Olive grove in harmony with the nature of Iki Sustainable manufacturing based on circulation and regeneration

～Iki Olive Garden's challenge in the form of "regeneration

2025.07.03 14:45

壱岐オリーブ園株式会社

Iki Olive Garden (Representative: Akinori Tateyama), located in the rich nature of Iki Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, is not only engaged in the cultivation and production of olives, but is also promoting initiatives aimed at a "recycling-oriented society" and "community revitalization. Our goal is to create a sustainable agricultural model that nurtures the nature, people, and lifestyle of Iki Island. We introduce our efforts based on the keyword "regeneration" rather than mere "sustainability.

We did not consciously set out to do this, but as a result, we were informed that what you are doing is a world of regeneration that goes beyond SDGs (sustainable society) and sustainability (recycling-oriented society), which led us to this declaration.

壱岐オリーブ園のリジェネレーション概念図

Conceptual Diagram of Iki Olive Garden's Regeneration

Making full use of the life of olives

At Iki Olive Garden, we carefully harvest the olive trees, fruit, and leaves that we grow throughout the year and give value to all of them.

Olive oil and olive leaf powder

Hand-picked olives are sorted and carefully pressed into fresh extra virgin olive oil using the latest Italian oil presses in the garden's processing plant.

手摘みで採取されたオリーブ実

Hand-picked olives

オリーブ搾油機より搾油されたオリーブオイル

Olive oil pressed from the olive press

Olive leaves hand-picked from pruned branches are originally very bitter, but they are powdered by a special process and transformed into products such as "Olive Leaf Power," a highly nutritious and easy-to-drink green tea. We also use olive leaves to make pasta, ginger syrup, bath salts, cosmetics (brand name ikicael), and other products.

オリーブ葉を一枚一枚手摘みで採取

Olive leaves are handpicked one by one.

オリーブ葉を特殊製法にて粉末化、健康緑茶として活用

Olive leaves are powdered by a special process and used as healthy green tea.

Reuse of pruned branches

Pruned branches are not thrown away but upcycled into coasters, dog bite toys, and other sundries that take advantage of the warmth of wood. Ingenuity is used everywhere to turn waste into resources.

Recycling Olive Residue into "Chickens" and "Fields

Olive residue left over after olive oil is pressed also has its place.

Utilization as feed

Olive residue and leaves are reused as feed for chickens, which produce high-quality eggs and meat. This is an initiative that embodies the cycle of life.

オリーブ残渣などを鶏のエサに配合して食べさせてます。

Olive residue is mixed into the feed for the chickens.

オリーブたまご(生臭さがないと評判)

Olive eggs (reputed to have no fishy smell)

Organic Fertilizer for Farmland

Chicken manure, olive residue, and even bamboo chips are added to the compost to create soil that does not rely on chemical fertilizers. The compost is used not only for olive groves, but also for idle farmland in the region.

■Regeneration of Local Resources through Cooperation with Bamboo Forest Maintenance

While neglected bamboo groves are a growing problem, the Iki Olive Garden considers bamboo to be an effective resource and has embarked on activities to maintain them.

Conversion of Bamboo Chips into Fertilizer

Chipped bamboo is used as a bedding for chicken coops, or mixed with compost and reused as a soil improvement material. This promotes the activation of microorganisms and contributes to the development of healthy soil.

竹チップ等を配合した堆肥を、畑に撒いてます

Compost mixed with bamboo chips and other materials is spread on the fields.

Harvesting and commercializing bamboo shoots

Harvesting bamboo shoots as part of efforts to control their proliferation, with a view to commercializing them as a local specialty.

Utilization of Idle Farmland and Revitalization of "Iki Island

There is a lot of idle farmland left on Iki Island. The Iki Olive Garden is working to regenerate farmland and eliminate abandoned farmland by planting olives and buckwheat on such land.

オリーブ畑の畝間にそばを植えています

Buckwheat is planted between the rows of olive groves.

Toward the Future of Healthy Families: Aiming for the Regeneration of Human Beings

By coexisting with nature and recycling life, we are also contributing to the healthy lives of people. Olive products are not only "delicious to eat and healthy for the body," but also have value for the local community and the future of the next generation.

壱岐島をオリーブと人間の共生、そして再生へ

Iki Island toward the symbiosis of olives and humans, and the regeneration of the island

We will be participating in the exhibition "Furusato Shokumusubi 10th Local Products Project" organized by Itochu Foods. We will be displaying a variety of products created through our regeneration efforts, so please take this opportunity to stop by. (Olive oil and olive green tea tasting will also be available.)

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