House of Hope, NPO group with the help of people with disabilities, recycling organic wastes

Nozomi no Sato (House of Hope in Japanese) is a NPO group which uses EM Technology to recycle organic wastes. It is also a home for disabled people who learn social and work skills through contributing to the recycle programs. Let’s hear the story from House of Hope.

NPO in Haebaru town, Okinawa

Organic waste mixed with Activated EM・1

Nozomi no Sato is a NPO group dedicating to provide job assistance to disabled people by teaching work skills.
They apply EM technology in recycling organic waste aiming to create a community deeply linked with the disabled.
Since 2009 received an entrustment from Haebaru town office and started the recycling organic waste program.

The “Haebaru Style Recycling Loop” works as follows:

【Collection of garbage from houses and commercial kitchen】
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【Reused for swine feed】
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【Sale on market as “Haebaru pork”】

- EM Application:

Spraying Activated EM・1 in the hog pen, and raising pigs with EM feed

Effects:

Haebaru pork do not have strong smell and it is popular for its mild sweet taste of fat

Sales of pork:

Provide safe pork meat to the community

Nozomi no Sato also make their own EM compost mixing the swine manure with the recycled organic waste and Activated EM・1. This compost is used at their small farm and providing for free to the community farmers.
They grow sweet potato vine to feed the pigs besides other vegetables.