Happy Thanksgiving Day! In Japan, there is no national holiday called “Thanksgiving Day”, but traditionally, full moon in mid autumn is celebrated to express gratitude for the harvest. This year, it was October 6th. We were hoping that the rice plants in our garden would grow some ears of rice by then so that we could
We are not vegetarians but we like to explore vegetable based dishes. About 10 years ago, we bought a tempeh for the first time and cooked it at home. We didn’t like it at all! We thought the smell was really unpleasant. We are not sure if it was because we were not familiar with
Today, May 5th, is Children’s day in Japan. It is the day to celebrate children’s growth and wish their success. Carp shaped streamers are often displayed as carps are symbol of strength. It is a national holiday. In Japan, Sept.15 is Respect-for-the-Aged day, which is also a national holiday. It is a day for grandmothers
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
