Don't have the time and space to grow a vegetable garden in your home? In Tokyo, commuters can rent a vegetable garden near one of the city's stations. Thus the time lost waiting for the train turns into a moment to devote to a useful activity to socialize and to learn how to grow seasonal vegetables.
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You don't have the time and space for it grow vegetables at your home? TO Tokyo commuters can take a vegetable garden for rent near one of the stations of the city. Thus the time spent waiting for the train turns into a moment to devote to a useful activity to socialize and to learn how to grow seasonal vegetables.
The urban vegetable gardens project located near the stations is promoted by East Japan Railway Company, which deals with various railway lines that cross the Land of the Rising Sun. The idea was born thanks to the desire to contribute to the maintenance and rediscovery of the green areas located near the train stops.
There are currently five along the railway network of the Japanese company Soradofarms. The first came to life four years ago, thanks to the construction of a green roof at the Ebisu station, in Tokyo. In this case the available space is not very large. Therefore, long waiting lists have formed among the commuters eager to cultivate the vegetable garden. Hence the proposal to extend the project elsewhere.
At the Ebisu station, commuters find at their disposal all the tools necessary for gardening and the seeds to plant and cultivate. Those who are new to the cultivation of the vegetable garden can request and get expert advice and commuters who do not have enough time to devote themselves to actual cultivation can help keep pests under control, or take care of the harvest.
For many people, the Community garden Tokyo station would primarily represent a place for to relax and for make new bonds. The urban gardens of the stations are not only frequented by commuters, but also by families with children who travel by train for trips and leisure trips. This is how a real community of people involved both in the cultivation of the garden and in other socially useful activities is being born around the new urban gardens.
Marta Albè
Source and photo: fastcoexist.com
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