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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 26
It has been cold and rainy and even christmas cactus thinks it is time to bloom… However, it is not time for holidays for us. In our propagation house, lettuces are growing. Bok choi and kales started to germinate. We planted seeds of eggplant, broccoli, more lettuce, and some rice for experiment. We used to
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 25
This week we have a good news and a bad news… Let us start with a bad news. In our greenhouse, we noticed that some of the komatsuna and mizuna were eaten. Didn’t look like slugs. It shouldn’t be crows as the greenhouse doors were closed. We set several mouse traps, and caught 7 in
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Sora Farm Newsletter – Vol. 18
We have had really sunny and warm January. Only now, we started to have frost. Under the frost, there are komatsuna seeds we planted a few weeks ago. Hopefully, the sprouts will greet us when we come back from our break. Thank you for those of you who kept coming to the market, bought our
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Sora Farm Newsletter – Vol. 17
Since a lot of people have asked us “What is Koji?”, I will do my best to explain here. Koji is the Japanese national fungi (yes, there is such a thing as “national fungi”) used to make miso, soy sauce, sake, and our koji bread, of course! Koji brings us so many health benefits. The
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Only 3 more markets before our break
Half of the January already past… so fast. For the month of February, we will go to Japan to visit our family and visit some farms and bakeries. We promise that we will be back in March with new ideas and more energy. We are sorry to miss markets for a month but luckily our
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Sora Farm Newsletter – Vol. 16
Can you guess where the green color of this chiffon cake come from? (It is not green tea…) The answer is “Komatsuna”. In Tokyo, there is an area where Komatsuna is their strategic crop and they have a lot of Komatsuna farmers and restaurants and cafes specializing in Komatsuna dishes. Komatsuna soba Komatsuna tofu They
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Sora Farm Newsletter – Vol. 15
How did you welcome new year? New years day is the biggest holiday in Japan. We asked our son to bring ingredients from Vancouver (as there is no asian grocery store in Gabriola…) and made some new year’s dishes. Each dish has a meaning. Shrimp is for longevity from the shape that the back is
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Sora Farm Newsletter – Vol. 14
Apple scrap vinegar started on Nov. 15 is now complete! (click here to see our original post). Taste milder than store bought apple cider vinegar and with pleasant fruit flavour. We are very happy with the result of our first-time experiment and surprised how easy it was. Although 2024 has almost ended, our adventure continues…
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Sora Farm Newsletter – Vol. 13
Christmas is just around the corner and we are having almost 10 °C this week. In Toronto, where our daughter and her dog (her baby?) is, it has been -18 °C for these few days. There is no market on Wednesday, Dec. 25. We wish all of you very merry Christmas. This fall and winter
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Schedule for Dec. Jan. Feb.
Only one more market before Christmas! We will be around during holidays and keep baking except for Wednesdays, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Dates and time that we are at the market will be: We are always trying to invent a new product, so please keep coming to the market! Then, we will be off
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