Niseko Green Farm » Niseko http://nisekogreenfarm.com ニセコ グリーン ファームで育った新鮮な野菜を全国に直送いたします Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:46:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Whole lotta veg. http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/08/1872/ http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/08/1872/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:07:36 +0000 dennis http://nisekogreenfarm.com/?p=1872 zucchini2 snack.tomatoes romanesco organic.tomatoes jalapeno.jar garlic1 aubergines

With late summer in full swing, the count down till the first snow begins.  Veggies galore now, the best time of the year, really. Everything ripens to their seasonal best and with the nights cooling down a bit as well, plants get some rest at night and get to bring out their best.

Our veggie boxes are loaded now with all the fruits of the field. All grown for their right season and not artificially created in green houses. Some very tasty melons and watermelons coming up too.  We got some seed for the French Charentais melons, and we grew a bunch. Apparently the tastiest melon on the planet, but who are we to decide. But we will add it to your veggie box so you can decide.
Let us know as well, we like to hear you feedback.

]]> http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/08/1872/feed/ 0 Wine dinner. http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/08/wine-dinner/ http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/08/wine-dinner/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:24:20 +0000 dennis http://nisekogreenfarm.com/?p=1865 On Thursday the 11th of August, Niseko Green Farm’s vegetables and Mick Nippard’s A-wines will merge into a wine dinner at The Life Stock in Sapporo.
Mick will bring some Australian and New Zealand organic wines that match well with our organic produce.
How about a blended Moonvine, Hedonist rosé, or Terravin sauvignon blanc to name some.

 

Terasawa san, chef of the Life  Stock  has put a menu to these wines that will definitely bring out the best of each other.  

 

 

●野菜のキッシュ                                                         vegetable quiche

●バーニャ・フレッダ                                                 bagna fredda

●様々な野菜のエトフェ                                             sama zama vegetable etouffee

●ハーブでマリネした鮮魚のカルパッチョ             herb marinated fresh fish carpaccio

●フジッリ　スーゴ・フィント                                 fussili sugo finto

●チキンのロースト　野菜のソースをディップで roast chicken with a vegetable dip sauce

●フロマージュブラン　トマトのマルメラータ     fromage blanc with tomato marmalade

Mick, Goto san and I will tell all about these gastronomic delights, but not too much to spoil your appetites.  Come and join us for a fun night with good food and good wine. That’s all we really need in life!

There are still a few seats available. first come first serve.
The Life Stock. Sapporo. Odori west 23.
TEL: 011-631-1233　Fax: 011-631-1232
¥5000 p.p.

en vino veritas

 

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YOu can also watch it in HD.

]]> http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/08/nothing-but-tomatoes/feed/ 0 Hokkaido jingu market. http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/1832/ http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/1832/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:07:45 +0000 dennis http://nisekogreenfarm.com/?p=1832 Same, same, but the yellow version. The ultimate summer vegetable. Ufo, pattipan squash, scallopini, this summer squash has many names and it usually raises some eyebrows. Tastes almost like a zucchini and can be used in the same way. Great for stuffing and roasted whole. Wonderful organic tomatoes from Harukichi farm. www.harukichi-farm.com This wonderful vegetable gets the most questions asked. Part of the cabbage family it can be used fresh and cooked in the same way as a daikon or turnips. The taste is more cabbage like, but it is crisp like an apple. Kohlrabi is gaining a lot of popularity recently. Cut in half this Chinese cabbage looks even better. Fresh garlic, recently unearthed. Asahikawa cherries, the ultimate market snack. Must be one of the most loved vegetables out there, best eaten organic.

 

We had some beautiful summer days at the marche at Hokkaido jingu.  Amazing how many people show up at 6 am in the morning for a stroll and a stretch. Driving back and forth  is definitely not good for my rest, but it is a nice place to be and to sell organic veggies.
With some great light coming in through the trees in the early morning it is perfect for taking some veggie shots. Here are some of them.
Thanks to anyone who came and supports!

]]> http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/1832/feed/ 1 Beware of the broccoli. http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/beware-of-the-broccoli/ http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/beware-of-the-broccoli/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:08:38 +0000 dennis http://nisekogreenfarm.com/?p=1827

Our broccoli has grown to gigantic proportions this year. This specimen weighs 1085 grams! Saturday and Sunday we will be bringing lots of these monsters to the farmers market next to Hokkaido jingu in Sapporo. Better wake up early as the market starts at 06.30 in the morning.

]]> http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/beware-of-the-broccoli/feed/ 0 Sekka lunch. http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/sekka-lunch/ http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/sekka-lunch/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:38:05 +0000 dennis http://nisekogreenfarm.com/?p=1800 sekka lunch4 sekka lunch3 sekka lunch2 Sekka lunch1 saekka lunch3

Kaoru Ohsumi from herb & natural room Kina came over to Niseko Green Farm with some herb loving friends for a farm tour and some vegetable picking.
Kim and Kat from J-Sekka in Hirafu made us a special lunch with a lot of NGF and local produce.
As you can see we more than enjoyed it. Thanks guys!

life is good in 6 courses.

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Here is a video of a morning at Niseko Green Farm. This was just before we hit by heavy rains and susuki grass took over and grew about 40 cm in 2 weeks. After that we lost quite a bit of produce that got swallowed up by the raging grass.
Having a fertile soil is great for your veggies, but also for the weeds.

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I always plant some aromatic herbs along the sides in the green house to attract bees for the pollination of the peppers, eggplants and tomatoes. Usually they self-pollinate, but on very hot days the pollen will not release well so they can use a little help. Not that we have had that problem recently, it has been very cool and more than adequate rain has come down upon us. There is no real need to fear these little insects as some do, as they are too busy collecting the nectar for their growing family. This wasp is collecting the nectar of some oregano.

 

 

 

 

]]> http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/bee-my-honey/feed/ 0 Waiting for the rain. http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/waiting-for-the-rain/ http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/waiting-for-the-rain/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:03:13 +0000 dennis http://nisekogreenfarm.com/?p=1765

We have had a bit of rain recently. On one of these days this frog was sitting on a fuki leaf waiting for the first drops to come down. Not using herbicides and pesticides greatly improves the frog population in your field. They are particularly sensitive to chemicals. They make some great insect munchers, so it is good to have them around.

]]> http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/waiting-for-the-rain/feed/ 0 Perfect from now on. http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/perfect-from-now-on/ http://nisekogreenfarm.com/2011/07/perfect-from-now-on/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:44:05 +0000 dennis http://nisekogreenfarm.com/?p=1760

This little pumpkin here is already perfect. Its got a little fruit and some flowers. All it needs now is to grow to supply this halloween pumpkin to grow to about 50kg. That is alot of growing, but there is still a lot of time until the end of September when pumpkin life comes to an end.

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