“What vegetables did you get today?” I was standing at our stall at a farmer’s market in London. It is always a pleasure to meet people in person. At this time of year, there are not so many varieties of vegetables but people stop by our stall and buy some vegetables. We are really happy […]
It became really cold today. Especially, the wind was freezing cold. I don’t know why I forgot my scarf this morning. When I visited Zakynthos island in Greece in October to see olive growers, it was hot like summer. The local people were saying it was unusual. One of the olive growers explained that warm
It is very rare to find a cider vinegar fermented by apple’s own bacteria in a shop. Even with organic apples, it is first pasteurised and then yeast is added to start fermentation. At Highbank Orchard, they don’t use any sprays including organic ones. Therefore, their vinegar is fermented by apple’s own yeast. It is
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“Shizuoka” is the name of prefecture in Japan. It is known for the long history of tea production. It’s located in the southern part of central Japan. There are mountains and a highland which is suitable for tea production. I visited Mr Ogose who supplies our green tea and hoji tea. He drove a 4WD
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Riet vell in Catalonia is growing Natural Agriculture rice for us. There are mountains far away behind the rice paddies and that reminds me of Japanese scenery. The rice is very tasty. The grains are a little bit larger than ordinary Japanese rice but it has a very similar texture so it is very good
Before I found this Natural Agriculture, I didn’t have any doubts about “vegetables are healthy”. After I started eating Natural Agriculture vegetables I noticed some of them were really tasty. They were very different from the ones from supermarkets. Then I started learning about how foods are made, where they are from. There are a
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I had not known before I started this job that there are so many foods and drinks produced by fermentation. Of course I knew bread dough required a fermentation process, miso and natto are made by fermentation, pickled vegetables are made by fermentation, and wines are made by fermentation. But I just didn’t realise our
We had a stall at a farmer’s market in north London today. It makes me really happy to hear “the turnips I bought last time were delicious. Can I have them again?” Or, “I’m sorry I can’t buy any today but the pumpkin was very good”. One day at an Open Farm event of a
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When I visited Samson in Turkey a long time ago with my colleague from Istanbul, someone called his name. “Hey, come here. Let’s have a cup of chai!” “Ah, I’m sorry. We have a meeting at the primary school.” A few minutes later, another guy called him. “Hey, come here. Let’s have a cup of
Can Suriol, a winery in Penedès in Spain where Suriol family is producing Biodynamic and Natural Agriculture wine. We will hear how Assis is respecting local natural environment to produce real Catalan wines.
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