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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 65
All markets are done for 2025! It has been quite a journey for us. Our garden has less rocks and more nutrients than last year after so much digging, or so we hope… We have ordered 2 truck loads of compost and many bottles of vegetable seeds for next year, but for now, let us
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 64
My childhood memory of Christmas is decorating a tree, and eating a strawberry shortcake with my family. Christmas is not a national holiday in Japan. They say that only 1% or less of the population are Christians. Most of the people celebrate Christmas with no religious meaning attached. So, how all the celebration started? At
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 63
Did you know that sushi was originally fermented food? Recently, we came across this video about the history of sushi, and found it very interesting… More than 1200 years ago, original form of sushi came from Southeast Asia as a means of preserving fish. Fish were salted and preserved with rice for 2 years. Then
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 62
Have you heard of “hamanatto”? We discovered it during our trip to Japan last year. It is not the same as sticky, slimy “natto”. It is preserved food/condiment made with black beans. They are full of umami. Last week, my koji teacher in Toronto had a class online and we all made it. Process is
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 61
November 23 is “Labour Thanksgiving Day” in Japan. We have never fully understood what this holiday is about, so we did some research. Labor Thanksgiving Day originates from a ceremony named niinamesai. This ceremony is held at the Imperial Court for the Emperor to offer new crop of rice to the gods of heaven and
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 60
Here is the update of Kenji’s project in our newsletter in April. It took a while but the washing station for salad mix for next season is ready! With triple sink, our salad mix will be even more cleaner and safer as well as tasty. Can’t wait for spring. As we mentioned in our newsletter
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 59
Our daughter, Yuka, and her dog, Milo, have been staying with us since last Thursday. They live in downtown Toronto and this is their first visit to Gabriola. Yuka took Milo for a walk and did not come back for almost 2 hours. She said it was so nice to smell trees instead of exhaust
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 58
November 3rd is “Culture Day” in Japan. It is a national holiday to love freedom and peace and to promote culture. The “love of freedom and peace” is declared in the Constitution of Japan, which was promulgated on November 3rd, 1946. To commemorate this event, this date was designated as Culture Day. Many museums offer
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 57
“Our mission is to prove healthy food can be delicious and fun!” You will find this message on the first page of our website. However, we were not always like that. It all started when our son was born and started to eat food. As we realized that we were solely responsible for what he
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 56
Rainy season has arrived and we started wrapping up some of the garden areas… However, no need to feel sad. Cold season means bread season. Kenji has been so enthusiastic to create new products that I can hardly catch up for posting. The photos below are “Apple Bread” we brought to the market last Saturday.
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