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In the middle of a rice paddy on a warm summer day, Sho Nakano bends over to where water meets his ankles, showing how weeding is done by hand.<\/p>\n

Once a week, he and his wife Shoko open their farm in the hills of Yokosuka, an hour south of Tokyo, to volunteers interested in organic agriculture or urbanites looking for a change of scenery.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe like to make space for people to gather and be in touch with nature and farming,\u201d Shoko says.<\/p>\n

Commercial farms typically favour large fields of a single crop and an abundance of pesticides to maximise harvests. But organic farms like the Nakanos\u2019 Sho Farm prioritise biodiversity and prohibit the use of chemicals.<\/p>\n

The farm cultivates about 100 different types of produce, from pumpkins and tomatoes to spring onions and many species of radish.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe go to a market, sell face-to-face,\u201d Sho says. \u201c[Customers] recognise us as reliable farmers. There are many ethical consumers around here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sho Nakano teaches volunteers the basics of weeding a field by hand. Photo: SCMP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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