https://reasonstobecheerful.world/tokyo-urban-farms-protection-law/
"Kei Icawana bustles about her farm. Behind vegetable beds and greenhouses, car
traffic roars. A train glides along an elevated track in the direction of Hino,
a city in the west of Tokyo. Boxes of tomatoes, radishes and cabbage wait to be
loaded into a small van. Where was the delivery bill for the supermarket? Her
smartphone keeps ringing.
With a Bluetooth device in her ear, Kei Icawana answers questions about the
farm store’s opening hours, tours or products as she cares for her crops. “The
interest from the neighborhood is huge,” she says happily. “Producing so close
and fresh to the consumer is what I think is the future of agriculture.”
That future is unfolding in Japan’s most populous metropolis, Tokyo, known for
crowded subways, garish neon signage and spectacular skyscrapers. But
agriculture? Though it seems improbable, an innovative law in place for three
decades has ensured that farms –– some of them having operated for hundreds of
years –– continue to thrive in one of the world’s biggest concrete jungles.
Now, with a major expiration date attached to the law that protects these
farms, Tokyo’s farmers, with the city’s help, are finding ways to keep
cultivating their land."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
