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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.100
We have been writing newsletter every single week (yes, even on our vacation) and this is our 100th newsletter! 4 more weeks and we will complete 2 full years! Thank you for those of you who sent us comments or gave us encouragement at the markets. We will continue to write about down-to-earth topics from…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.99
When we lived in a city, “back to school” advertisement in shopping malls was the sign of getting closer to the end of summer. Here on our farm, it is the cool temperature I feel as soon as the sun hides behind tree canopies, loud crickets chirping in the evenings, my shadow gets longer when…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.98
Which type of hat do you wear when you work outside on a hot day? For me it has been a baseball cap on most days because it is light and was just my habit. And then a couple of weeks ago when it was super hot, I literally became sick…. After I worked hours…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.97
Have you touched the surface of cucumber leaves and felt fuzzy stuff on them? As we wrote before, we have Suyo Long cucumber plants both in greenhouse and outside. Those in greenhouse are growing faster and producing more fruits but outside ones also started to produce some in the past week, so I decided to…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.95
Here on Gabriola Island, we are enjoying gorgeous summer weather after a day of long awaited rain of last Thursday. We are so blessed! Many people in BC and Ontario are dealing with either direct threat of wildfire or bad air quality due to smoke. Our son bought an air purifier for his apartment and…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.94
It’s summer and plants are growing fast. When I first moved to Gabriola, I heard people say that someone’s zucchini grew so much overnight and he would not know what to do with it, so he would throw the giant zucchini into your car if it is parked with windows open. I wanted to see…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.91
We sowed pole beans on June 8th. It was a bit late, but they sprouted quickly and are now growing fast! Before long, we will bring delicious beans to the market. When I started farming, I was expecting that plants will grow as per the instructions on seed packets or books, at least to some…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.85
“Everyday is a winding road, I get a little bit closer to feeling fine…” This 1999 song played in our kitchen from Spotify playlist when I was trying to figure out which variety and how many loaves of bread I should bake. Last week, I miscalculated the amount of starter and what I prepared was…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.84
Who could expect this heat wave in the first week of May? I transplanted our first batch of lettuce for salad mix last week, after hardening off outside with reduced water for one week. These young lettuce plants are now being hit by heat wave with strong wind. Lettuce does not particularly do well in…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol. 54
Last week was a rainy and cold week. Two of the best things to do for those weeks are: baking bread and eating them. We brought to the market 3 new products last week, German country bread (1st photo, combination of rye and spelt flour), farmer’s baguette (no photo, leavened with raisin starter) and rice…
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