h54928

Member for
3 years

Shikoku

Ehime

seiyo akehama

西予市明浜町

  • Orchard

  • Knowledge of General Farming
  • General Organic Farming
  • Non Agricultural Chemical Method of Farming
  • Non Chemical Fertilizer Method of Growing Foods
  • Sustainable Farming
  • Vegetable Farming
  • Citrus Orchard
  • Keeping Free-Range Chickens
  • Tips About Running a Farm
  • Using Well Water
  • Making Mountain Paths
  • Opportunities to Study Japanese
  • Playing Musical Instruments
  • Camping
  • Hand-Made Houses
  • Eating Brown Rice and Vegetables
  • Making Jam
  • Producing Miso
  • Making Japanese Pickles
  • Traditional Local Japanese Cooking
  • How to Cook Generally
  • Canoeing, Kayaking
  • Riding a Mountain Bike
  • Karaoke
  • Rakugo, Japanese Traditional Comic Story-Telling
  • Japanese Manga, Animation
  • Making Websites
  • Walking to Enjoy Nature
  • Swimming in the Ocean (In Season)
  • Fishing
  • Traditional Japanese Family Style of 3 or 4 Generations Living Together

70 to 90% organic

No

We have an organic attitude of sorts, but we do not go out of our way to be organic or alternative, rather, we do what suits us at the time

自分たちで作った野菜を中心にした食生活。山からひいた水を洗濯やトイレで使用。ごみはなるべく出さない、ボランティア活動をしている、日々いろいろと勉強している、タバコは吸わない、利用できるものは長く使用している、物をリサイクルしている、

  • General diet including meat and fish
  • We put great effort into how to cook and what to eat
  • Our own grown vegetables generally
  • We always cook homemade meals
  • We never eat pre-made foods from supermarkets and department stores
  • We never eat fast food such as McDonald’s and KFC, etc.

When we have a party or an event, we might drink with WWOOFers but these occasions are not so often

No, nobody smokes

  • Mixed area of farming and residential houses
  • Near the sea
  • Near the mountains
  • Quiet place

Our home and our workplace are situated at the same place or very close to each other and so the atmosphere stated pertains to both our home and our workplace

Within 10 ha

  • Typical Japanese Size

Yes

  • Chickens for Eggs
  • Goats

No

  • All Year Round

  • Both Short Period and Long Period Welcome
  • The first 1 to 3 days will be a trial period. If we feel that the WWOOFer is not suited to our place, the activities we do and the people we are, then we ask them to leave
  • If WWOOFers want to stay for a long period, after about a one week trial period, we decide if the WWOOFer is suited to our place and whether we will ask him or her to stay longer

We welcome one WWOOFer at a time, and a few WWOOFers too can stay with us simultaneously

5 to 20

  • 2 friend WWOOFers of the same gender
  • 2 friend WWOOFers of different gender
  • A group of friends WWOOFing together
  • A couple who are WWOOFing together
  • A wife and husband couple
  • A wife and husband and their child(ren)

Depends on the situation

  • No conditions. If we do not have other WWOOFers or other WWOOFer reservations, we welcome all WWOOFers
  • In their 20s
  • In their 30s
  • In their 40s
  • We prefer WWOOFers who can speak Japanese
  • We welcome all nationalities
  • WWOOFers who have much physical strength
  • WWOOFers who are planning to be a farmer
  • WWOOFers who want to learn farming skills
  • WWOOFers who want to try organic farming
  • WWOOFers who are interested in farming
  • WWOOFers who are interested in living in a rural area
  • WWOOFers who can cook meals by themselves at the Host
  • WWOOFers who can do carpentry
  • Cheerful WWOOFers
  • WWOOFers who have a happy smile
  • Honest WWOOFers
  • Responsible WWOOFers
  • Independent WWOOFers
  • WWOOFers who have aspirations
  • WWOOFers who do not dislike insects
  • Healthy WWOOFers
  • WWOOFers who do not mind to go to a public bathhouse as we do not have a private bathroom
  • WWOOFers who like local folk music

  • General farming
  • Weeding
  • Harvesting
  • Sprinkling chicken droppings
  • Watering
  • Thinning out flowers / small fruits
  • Carrying logs
  • Shipping goods
  • Looking after children
  • Maintaining tools & equipment

Usually 6 hours or less a day

  • In a house separate from the main house
  • In a traditional Japanese Tatami mat room
  • Using a Japanese futon
  • One room for one person

  • With other WWOOFers, trainees, etc.
  • Normally WWOOFers cook food for themselves using ingredients we give

We give ingredients and WWOOFers cook meals themselves, so they can cook anything they like usually

Yes, at a designated location

  • No

Yes

At least one of our Host members has much time to communicate with WWOOFers

  • Yes, to a certain degree
  • WWOOFers do not need to speak Japanese now but they have to have a will to learn Japanese
  • No, WWOOFers do not need to speak Japanese if they speak English
  • No

  • Japanese
  • English

穏やかな宇和海に面した風光明媚な段々畑で有機農業で柑橘全般を栽培しています。
とてもきれいなところです。有機農業ならではの手作業、いなか暮らしならではの発見があります。
新規就農を考えている方、農業に興味のある方、大歓迎です。遠いところですが、ぜひ一度足を運んでください。

WE ARE ACCEPTING WWOOFers
秋＆冬の明浜でみかん山のお手伝いを募集中です！！
みかん収穫は11月頃からですが、それまでにもあれやこれやと作業はあります。
風光明媚な段々畑です。
できれば1週間以上滞在する方を希望します。さらにできれば心身ともにある程度頑丈な人を希望します。
どうぞご連絡ください！