BEE Japan Hosokawa Clean-up & Vegetarian Cooking
In an effort to get people together to clean up their waterways, I’m attempting to take this clean-up event tour to the next level. With home-field advantage and the wonderful help of many of several friends here in Ritto, BEE Japan is going to host another clean-up contest on Saturday, May 30th. Afterward we will have a vegetarian cooking experience/lunch.
Step 1:
*Meet at 9am at the Konze Community Center to clean the Hosokawa.
The Hosokawa is a tributary to the Kusatsugawa, which flows into Biwa. I ride along the Hosokawa on my route to Kusatsu High School, and I’m getting a little tired of seeing so much junk (Styrofoam boxes, cans, furniture). So with the generous help of my inaka neighbors and Ritto city we’re going to give the Hosokawa a much needed make-over.
*Like the Nagahama Clean-up, BEE will give away a prize package from our sponsor Alishan Organic Center to the team (3-4 people) who collect the most gomi!
Step 2:
*Vegetarian Cooking at Nakai-san’s workshop. Nakai-san is my friend and neighbor who makes delicious natural, stone oven breads at the Aguri Michi-no-eki in Moriyama. (She and her husband also are the ones who own the rice fields we’ll be planting on May 23rd.)
*Menu: Everyone can enjoy making their own vegetable and tofu croquettes, and grilling their own seasonal veggies and bread over the fire.
Participation Fee:
500yen
RSVP Deadline:
Wednesday, May 27th (send an email to teamleader@beejapan.org)
Things to bring:
-clothes for picking up garbage in (if you are feeling particularly adventurous you can go into the Hosokawa)
-plate, hashi, cup (we have some, but try to bring it if you have some)
-boots (optional)
-gloves (optional, I have about 10 pair)
Other Details:
*We’ll do the event in light rain, but if things get bad the make up date is June 6th (the following Saturday)
*Please contact me for more info about directions, etc. I live about 5 minutes away, so my futon is always open if you want to come out the night before!
I hope anyone who wants to have fun with some of my Konze neighbors and I will come out to join us! It’s going to be most of the same crowd who’ll be at the rice planting the week before. They’re a wonderful bunch, talented farmers, cooks, and singers, so please come out and have fun with us!
Hosokawa winter
Hosokawa Spring