On the day of the event, live performances and talk sessions were held on the main stage, which was centered on live performances, and on a compact stage, which was centered on talk sessions. (If you are wondering what kind of event it was, please see here ↓ http://macropocket.jugem.jp/?day=20121122) Among them, we listened to three talk sessions, mainly those who appeared in the "Musubi" published by the association. "Agricultural and food actions that can be done in the city now" Moderator: Takashi Watanabe (NPO Tojiba) Guest: Niori Yoshido (organic editor) / Hiroko Mihara (Minamifu Shokudo) Soya Kai (Tokyo Urban Culture) / Susumu Toyama (Tokyo Asaichi Earth Day Market) Cecilia McCauley (Permaculture Lecturer) The theme of this session is "What can we do in urban areas?"Because we are in the big city of Tokyo, we are not physically separated from “farms” and “soil”. You can alsoAlso, you can create opportunities to grow your own vegetables in planters and get in touch with the soil. can alsoAnd the important thing is that the people involved should communicate properly in order to interact smoothly.Such a story was introduced with the activities that the guests are currently doing and with him. 
"Let's change society! A green network in which citizens participate" Moderator: Masaru Kosaka (Author of "Downshifters" / Owner of Organic Bar "Occasionally, let's look at TSUKI") Guest: Yu Tanaka (Mirai Bank Business Association) / Yae (Singer/Chairman of the Sowing Operation Committee) Nao Suguro (Member of the Suginami Ward Assembly)/Nabei @ Koichi Suzuki (Earth Garden/Green Active) Shinichi Kusashima (Member of the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly) What can we do to create a better society?”Japan faces many challenges, including post-earthquake reconstruction, phase-out of nuclear power, and economic recovery.Minority opinions tend to be ignored by majority vote alone, but those ignored opinions may actually be the voices of people who actually live their daily lives in the area.What is important is how to make it possible for everyone to live a healthy life in the “community where they live.”Is it possible to make decisions with an eye to the future, not just the short-term?Make the most of what you are good at, and instead of blaming your weaknesses and weaknesses, turn them into strengths that complement each other.Instead of being unilaterally swayed by the mass media, make full use of new tools such as SNS, and combine the power of not only virtual but real gatherings of people to move society. I want you to be conscious.The power of each individual may be limited, but if we are properly connected, we can change society.Such a story was exchanged. 
"Let's live in the countryside! A wonderful farm life for immigrants" Moderator: Naoki Shiomi (Half-Farmer, Half-X Research Institute) Guest: Yoshiki Hayashi (Uzu, NPO) / Takashi Watanabe (NPO Tojiba) Michiko Kiriyama (Katashima Seikatsu Juku) Kono The theme of the session was "Why did you go to the countryside and what is X in Half-Farmer-Half-X?"The half-farmer, half-X advocated by Ms. Shiomi, the moderator, is now attracting attention among young people in China and Taiwan. There may be a lot of people who think, "I want to jump into a farming life!"There are various reasons why the guests went to the countryside, but rather than finding X and then going to the countryside, I went to the countryside anyway and lived there and grew to X, Y, and Z. Actually, it seems that there are many things that say.Of course, there are cases where he makes use of the work he was originally doing, but there are many “X”s that are plus α, such as community building that connects villages and cities, revitalization of satoyama, and inheriting the wisdom of life from the elderly.That's all, there are many treasures in the countryside that I want to leave to the next generation.Also, it is important to show children how to enjoy life, even if they are making a living by doing various things rather than sticking to one job.It was a very moving story. 
There are a lot of messages, and due to space constraints, I couldn't put them all in "Musubi", and there are many things I didn't write on my blog. We will introduce some of them, so please refer to them. 
"How to work to live yourself" Mr. Watanabe Nao,Mr. Masaru Takasaka has appeared. 
"Easy! Growing vegetables in your room" A book by Niori Yoshido.Record what was actually practiced how to raise her in the room. 
"Half-Farmer, Half-X Way of Life and Practical Bias" Shiomi's book. 
"Smile Revolution" Co-authored by Yoshiki Hayashi and Tokiko Kato.The voices of the moderators and guests who spoke at this session were published in the form of her message in the March issue of "Musubi". It will be published in mid-February, so please take a look.
Also, the commemorative lecture by Mr. Shinichi Nakazawa, "Toshio Fujimoto talks 10 years after his death", which was held the day before the "Festival of Earth and Peace", was also posted, although it is a digest!Please enjoy it together. 
↑ A recent work by Shinichi Nakazawa. "Osaka Earth Diver" The place where the Japan Macrobiotic Association is located is exactly on the Uemachi plateau.
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