h72838

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Kyushu/Okinawa
Fukuoka
Yame city, Kurogi town
User ID
72838
Host
Username
h72838
八女市黒木町
  • Rice Farm
  • Tea Farm
  • Poultry Farm
  • Vegetable Gardens
  • Language School
  • Center for the Environment
  • Knowledge of General Farming
  • General Organic Farming
  • Non Agricultural Chemical Method of Farming
  • Non Chemical Fertilizer Method of Growing Foods
  • Natural Farming
  • Companion Plants
  • Rice Farming
  • Vegetable Farming
  • Tea Farming
  • Keeping Free-Range Chickens
  • Living Self-Sufficiently
  • Opportunities to Study Japanese
  • Opportunities to Study English
  • Eating Brown Rice and Vegetables
  • Making Japanese Pickles
  • Baking Bread Using Natural Yeast
  • Making Soba noodles
  • Making Udon Noodles
  • Building Houses, Fixing Houses
  • Weaving
  • Walking to Enjoy Nature
  • Mountain Climbing
  • Walking in the Bush
  • Bird Watching
  • Hot Spring
100% 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
ごみはなるべく出さない、テレビは見ない、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
we do our best to minimize the garbage we produce, we do not watch TV, we try to learn from more eco life styles, we do not smoke, we utilize old items
  • General diet including meat and fish
  • Macrobiotic food
  • We put great effort into how to cook and what to eat
  • We cook mainly Japanese meals
  • Meal times are irregular
  • We usually cook homemade meals
We do not drink much and there will not be an opportunity to drink, therefore do not bring any
No, nobody smokes
  • Rural area
  • In a tiny village in a mountain area
  • Near the mountains
  • Near a lake
  • Near a river
  • Quiet place
  • WWOOFers can walk here from the nearest public transportation, station / bus stop
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 0.5 ha (50 a)
  • Typical Japanese Size
  • Two Story House
  • Traditional farm house
20度
30度
20度
10度
Yes
  • Chickens for Eggs
  • Goats
Yes
  • Cat
  • Almost All Year Round
  • One Night
  • A Few Days
  • 4 to 7 Days
  • 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
Up to Two
5 to 20
  • 2 friend WWOOFers of the same gender
  • A couple who are WWOOFing together
  • A wife and husband couple
  • A mother or a father and their child(ren)
  • Siblings WWOOFing together
Depends on the situation
  • WWOOFers of any age
  • We welcome all nationalities
  • WWOOFers with absolutely no farming experience are welcome
  • WWOOFers who want to try organic farming
  • WWOOFers who like nature
  • WWOOFers who are interested in environmental issues
  • WWOOFers who are interested in living in a rural area
  • WWOOFers who can clean rooms
  • WWOOFers who like animals
  • WWOOFers who can do carpentry
  • Active WWOOFers
  • WWOOFers who can undertake activities without supervision
  • WWOOFers who are interested in producing quality outcomes
  • WWOOFers who can learn things with the Host together
  • WWOOFers who do not dislike insects
  • WWOOFers who can be fine with humid hot summer
  • WWOOFers who do not have any animal allergies
  • General farming
  • Weeding
  • Gathering grass
  • Seeding
  • Planting seedlings in the ground
  • Harvesting
  • Sprinkling chicken droppings
  • Watering
  • Planting rice plants
  • Reaping rice
  • Threshing
  • Getting rid of rice husks
  • Thinning out seedlings
  • Managing vegetable / rice fields
  • Chopping wood
  • Carrying logs
  • Cultivation of farm land
  • Feeding livestock
  • Moving dung
  • General animal care
  • Cleaning
  • Collecting garbage
  • Washing the dishes
  • General housework
  • Making a bath using wood for fuel
  • Maintaining tools & equipment
  • Repairing houses
  • Painting
  • Washing
  • Pruning trees
Usually 6 hours or less a day
  • In a room in the house where the Host family live
  • In a traditional Japanese Tatami mat room
  • Using a Japanese futon
  • One room for one person
  • Usually with the Host
We can cook for even Vegans
Yes, at a designated location
  • No
Yes
It depends on the activities we are doing at our place at the time, however, we usually have time to communicate with WWOOFers
  • No, WWOOFers do not need to speak Japanese if they speak English
  • Japanese
  • English
農業に関しては私たちも素人ですが、2018年に都会から田舎へ移住して様々な経験をしてきました。自然に即した暮らしに興味のある方に来て頂きたいです。家での会話は英語ベースになりますが、日本語でも大丈夫です。英語を学びたい方には英語オンリーにもできます。
We'd like to meet people who are interested in natural living. We are still amateurs ourselves in farming but have lived in the countryside since 2018. We need your help but also I hope you have something to learn or feel inspired about during your stay.
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