Organic farm in Nagano prefecture in Japan. I visited the farm in the summer of 2015, and learned how they grow organic vegetables.

1. Organic Farm 88 in Nagano
1000 Speakers Conference in English
Sept 7, 2015
Noriko Nagura

2. Foods are Not Safe in Japan!
- Food labeling scandal
- Radioactive contamination …
I thought, “I want to see producers in
person, and how they make organic
vegetables!!”
 I decided to stay with old friend of mine
for 4 days at her organic farm in Nagano.

3. Organic Farm 88
“8” = 八  expansion & prosperity
Turn “8” by 90 °= ∞  infinity
“88” = 八十八  米 = rice

4. Shinano Newspaper (July 16, 2015)
- “Cultivate land, and
cultivate peace!”
- Have accepted 60
volunteers from all
over the world.

5. Policy of Organic Farm 88
- Wake up and go to bed together with the Sun.
- Care about eco-friendliness as much as possible.

6. Firewood to Heat Up Water

7. Lake Miwa (Dam)

8. Wild Lavender
Appealing to your 5 senses:
- Looks very beautiful
- Smells very nice
- Sound of water flowing is very
refreshing
- Feels cold water in the mid summer
- Anything tastes good in this
atmosphere!!

9. Edible Flower

10. Zucchini
Zucchini bread
Zucchini with ground pork in
soy bean sauce

11. Tomato
Tomato-based curry & rice
Tomato & eggplant spaghetti

12. Potato
Potato salad
Meat & potato

13. Lots of Nature

14. Lots of Green

15. Chance to Work at Farm
 Multi-national volunteers
 Opportunities to speak English
 Free accommodation
 Work at fields or at kitchen
 5 days on & 2 days off (= Sat & Sun)
 NoTV = Many chances of conversation