We bought vegetables from the same farmer for over 20 years. Before he retired a few months ago, his wife came by our house with a big bag of taro as a gift to us. We ate most of it, … Continue reading
July 16, 2014
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June 20, 2012
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The Morning After the Typhoon
Mt. Fuji looked like this. I could see the damage to the corn from the roof. This is ground zero. The corn looked like this before the typhoon. Yesterday, the zucchini in another farmer’s field was curved. Today, it’s … Continue reading
April 7, 2012
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Taking the Nets Home
Our vegetable stand man is taking a rest before he heads home.
April 4, 2012
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Changes after the Storm
The storm stopped trains in Tokyo and grounded planes. From a distance it looks like the fields out here in west Tokyo came through the storm okay. Some of the netting was blown off, but there was also some damage. … Continue reading
April 3, 2012
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Changes in the Field
Our vegetable stand man usually covers some young plants with plastic to protect them. This morning he was putting nets over the plastic for more protection. A big storm is coming toward Japan. It is a lot of work! (The … Continue reading
December 17, 2011
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This Hakusai Gets a Chair of its Own
150 yen for a full head of Chinese cabbage! Direct from the field. Click to enlarge the photo and you’ll see another, bigger hakusai on the bottom shelf. Can you see the farmer in the shadows? He’s minding the … Continue reading
November 13, 2010
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Transplanting
This 85 year old farmer transplanted some broccoli seedlings today. At least I think it’s broccoli. I didn’t interrupt him to ask. I just watched him dig up the seedlings in one area of his field to transplant here. … Continue reading
November 23, 2009
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Busy Even Today
Even though it was labor Thanksgiving in Japan today, our vegetable stand man and his wife were busy. He cut the stems of yatsugashira. He biked them over to the stand where his wife stripped the outer skin off … Continue reading
November 21, 2009
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The Vegetable Stand Loses a Wall
The vegetable stand lost its side wall when the house, the garden wall, and the trees were torn down. Doors from the old house were salvaged. The vegetable stand man nailed them on the side of the stand. Now … Continue reading
November 4, 2009
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Cabbage!
This cabbage was grown by our vegetable stand man.