CFS Guest Speaker: Janet Nagamine on Harvesting Health: Lessons from Land and Clinic

​Curious to learn more about the intersection of healthcare and agriculture? Join us online July 22nd @11 AM PST to learn more from Janet Nagamine, Owner/Farmer of Hikari Farms in Watsonville, CA & a Doctor at Watsonville Community Hospital, and hear about her lessons from land and clinic!

​Janet built a successful career as a doctor treating patients with heart attacks, strokes, and other serious illnesses. After seeing how patients were sometimes harmed by medical errors, she got deeply involved in improving hospital systems to deliver safer care and led many national quality and safety initiatives. At the peak of her medical career, she was unexpectedly called back to her family farm to help wind down the company and lease the farm out. She planned on being away for a few months, and 8 years later, she is still there. She is still a doctor, but sees patients only one day a week. On all the other days, she is practicing Preventative Medicine on the farm. By providing fresh, beautiful, organic vegetables and fruits that taste delicious, she is helping people lead healthier lives – including the students of WCCUSD.

​Janet will be presenting on her personal journey and share her experience on changing patient observations regarding food and nutrition as well as issues of mass production and pesticide use.

​Hope to see you there!

​A recording of this talk will be available on our youtube and distributed to those who have registered after the event.