Key Facts
• Heavy rains in August 2025 caused damage to a farm in Fukutsu, Fukuoka.
• Approximately 170 volunteers, including high school and middle school students, participated.
• The farm, named “Kuwa Farm,” suffered soil runoff over 3,000 square meters of cabbage fields.
• Volunteers worked on removing stones and creating sandbags to prevent further soil erosion.
• A participating senior student expressed a desire to help restore the farm collectively.
• Restoration aims to enable cabbage planting by summer 2026.
Summary
In Fukutsu, Fukuoka, heavy rains in August 2025 caused significant damage to Kuwa Farm, with soil runoff affecting 3,000 square meters of cabbage fields. On August 31, around 170 volunteers, including local high school and middle school students, joined efforts to restore the farm. Their tasks included removing stones and creating sandbags to prevent further damage. Despite the intense summer heat, the students worked diligently, with one senior expressing a commitment to collective restoration efforts. The farm aims to resume cabbage planting by summer 2026.
