Grow Hayama
Growing Building Experiencing
It doesn't always feel easy to start a new project or gain new skills, but through Grow Hayama, you can learn a wide variety of skills through our many workshops and activities.
Growing
Building
Growth
「From Seed to Table」
Do your vegetables taste out of this world?
If not, did you know the could be so much better?
Skills and Knowledge
「If you need it, make it」
Ever wanted something but didn't know where to get it or how to make it so you just gave up?
Experiencing
Experience
「Life is a Process」
Do you ever wish you could try something new but don't know how to start?？
At Grow Hayama, Let's Do It Together!
About Us
Grow Hayama is a 1 year membership farming community.
We run from April to the following March. This is a one year curriculum and starting mid year is not available.
How we work
Grow Hayama has three basic activities.
❶Work Days：Every Week Thu, Fri, Sat
❷Workshop：1 time/month（Thu or Sat）
❸Online Meeting：1 time/month（~40 min in the evening）
※meetings are archived for those who cannot join.
❶Workday?
Throughout the year, we have different jobs around the farm. These workdays are for keeping the farm in good working order, based on what is needed.
That being said, it is a free day for members to enjoy however they wish. Read a book under a tree, meditate or relax for as long as you wish. And those who wish to learn can join Michael, who is always eager to teach.
❷Workshops
Each month a theme is chosen. Based on the time of year, we will have a workshop about farming, DIY, cooking, etc.
←Check out last year's calendar to see what we did!
On workshop days, we have a picnic lunch. Every member is asked to bring one dish to share. We will prepare a rice dish and soup based on the season.
❸Online Lessons
Online lessons are a preparation meeting for the workshop. This helps things run more smoothly on the day of the workshop. The presented paperwork is archived for members to refer to in the future if they wish.
We are Growing in Hayama.
Life is about process, so stop worrying about tomorrow and join us today.
There are two main themes that I hope to inspire in the students that join us at Grow Hayama.
1. Life is 99.9% process but only 0.01% finished goals, so learning comes best through trial and eror, erorr, error. We will engage in many activities throughout the year but each lesson and workshop will focus on process with little regard for goal. Students are encouraged to embrace mistakes, take risks, and only worry about the pleasure of the process at hand.
2. We will discuss many topics but through our activities, I hope that students can learn their full potential, gain confidence, and realize that they are perfect just being their truest self. Grow Hayama is a warm and open environment that is built on love, understanding, and acceptance of everyone's differences. Through self love, we can share our creativity more openly with others, helping build a better community for us all. Join us in this journey.
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Michael Keida
Hello and nice to meet you. Please call me Michael. I spend most of my time farming, acting, writing, playing, reporting, exploring, building, learning and experiencing the process of everyday life in Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan. Let me be your guide for a moment of your precious journey. More about me here.
