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Apr
30
Saving your own seed is fun to do. It does not only save you money, but also your neighbours. Because usually you have plenty to share. Take care to store some properly for the year after too. Sometimes the weather or life is not on your side and if you are not able to save seeds and you will loose a cherished variety. That's why it is good to share with your friends as they may be have been able to save some.
Apr
29
Apr
28
Some nice miserable weather in April. Many cold and cloudy days. The recent rain helped to get rid of most of the snow and now we areWatching the snow melt away finally on our fields.
Hopefully it will not rain too much in the on coming weeks, so we can start with fertilizing our fields for another year of vegetable growing.
Apr
26
First try of a time lapse of germinating beans. Please click here.
Growing seedlings indoor is a good way to get a head start in spring. Here is a first try time lapse of some dragon tongue beans sprouting to life.
Apr
24
There is so much research being done on the effect of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and cloned food and nobody really knows for sure yet what is good and what is bad for us.
One thing that does effect us all, is ourlocal economy and money. We never seem to get a rent reduction from a sympathetic landlord, who smiles and says: go buy some books for your kids, or take them out on a fun day. We are only as strong as our local economy. Supporting this is essential. By going to major supermarkets, the local grocery shops have all disappeared and with it it’s charm and local flair and the place to pick up the local gossip.
Slowly all small businesses are disappearing.
A farm is the same thing.
If you go local and buy your eggs, vegetables and fruit etc. directly from the farm, you know where the produce comes from and that it is fresh.
The farmer gets a better price than if he would dump it on the wholesale market, everybody happy.
By going local, ask your farmer if he does or if he can grow organic. Most farmers have a little veggie patch that is organic, just for them selves.
When you eat organic you can be 100% sure you are not eating something harmful.
If the farmers realize there is market and better value for them in organics, they will make that shift. If the supermarkets realize people want local and organic, they will make that effort as well. It makes the world a better place.
Below is an article with one reason to be sceptical about eating pesticide rich food.
do yourself a favour: go local, go organic.
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Apr
12
Sign up to Niseko Green Farm and bring the farm to your home.
For ¥2500 you get a box with seasonal vegetables and herbs directly from Hokkaido to your home.
We will start sometime in June, when the snow is gone and our asparagus will come up. Then from July onward, there will be a steady supply of different organics.
We grow lots of heirloom vegetables and it will be great for you to taste the difference in vegetables that have the same name, but look completely different. We will try to add recipes to these, maybe, new varieties as well, so you can start cooking right out of the box.
Niseko Green Farm brings the best of Hokkaido, directly to you.
Apr
7
