Nikoniko Farm

Nikoniko Farm grows vegetables at 4 sites in the city, centered on Fujisawa's northwest Osato area. In fields surrounded by greenery appearing past the convenience store, the appearance of various seasonal vegetables growing steadily has become part of the regional landscape.

Representative Mr. Hiroki Inoue started the farm after teaching experience at a special-needs school. While continuing nature-leaning cultivation leveraging compost and grass/trees without relying on pesticides or chemical fertilizers, he came to set the goal of "agriculture where people and nature organically connect — not ending in just production and sales."

In the field, diverse people including those with disabilities sweat together, and sometimes local children and families gather at events and harvest festivals. Through work like weeding, sowing, and harvesting, as a place to share "field activities" that continue precisely because people engage, Nikoniko Farm has grown.

In recent years, engagement-level options have expanded — field subscriptions, practical courses, and agriculture-welfare collaboration technician training courses. In 2024, the farm also achieved NPO status — stepping toward building a system to continue even longer as a base for welfare, education, and community building through agriculture.

No pesticides or chemical fertilizers — field building "gentle to people and nature" leveraging compost

Nikoniko Farm's vegetables are cultivated without using pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Leveraging compost provided by nearby businesses, the farm works on delicious and safe vegetable making. Not depending on chemical materials means more labor for weeding and care — but in exchange, the farm cherishes facing the soil and building a field environment that can be passed to the next generation.

Community-style farm aiming for "agriculture where people also organically connect"

At Nikoniko Farm, beyond vegetables, "person-to-person connection" is emphasized. While working on employment for people with disabilities, through field work and events, the farm aims to be a place where people with diverse backgrounds engage. The theme is building an "organic community" where the farm itself becomes a place for local people.

"Ma,icca"-style ways to enjoy Nikoniko vegetables — subscription and experience courses

A vegetable subscription is prepared for those who "can't go to the field now but want to eat Nikoniko vegetables." Diverse programs matched to engagement levels are also prepared — a "ma,icca"-style field subscription course with monthly contract, regular field visits, enjoying work while taking home vegetables; one-day experience; practical courses for farming aspirants; and agriculture-welfare collaboration technician training courses.

Events, harvest festivals, and field ecosystem talks by the "Creature Doctor"

Seasonal events are also held — seed-sowing meets at the field, harvest festivals, building a chicken coop, and more. At observation meetings inviting the "Creature Doctor" on themes of biodiversity and nature positive, content where you can fun-fully learn the ecosystem nurtured at Nikoniko Farm — through plants and insects beyond crops — is also developed.

Freely grown seasonal vegetables delivered from 4 fields in the city, totaling about 1.3 hectares

Cultivated at 4 sites in Fujisawa City totaling about 1.3 hectares, Nikoniko Farm's vegetables are diverse each season — Malabar spinach, shiso, leafy vegetables, and more. The online store "Hakku-tsu! Fujisawa" sells pesticide- and chemical-fertilizer-free vegetable sets and Jerusalem artichoke — introduced by Fujisawa local media as "freely grown vegetables."