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Marche and farmers market season has started again. Tomorrow, Sunday, Marche Sapporo will be at Hokkaido Jingu, in the beautiful Maruyama park. A great location and it looks like we will be there for the whole summer season.…
June 25 2011, 10:35pm | Comments »
This is a photo of a seed potato about two weeks after planting. You can see the root system has already developed well and the white bean sprout like shoots are about to come out of the ground.…
June 18 2011, 10:42pm | Comments »
We keep our potatoes stored at 4°C until the Hokkaido potato supply starts to run low. To put them on the market they have to be sorted by size and shape. Medium is 80-100 grams, medium-large 101-120 grams,…
June 13 2011, 6:33am | Comments »
21 Days. From flower to harvest. We are counting down the days until we van pick the seasons first fruit. We grow these strawberries for their taste, not for their size. It’s not size that matters after all.…
June 9 2011, 12:13pm | Comments »
garlic. A member of the onion family, garlic does well in cold climates and Hokkaido is ideal for growing it. We have gathered some Hokkaido varieties and are working on a large enough supply. Sometimes this takes…
June 5 2011, 4:02pm | Comments »
May 30 2011, 1:04pm | Comments »
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…
April 24 2011, 1:17pm | Comments »
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…
April 12 2011, 8:01am | Comments »
The harvest season is only just behind us, but already looking ahead at the next. Saving seeds gives you the advantage of having enough seeds for the next few years, but it is also fun to grow new…
November 20 2010, 10:49am | Comments »
These little tomatoes were our favourites this year. The ultimate healthy snack. Always looking for some new varieties to grow, these flavour bombs will surely return next year. Share on Facebook
October 18 2010, 5:34pm | Comments »
Last farmers market of the season. At Sapporo station for one more day, this Thursday ( 7th). Sapporo marche has found a good spot right in front of Sapporo Station, south exit. Hopefully this will continue next year…
October 7 2010, 7:06am | Comments »
Autumn is here. Sun, rain, sun rain. We are harvesting our pumpkins in between all the rain showers. Jenn pulled all these Halloween pumpkins out of the field today. If anyone wants these for their Halloween celebrations let…
September 29 2010, 7:06pm | Comments »