Gose 2

CODE: NICE-26S-0817A

Work:

Supporting crop production through pesticide-free, environmentally friendly farming, including growing buckwheat and restoring abandoned fields. Volunteers may also help with grass cutting, composting, and harvesting.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers stay at an old Japanese house next to the local host's. Volunteers cook by themselves by turn. Smoking is not allowed. The host has a cat.

Location and leisure

It is located in Gose city, Nara pref. which is about 50 km southeast of Osaka. Other activities - Hot spring, temples and shrines. Short trip to main city in Nara.

Project hosted by

This project is actively working for SDG2 (Zero Hunger) and SDGS15 (Life on Land). This project is co-organized with "Sugiura Farm" that engages in organic farming for pursuing food safety and an environmental-friendly society. The local farmers in the project area became too old to continue working on their farms. Taking over the farmland of these retired farmers, the host, Mr. Sugiura, now cultivates vegetables, harvests crops, makes fertilizer, and processes the harvest into products. He works not only to produce crops, but also to conserve the environment and preserve the beautiful rural landscape of Japan’s countryside.

Directions to meeting point

Additional comments

Study theme - Volunteers will acquire the knowledge of organic farming. Participation fee - 18,000 JPY (99 EUR by the rate on 2026 Feb. 14) of "NICE Volunteers" fee need to be paid in advance either by Card or PayPal. This is used for the project preparation/ coordination such as the transportation of the staff/ camp leaders, visa invitation cost, publications, etc. while the meals and the accommodation are provided by the local host by free (so, your fee is not used for those things!). Other - Volunteers can get knowledge about actions for developing local village and ancient times. Also the basic knowledge of the Japanese language and local culture.