EDUCATION

Food Education

From farm to table. Learning life.

Experience-based food education where nursery and farm cooperate. Children experience everything from sowing to harvesting and cooking, learning gratitude for food and the connection of life.

Food Education
CONCEPT

I-kan's Food Education

Interview at Hamamatsu SDGs Contest Excellence Award
Scene from the interview upon receiving the Hamamatsu SDGs Contest Excellence Award

An environment where children can freely do what they want in nature and farms surrounding the nursery. Agriculture, confectionery workshops, restaurants and cafes are close by, and learning through "food" overflows.

Hamamatsu City SDGs Contest Excellence Award Winner

PROGRAM

Program Content

Sowing / Planting

Experience touching soil and planting seeds/seedlings. Feeling the beginning of life.

Watering / Care

Daily observation and care. Joy of watching plants grow.

Harvesting

Harvesting vegetables grown by themselves. Sense of accomplishment and gratitude.

Cooking / Tasting

Cooking and eating harvested vegetables. Experiencing the process of becoming food.

Sweets Making

Sweets making experience in cooperation with patisserie.

Creature Observation

Observing insects and birds gathering in the field. Learning ecosystem connections.

VALUE

Power Nurtured by Food Education

01

Foundation of Living Power

Senses acquired through actual experiences become the foundation of the power to survive.

02

Heart of Gratitude

Knowing the process until food arrives creates gratitude for nature and people.

03

Power to Collaborate

Experience of growing, harvesting, and sharing together with friends.

Nursery Visit / Food Education Inquiry

Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in Renri no Ko's food education program.

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