Our project goal was to design an educational and interactive program for the community around Midori Farm to increase interest in sustainable farming and provide an opportunity to learn English. We interviewed various farms and evaluated three programs that were suitable for Midori Farm: farm to institution, institution to farm, and independent programs. The purpose of the interviews were to see how educational farms function, how they engage their students, and how they advertise themselves. We also spoke with Midori Farm to discuss the resources they can provide for an educational program. We recommended a timeline for Midori Farm, beginning with a farm to institution program that leads to an institution to farm program, then later expanding out to independent programs.

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Creator

• Roethel, Kirsten
• Danielian, David
• Bell, Olivia
• Nguyen, Jonathan

Subject

• Learning
• Environment
• Community
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121621-210300
• 43776

Keyword

• Japan
• Education
• Farm
• Agriculture
• Program
• Community

Advisor

• Belz, Melissa
• deWinter, Jennifer

Year

• 2021

Center

• Kyoto, Japan Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Midori Farm

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2021-12-16

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright