MHCP operates like a traveling circus, gaining momentum with each new destination it visits. At every stop, we establish “Herbman,” a human-shaped field that serves as an educational platform about the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. Earthscape, a landscape design studio, plays a crucial role in bringing this social enterprise to life, meticulously crafting every detail and activity associated with the project. Herbman travels the world with all his essentials packed in a single shipping container, engaging with diverse communities along the way. Through these interactions, Herbman learns and evolves, growing in wisdom and strength. Carrying his trunk (the container), Herbman spreads joy to children and promotes wellness to all he meets. This is the essence of our vision: Herbman’s journeys may be unpredictable, but his mission to inspire and educate will endure indefinitely.

Herbman is a person-shaped herb garden.Various herbs are planted in this garden. Herbs are planted on Herbman’s body according to their effects: for example, herbs that aid digestion are planted in the stomach area, and herbs that work to relieve shoulder stiffness are planted in the shoulder area. In this way, Herbman acts as a kind of herb dictionary.Just by looking at Herbman, people can learn which herbs work for their trouble spots.We also plant herbs that grow naturally in the locale, so that our herbs are constantly changing, and a site-specific Herbman is born in each locale.

Through Herbman, people can learn about the effects of herbs. We also build a Herbman Café nearby as a means for people to apply these effects to their own bodies.The container that carried Herbman becomes the café space, and we offer drinks and food made with the herbs harvested from Herbman.We also use this space to hold various workshops relating to herbs.

After staying in one spot for a determined length of time, Herbman packs his belongings into a shipping container, and heads to his next destination. The MHCP project consists of a dialogue with nature – as symbolized by herbs and their uses – as well as exchanges with a variety of people and the stories born out of these exchanges.