Designing a symbiotic x slow-living town
Social firms have proven to be beneficial for people with disabilities in terms of employment opportunities and healthy lifestyles. However, these new initiatives face many challenges in terms of involving local stakeholders, job matching, commercialization, and expansion of sales channels. While social farms are secluded and rich in nature, they are also required to revitalize the community as a place for people of diverse backgrounds, health tourism, and slow-living community development, rather than a closed life within the community. Therefore, this project aims to create a better town where the diversity of people can coexist by conducting on-site surveys and working with social farm operators to solve the issues.