I went to Eastie Farm on Feb 10th. I learned that the water in the cans on this farm comes from the rainfall. Because rain is not chemical. I heard the staff say that they were working with their neighbors to collect the rain. It’s said that the stored water is used as water for daily life and farms. This must be one of the good ideas for climate change. Also, the farm is subsidized, so they don’t make any profits. However, I am convinced that it plays an important role as a local community. Then, I was curious about the information that the food cycle starts with food scraps. Local food in Massachusetts is cheap, and I think it’s really great to use organic vegetables. It seems that the soil in this city also uses compost generated from food waste, and I hope that these ideas will be spread all over the world. The most surprising fact I learned was that the restaurant was a no-customer by COVID-19, so the farm provided the meal. It seems that he provided 1000 meals to the restaurant every week. Even if the restaurant purchases ingredients, as usual, it becomes food waste and is in business danger. I was able to ask them this question and I had a significant time. I am researching the change in people’s life due to COVID-19. So, I could know the shape of the newly formed local community by this infection. Sharing organic vegetables on how to cook with other farms was also a good idea for people’s health. I want to share these information to farmers in Japan.
Kaho Maeda
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