November 16, 2016
Digging Potatoes in Autumn
It’s time to go back to the fields! We have already planted rice and then harvested it a few months later. Now we are going to be doing some digging…for potatoes! Just as before with the rice planting and harvesting, this activity is part of Seiritsu Gakuen’s Earth Project intended to help students build a connection to agriculture in general and its important relation to Japan throughout its history. The students get shovels and and start to dig in, literally. Some of the potatoes grow quite large, and bundle together numerously. They’re allowed to take home what they dig up so it is a good motivator to work hard and example of the farmers who provide what they eat everyday.
