragonfly Park building. He retired from the Prefectural office four years ago, and he is now he is engaged in the Satoyama conservation projects. Mr. Arai thinks that the loss of diversity has caused devastation of Satoyama, So He started his activities to make a link within his community. The Musashino Satoyama Research Group provides adults, children, farmers, village residents, and urban residents with a variety of programs: a farming experience program, an agriculture support program, nature watch programs, an environmental survey program, lectures and training sessions based on Satoyama. Upon making program All members and participants cooperate with each other to make the programs better.
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