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For our plant sale, we're going to be open BOTH Saturday and Sunday 9-2pm on May 17th & 18th!! 🌿🌼 We know it's been very warm the past few weeks but resist the urge to plant early! Do you remember 2 years ago when we had a frost on May 18th? Though we'll continue selling plants during our regular farmstand hours for a few weeks in case anything happens to your plants...🫢 We'll of course have the seasons first freshly harvested veggies too! Snap peas and carrots aren't far away either 💚
苗セールは来週17日&18日に始まります！今年は土日両方(いずれも9:00-14:00)オープンします✨ここ数週間かなり暖かいですが、まだまだ霜の確率はあるので夏野菜を植えるのは焦らないでくださいね☝️２年前5/18に霜が降りたんですよ！苗は3-4週間ほど販売します🌿
#organicplants #growyourfood #gardening #家庭菜園 #苗 #🌱

For our plant sale, we're going to be open BOTH Saturday and Sunday 9-2pm on May 17th & 18th!! 🌿🌼 We know it's been very warm the past few weeks but resist the urge to plant early! Do you remember 2 years ago when we had a frost on May 18th? Though we'll continue selling plants during our regular farmstand hours for a few weeks in case anything happens to your plants...🫢 We'll of course have the seasons first freshly harvested veggies too! Snap peas and carrots aren't far away either 💚
苗セールは来週17日&18日に始まります！今年は土日両方(いずれも9:00-14:00)オープンします✨ここ数週間かなり暖かいですが、まだまだ霜の確率はあるので夏野菜を植えるのは焦らないでくださいね☝️２年前5/18に霜が降りたんですよ！苗は3-4週間ほど販売します🌿
#organicplants #growyourfood #gardening #家庭菜園 #苗 #🌱

Zumi's glamour shot takes the cake 😸✴️ but we got a serious amount of planting done this past week! Thanks especially to our two new team members, Petros and Michaela ✨ We try to mulch most beds we plant into. It takes time to prep and to plant into the bed but we think it's more important than ever to protect the bed from extreme weather (wet or dry) and to feed the soil 🪱
ズーミーのビューティーショット😽今週は定植マラソンでした！新しいチームメンバーも加わって、かなり仕事が進んでます。アサワガ農園では畝はなるべく干し草マルチで覆います。手間はかかるけど、土の上に干し草マルチがのってないと落ち着かないんです😅
#marketgarden #onion #😸 #catsofinstagram #玉ねぎ #🧅 #不耕起栽培

Zumi's glamour shot takes the cake 😸✴️ but we got a serious amount of planting done this past week! Thanks especially to our two new team members, Petros and Michaela ✨ We try to mulch most beds we plant into. It takes time to prep and to plant into the bed but we think it's more important than ever to protect the bed from extreme weather (wet or dry) and to feed the soil 🪱
ズーミーのビューティーショット😽今週は定植マラソンでした！新しいチームメンバーも加わって、かなり仕事が進んでます。アサワガ農園では畝はなるべく干し草マルチで覆います。手間はかかるけど、土の上に干し草マルチがのってないと落ち着かないんです😅
#marketgarden #onion #😸 #catsofinstagram #玉ねぎ #🧅 #不耕起栽培

We are so relieved to get our tomatoes and peppers in the ground! They were getting so big in their pots due to this unusually warm weather we've been having 🌞 Since they were so big we staked every plant with our Qlipr hooks and clips! It's so useful in this way, especially to keep them from blowing in today's hurricane strength winds... All of our tomatoes are grafted, which makes a huge difference for us. We did also graft eggplants and cucumbers last year but we didn't see enough difference from ungrafted ones to continue to do so. Though I was surprised by the almost 100% survival rate of my grafted eggplants since most of our tomatoes are on death's doorstep during the healing stage... 💀 Oh, and in the past week we also got potatoes and indoor ginger in the ground! 🙌
ついにトマトとペッパーが植えれましたー！この春は暖かい日が続いてて、苗がいつもより大きくなってしまっていたのでホッとしてます😊私たちのトマトは全て接ぎ木されてます。接ぎ木するのとしないので全然育ち方が違うのです☝️去年はナスとキュウリも接ぎ木したんですが、普通のとあまり差がなかったのでやめました。でもナスの接ぎ木だけ凄く上手くできたんですけど、なんでトマトはいつも死にそうなんだろう😭
#grafted #graftedtomatoes #plantingday #🍅 #トマト #接ぎ木苗

We are so relieved to get our tomatoes and peppers in the ground! They were getting so big in their pots due to this unusually warm weather we've been having 🌞 Since they were so big we staked every plant with our Qlipr hooks and clips! It's so useful in this way, especially to keep them from blowing in today's hurricane strength winds... All of our tomatoes are grafted, which makes a huge difference for us. We did also graft eggplants and cucumbers last year but we didn't see enough difference from ungrafted ones to continue to do so. Though I was surprised by the almost 100% survival rate of my grafted eggplants since most of our tomatoes are on death's doorstep during the healing stage... 💀 Oh, and in the past week we also got potatoes and indoor ginger in the ground! 🙌
ついにトマトとペッパーが植えれましたー！この春は暖かい日が続いてて、苗がいつもより大きくなってしまっていたのでホッとしてます😊私たちのトマトは全て接ぎ木されてます。接ぎ木するのとしないので全然育ち方が違うのです☝️去年はナスとキュウリも接ぎ木したんですが、普通のとあまり差がなかったのでやめました。でもナスの接ぎ木だけ凄く上手くできたんですけど、なんでトマトはいつも死にそうなんだろう😭
#grafted #graftedtomatoes #plantingday #🍅 #トマト #接ぎ木苗

Four (plus one extra) mini game changers for us this spring! ✨ Some aspects of farming should get easier every year right? After reading ours, tell us your mini game changers!
1️⃣ We've used 72 winstrip trays for many years but we're finally transitioning the rest of our trays to winstrip trays too. Some plants you don't see a ton of difference in the quality of seedlings but others there's a big difference (basil! lettuce! onions?). And of course the trays are hard to break, which is a huge plus. Best of all, the popper for the 128 trays is absolutely the most satisfying thing ever 🤩
2️⃣ We got climate controllers for our automated roll up sides for both our high tunnel and greenhouse. The fact that we don't even have to *think* about opening/closing tunnels is pure bliss ✨
3️⃣ We're not a fan of having stakes on every corner of our permanent beds so for 6 whole years we made beds just "by feel" and last year we started slowly adjusting them back to its correct spot since many of the beds shifted, unsurprisingly... Now every time we prepare a cash crop bed, we use a line of masonry twine (held simply by sod staples on either end) to identify the bed. It makes bed prep much easier and it feels SO nice to know it's in the right spot. This might not matter much to most farms but those of us operating in tight spaces, it's kind of a big deal! 📐
4️⃣ Gloves! Who knew! It feels like my hands are aging way faster than the rest of my body but I've always been hesitant to use gloves because hey, we're farmers, we have dirty hands, we like to feel and touch plants & soil, etc. Now that I've been using gloves to do everything, it's amazing. I can't imagine not having them on. No more dry, split fingers in the Spring too! Thanks @i912 for the inspiration 🙌
5️⃣ The verdict isn't out on this one but the low tunnel system from Neversink Tools. We just got these and set them up today - if it works we have a future where we don't have to move rocks anymore, which is a future we desperately want and need!
投稿が長すぎて日本語に訳す元気がありません…笑　日本語の部分読んでる人いるのかな？？
#marketgarden #spring #notillfarming #不耕起栽培 #農園 #有機野菜

Four (plus one extra) mini game changers for us this spring! ✨ Some aspects of farming should get easier every year right? After reading ours, tell us your mini game changers!
1️⃣ We've used 72 winstrip trays for many years but we're finally transitioning the rest of our trays to winstrip trays too. Some plants you don't see a ton of difference in the quality of seedlings but others there's a big difference (basil! lettuce! onions?). And of course the trays are hard to break, which is a huge plus. Best of all, the popper for the 128 trays is absolutely the most satisfying thing ever 🤩
2️⃣ We got climate controllers for our automated roll up sides for both our high tunnel and greenhouse. The fact that we don't even have to *think* about opening/closing tunnels is pure bliss ✨
3️⃣ We're not a fan of having stakes on every corner of our permanent beds so for 6 whole years we made beds just "by feel" and last year we started slowly adjusting them back to its correct spot since many of the beds shifted, unsurprisingly... Now every time we prepare a cash crop bed, we use a line of masonry twine (held simply by sod staples on either end) to identify the bed. It makes bed prep much easier and it feels SO nice to know it's in the right spot. This might not matter much to most farms but those of us operating in tight spaces, it's kind of a big deal! 📐
4️⃣ Gloves! Who knew! It feels like my hands are aging way faster than the rest of my body but I've always been hesitant to use gloves because hey, we're farmers, we have dirty hands, we like to feel and touch plants & soil, etc. Now that I've been using gloves to do everything, it's amazing. I can't imagine not having them on. No more dry, split fingers in the Spring too! Thanks @i912 for the inspiration 🙌
5️⃣ The verdict isn't out on this one but the low tunnel system from Neversink Tools. We just got these and set them up today - if it works we have a future where we don't have to move rocks anymore, which is a future we desperately want and need!
投稿が長すぎて日本語に訳す元気がありません…笑　日本語の部分読んでる人いるのかな？？
#marketgarden #spring #notillfarming #不耕起栽培 #農園 #有機野菜

Spring has definitely sprung! 🌱 Bees are buzzing, cherries are blossoming, peepers are peeping (and getting lost in our peppers) and crickets are molting (that might be year round 😁 but aren't those new wings adorable?). We started planting outside last week and everything is enjoying these warm sunny days, including the farmers! 👩‍🌾👩‍🌾👩‍🌾
春ですね！春は本当に気持ち良い〜カエルや虫やハチ🐝もたくさん出てきて賑やか！最近猫のアニーはお花見を楽しんでるみたいです🌸😺
#cherryblossom🌸 #springday #marketgarden #springpeepers #farmlife #お花見 #桜見 #🌸

Spring has definitely sprung! 🌱 Bees are buzzing, cherries are blossoming, peepers are peeping (and getting lost in our peppers) and crickets are molting (that might be year round 😁 but aren't those new wings adorable?). We started planting outside last week and everything is enjoying these warm sunny days, including the farmers! 👩‍🌾👩‍🌾👩‍🌾
春ですね！春は本当に気持ち良い〜カエルや虫やハチ🐝もたくさん出てきて賑やか！最近猫のアニーはお花見を楽しんでるみたいです🌸😺
#cherryblossom🌸 #springday #marketgarden #springpeepers #farmlife #お花見 #桜見 #🌸

Slowly easing into the season over here ☺️ It's been almost a month since our last update but we're getting stuff done! Plants are going in the ground, we dug a trench for the electrical cable to the high tunnel, our hedgerows are getting tidied up, our grafted tomatoes went to hell and barely came back alive 😂, we lost power twice and internet for 2 days at which point we realized we needed a power failure alarm (took us a while to think of that one), and we're starting to build out our new compost station! Can we start getting more warm sunny days now? Oh and we are looking for one more part time person to join our crew! If you know anyone who might be interested, details are on our website ✨
冬の間硬くなった体が少しづつ動き始めてます…😅春は体がいつもだるくて農業できるかなと焦ります、笑　暖かい天気の良い日が来たら、きっと仕事も楽になる！💪
#spring #peas #snapdragon #organicfarming #marketgarden #😺

Slowly easing into the season over here ☺️ It's been almost a month since our last update but we're getting stuff done! Plants are going in the ground, we dug a trench for the electrical cable to the high tunnel, our hedgerows are getting tidied up, our grafted tomatoes went to hell and barely came back alive 😂, we lost power twice and internet for 2 days at which point we realized we needed a power failure alarm (took us a while to think of that one), and we're starting to build out our new compost station! Can we start getting more warm sunny days now? Oh and we are looking for one more part time person to join our crew! If you know anyone who might be interested, details are on our website ✨
冬の間硬くなった体が少しづつ動き始めてます…😅春は体がいつもだるくて農業できるかなと焦ります、笑　暖かい天気の良い日が来たら、きっと仕事も楽になる！💪
#spring #peas #snapdragon #organicfarming #marketgarden #😺

The second week in March is when we go from just a few trays to suddenly half the propagation space is filled with trays and tiny seedlings! Our garlic is just starting to peak out of the ground but because of the unusually cold winter, there was a little bit of garlic heaving.. 🧄 We pushed them back in the ground and hope they do ok! 🤞We also found this fuzzy creature emerging out of the ground 😹
３月の２週間目は数個のトレイから一気にハウスの半分が苗になります✨ニンニクは寒い冬のせいで、土からポロッと出てしまってるニンニクが少しあったので、再度埋めました🧄頑張れニンニク〜！ニンニク以外にも畑から出てきました😹
#happyspring #seeding #greenhouse #garlic #😹

The second week in March is when we go from just a few trays to suddenly half the propagation space is filled with trays and tiny seedlings! Our garlic is just starting to peak out of the ground but because of the unusually cold winter, there was a little bit of garlic heaving.. 🧄 We pushed them back in the ground and hope they do ok! 🤞We also found this fuzzy creature emerging out of the ground 😹
３月の２週間目は数個のトレイから一気にハウスの半分が苗になります✨ニンニクは寒い冬のせいで、土からポロッと出てしまってるニンニクが少しあったので、再度埋めました🧄頑張れニンニク〜！ニンニク以外にも畑から出てきました😹
#happyspring #seeding #greenhouse #garlic #😹

Back in January I started working with rust prints combined with indigo and other tannin dyes and I'm in love! 🧡💙 The combination of colors and unpredictable shapes are so beautiful ✨ The rust prints I used are from rusty tools from around our farm and @botlfarm (recognize those sod staples anyone??). I'll be spending this month sewing these up into cushion covers, placemats, and more 😁
１月にサビを使った染め物のワークショップを受けて、たくさんのゴージャスなテキスタイルを作ってます✨錆と藍色の絶妙なバランスと錆びた農業道具から得られ��る模様はハマりますね😁
@maiwaschooloftextiles #tanninsoxidesandindigo #naturaldye #rustdyeing #indigo #nofilter

Back in January I started working with rust prints combined with indigo and other tannin dyes and I'm in love! 🧡💙 The combination of colors and unpredictable shapes are so beautiful ✨ The rust prints I used are from rusty tools from around our farm and @botlfarm (recognize those sod staples anyone??). I'll be spending this month sewing these up into cushion covers, placemats, and more 😁
１月にサビを使った染め物のワークショップを受けて、たくさんのゴージャスなテキスタイルを作ってます✨錆と藍色の絶妙なバランスと錆びた農業道具から得られる模様はハマりますね😁
@maiwaschooloftextiles #tanninsoxidesandindigo #naturaldye #rustdyeing #indigo #nofilter

The first veggie seeds are sown!! 🍅🌞✨ 2025 here we gooo!! Also, note to our plant sale customers, pre-orders are filling up much faster than usual so we'll likely reach our limit sooner than past years, just fyi. But even if you miss it, you'll find all of the plants and more at our first plant sale of the season on May 17th!! 💚🌱🪴
最初の野菜の種が蒔かれましたー！８年目のシーズンが始まりました🌞苗のプレオーダーもかなり入ってきていて、今年は早めに終了する予定です🌱今年の最初の苗セールは5/17(土)です、予定に入れておいてください☺️

The first veggie seeds are sown!! 🍅🌞✨ 2025 here we gooo!! Also, note to our plant sale customers, pre-orders are filling up much faster than usual so we'll likely reach our limit sooner than past years, just fyi. But even if you miss it, you'll find all of the plants and more at our first plant sale of the season on May 17th!! 💚🌱🪴
最初の野菜の種が蒔かれましたー！８年目のシーズンが始まりました🌞苗のプレオーダーもかなり入ってきていて、今年は早めに終了する予定です🌱今年の最初の苗セールは5/17(土)です、予定に入れておいてください☺️

The past year has been so illuminating as to just how good we have it as small-scale, diversified farmers in the U.S. We had a few international farmers visit us last season and recently spent time with our dear friends @yokotafarm in Japan, and talking with them really paints a stark contrast between the reality of farming in the U.S. versus abroad. In many circumstances, it really does seem like the odds are stacked against farmers in many other countries, especially beginning and young farmers. A lot of the programs, incentives, and subsidies that we take for granted are pipe dreams for our international friends (such as tax exemptions for farm purchases, the vast array of State and Federal grants and subsidies we have access to, and marketing avenues and prices that make it possible to make a living doing what we do). Overall, the support we get as farmers here is much more robust than anywhere else we're aware of. We don't mean to negatively portray other countries but at the end of the day, when we ask ourselves, is it appealing to become a new farmer in these other countries? I'm afraid our personal opinion is a no for now. We are endlessly impressed and inspired by the farming community here. Not to say it isn't this way in other countries but it feels like we are truly valued and supported, relatively speaking. Sadly, this may be starting to change, and quite abruptly. The farming community is strong and resilient, but we know many of us farmers rely on a functioning, dependable, science-based government. We just hope we can protect at least some of this support system us farmers (and by extension the general public) have greatly benefited from and see the unthinkable crisis that is unfolding before us.
On a separate note, farming in Japan is facing a crisis of its own, especially in the next 5 years, but that discussion is for another time... Getting much hope and peace from hanging out with @yokotafarm

The past year has been so illuminating as to just how good we have it as small-scale, diversified farmers in the U.S. We had a few international farmers visit us last season and recently spent time with our dear friends @yokotafarm in Japan, and talking with them really paints a stark contrast between the reality of farming in the U.S. versus abroad. In many circumstances, it really does seem like the odds are stacked against farmers in many other countries, especially beginning and young farmers. A lot of the programs, incentives, and subsidies that we take for granted are pipe dreams for our international friends (such as tax exemptions for farm purchases, the vast array of State and Federal grants and subsidies we have access to, and marketing avenues and prices that make it possible to make a living doing what we do). Overall, the support we get as farmers here is much more robust than anywhere else we're aware of. We don't mean to negatively portray other countries but at the end of the day, when we ask ourselves, is it appealing to become a new farmer in these other countries? I'm afraid our personal opinion is a no for now. We are endlessly impressed and inspired by the farming community here. Not to say it isn't this way in other countries but it feels like we are truly valued and supported, relatively speaking. Sadly, this may be starting to change, and quite abruptly. The farming community is strong and resilient, but we know many of us farmers rely on a functioning, dependable, science-based government. We just hope we can protect at least some of this support system us farmers (and by extension the general public) have greatly benefited from and see the unthinkable crisis that is unfolding before us.
On a separate note, farming in Japan is facing a crisis of its own, especially in the next 5 years, but that discussion is for another time... Getting much hope and peace from hanging out with @yokotafarm

It's been a while posting here because we've been quite busy! We'll post later about what Alex has been up to (which is also the reason why he couldn't join me) but I've (Yoko) spent the past few weeks in Japan to catch up with friends and family, but most importantly to see my grandparents, in very snowy Niigata! Of course spending time with them is always heartwarming but one of my favorite things to do there is unearthing old photos and other gems ✨ Maybe some of you already know, I have some badass great grandmas and I've talked about my paternal great grandma before but here's a photo of my great grandma, Mie Suzuki, on my mom's side. She was a school teacher for most of her life but she took up Sashiko after she retired. She eventually taught and even published a short book on a particular type of Sashiko from the Yamagata region. I already had a few pieces of her work but we discovered so many more! 😍 I purchased a few new Sashiko books and will be engaging in our monthly Sashiko Club mending sessions with renewed vigor! Our next club date is March 2, if anyone wants to join 🪡💙 The baby in the pictures circa 1987 with mom, grandma and grandpa is me in Venezuela, where I was born! 🌞
皆さまご無沙汰しております〜😅ここ３週間ほど日本に行ってました！ハイライトはひいおばあちゃんの刺し子の作品をもっと見つけたことです✨これからの刺し子に気合いが入ります！！😤赤ちゃんは私です😁おじいちゃんおばあちゃんが当時住んでいたベネズエラに遊びに来た頃の写真
#sashiko #visiblemending #刺し子

It's been a while posting here because we've been quite busy! We'll post later about what Alex has been up to (which is also the reason why he couldn't join me) but I've (Yoko) spent the past few weeks in Japan to catch up with friends and family, but most importantly to see my grandparents, in very snowy Niigata! Of course spending time with them is always heartwarming but one of my favorite things to do there is unearthing old photos and other gems ✨ Maybe some of you already know, I have some badass great grandmas and I've talked about my paternal great grandma before but here's a photo of my great grandma, Mie Suzuki, on my mom's side. She was a school teacher for most of her life but she took up Sashiko after she retired. She eventually taught and even published a short book on a particular type of Sashiko from the Yamagata region. I already had a few pieces of her work but we discovered so many more! 😍 I purchased a few new Sashiko books and will be engaging in our monthly Sashiko Club mending sessions with renewed vigor! Our next club date is March 2, if anyone wants to join 🪡💙 The baby in the pictures circa 1987 with mom, grandma and grandpa is me in Venezuela, where I was born! 🌞
皆さまご無沙汰しております〜😅ここ３週間ほど日本に行ってました！ハイライトはひいおばあちゃんの刺し子の作品をもっと見つけたことです✨これからの刺し子に気合いが入ります！！😤赤ちゃんは私です😁おじいちゃんおばあちゃんが当時住んでいたベネズエラに遊びに来た頃の写真
#sashiko #visiblemending #刺し子

Better late than never!! Happy New Year everyone!! 🎊 We're enjoying these slower months so much so that we've been avoiding Instagram 😅 But we've taken a moment to reflect on how truly amazing 2024 was ✨ Some highlights - learning Katazome indigo dyeing in Japan, teaching my first indigo class!, saying goodbye to our Suzukini 🚗, building our first high tunnel!, growing lots of great things in said high tunnel 🌷, starting our monthly Sashiko Club!, big family visit in July, harvesting tons and tons of beautiful veggies with a beautiful crew!, dyeing with summer flowers, spinning my first skein of yarn, watching a bronze pour 🗿, holding our very last Holiday Market!, eating lots of good food and of course cuddling with fuzzy four legged creatures 🐱 We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday and welcomed the new year with joy and excitement for what's to come in 2025! 💙
とーても遅れましたが、明けましておめでとうございます😊今年もよろしくお願いします🙇‍♀️インスタの投稿って意外とかなり時間がかかるのでぶっちゃけ避けてました😅でも2024年を振り返るとなんて素晴らしい年だったんだろう！！新しいビニールハウスを建てたり、刺し子クラブを始めたり…そしてたーくさん美味しい野菜を育て、収穫し、食べました！😀また今年も農園にとって、皆さんにとって、とても良い年でありますように！🙏

Better late than never!! Happy New Year everyone!! 🎊 We're enjoying these slower months so much so that we've been avoiding Instagram 😅 But we've taken a moment to reflect on how truly amazing 2024 was ✨ Some highlights - learning Katazome indigo dyeing in Japan, teaching my first indigo class!, saying goodbye to our Suzukini 🚗, building our first high tunnel!, growing lots of great things in said high tunnel 🌷, starting our monthly Sashiko Club!, big family visit in July, harvesting tons and tons of beautiful veggies with a beautiful crew!, dyeing with summer flowers, spinning my first skein of yarn, watching a bronze pour 🗿, holding our very last Holiday Market!, eating lots of good food and of course cuddling with fuzzy four legged creatures 🐱 We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday and welcomed the new year with joy and excitement for what's to come in 2025! 💙
とーても遅れましたが、明けましておめでとうございます😊今年もよろしくお願いします🙇‍♀️インスタの投稿って意外とかなり時間がかかるのでぶっちゃけ避けてました😅でも2024年を振り返るとなんて素晴らしい年だったんだろう！！新しいビニールハウスを建てたり、刺し子クラブを始めたり…そしてたーくさん美味しい野菜を育て、収穫し、食べました！😀また今年も農園にとって、皆さんにとって、とても良い年でありますように！🙏

Happy solstice! The shortest day of the year ✨ We don't typically harvest this late in the season but there was too much good stuff left in the tunnels that we got them harvested for our awesome friends @deadhorsehill 🎠 before the forecasted 4F/-15C night tomorrow! This past week, I (Yoko) went to the NEVF conference for the first time in a long time and was pleasantly surprised by how much better it's gotten! (=more organic/no-till/flower/small-scale content than 9 years ago) and it was awesome to meet in person fellow inspirational growers that we've been following for a long time @edibleuprisingfarm @rootsfamilyfarm @lovinmamafarm (if you're not already, you should give them a follow 💛). I forgot to take photos at the conference but I do have some slides.. and the last photo is for people who've missed our fuzzy monster Zumi 😸
冬至✨1年で1番短い日🌌普段この時期には収穫しないけど今年はまだまだ野菜が残ってたので友達のレストラン、@deadhorsehill のために雪の中、収穫を…！私は今週久しぶりにニューイングランドで一番大きい農業カンファレンスへ。9年前と比べてかなりトピックが増えててたくさん学べました。インスタで長い間フォローしあってる農家さん達にもたくさん会えて楽しかった！💛

Happy solstice! The shortest day of the year ✨ We don't typically harvest this late in the season but there was too much good stuff left in the tunnels that we got them harvested for our awesome friends @deadhorsehill 🎠 before the forecasted 4F/-15C night tomorrow! This past week, I (Yoko) went to the NEVF conference for the first time in a long time and was pleasantly surprised by how much better it's gotten! (=more organic/no-till/flower/small-scale content than 9 years ago) and it was awesome to meet in person fellow inspirational growers that we've been following for a long time @edibleuprisingfarm @rootsfamilyfarm @lovinmamafarm (if you're not already, you should give them a follow 💛). I forgot to take photos at the conference but I do have some slides.. and the last photo is for people who've missed our fuzzy monster Zumi 😸
冬至✨1年で1番短い日🌌普段この時期には収穫しないけど今年はまだまだ野菜が残ってたので友達のレストラン、@deadhorsehill のために雪の中、収穫を…！私は今週久しぶりにニューイングランドで一番大きい農業カンファレンスへ。9年前と比べてかなりトピックが増えててたくさん学べました。インスタで長い間フォローしあってる農家さん達にもたくさん会えて楽しかった！💛

This is what local flavors, colors, talent and creations look like ✨ We so enjoyed having these amazing vendor friends and their STUNNING displays at our 3rd Holiday Market! This will be the last time we hold the holiday market on our farm but we hope you keep supporting vibrant local small businesses like these for your holiday shopping/eating and beyond ❤️ Thank you to everyone who came out and shout out to Eric @farmoutlandish and Kason for managing the parking!
今年で最後になりますが、この３年間ホリデーマーケットに来て頂いた方々、ありがとうございました！このようにローカルで作られた食べ物や作品は最高です✨スモールビジネスをこれからもサポートお願いします❤️
#holidaymarket #localart #localfood #smallbusiness #shopsmallbusiness

This is what local flavors, colors, talent and creations look like ✨ We so enjoyed having these amazing vendor friends and their STUNNING displays at our 3rd Holiday Market! This will be the last time we hold the holiday market on our farm but we hope you keep supporting vibrant local small businesses like these for your holiday shopping/eating and beyond ❤️ Thank you to everyone who came out and shout out to Eric @farmoutlandish and Kason for managing the parking!
今年で最後になりますが、この３年間ホリデーマーケットに来て頂いた方々、ありがとうございました！このようにローカルで作られた食べ物や作品は最高です✨スモールビジネスをこれからもサポートお願いします❤️
#holidaymarket #localart #localfood #smallbusiness #shopsmallbusiness

We made a thing - again! We call it "The Elixir" and it has elderberries, aronia berries and wild grapes! Maybe the world's first?? Both your palette and body will thank you 💜 Alex has also made a bunch of these hot pepper chains which are perfect gifts, but come to think of it, wouldn't it look great as an ornament too? 🌲 Zumi approves 😋 These and veggies, meat, ceramics, paintings, candles, cider products, yarn, bread, pastries, wreaths, jewelry and much more will be available at the Holiday Market this Saturday, 11-3pm ✨✨✨
今年のアレックス作のシロップ💜アロニアベリーとワイルドグレープが加わり、かなりパワーアップしました！鷹の爪唐辛子チェーンもたくさん作りました✨オーナメントにちょうど良いかも？？土曜日のホリデーマーケットにて！
#elderberrysyrup #elderberry #aronia #wildgrapes #takanotsume

We made a thing - again! We call it "The Elixir" and it has elderberries, aronia berries and wild grapes! Maybe the world's first?? Both your palette and body will thank you 💜 Alex has also made a bunch of these hot pepper chains which are perfect gifts, but come to think of it, wouldn't it look great as an ornament too? 🌲 Zumi approves 😋 These and veggies, meat, ceramics, paintings, candles, cider products, yarn, bread, pastries, wreaths, jewelry and much more will be available at the Holiday Market this Saturday, 11-3pm ✨✨✨
今年のアレックス作のシロップ💜アロニアベリーとワイルドグレープが加わり、かなりパワーアップしました！鷹の爪唐辛子チェーンもたくさん作りました✨オーナメントにちょうど良いかも？？土曜日のホリデーマーケットにて！
#elderberrysyrup #elderberry #aronia #wildgrapes #takanotsume

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃✨ The timing of Thanksgiving could not be more perfect - when we're just about wrapping up the season and there are so many things to be thankful for! (not to mention the surge in demand for local produce to finish the season strong! 😊) Well, we are very relieved we made it through another season (feels like there are more bullets to dodge every year...) but we couldn't have done it without our fantastic crew - Aichan, Taylor and Ellen - who brought a lot of positive energy and laughter to what often are long, tiring days! We are so thankful for their commitment and hard work 💪 and our customers and the wider community for supporting us and eating local!
ハッピーサンクスギビング！🦃
#farmcrew #womenwhofarm #womenfarmers #🐱

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃✨ The timing of Thanksgiving could not be more perfect - when we're just about wrapping up the season and there are so many things to be thankful for! (not to mention the surge in demand for local produce to finish the season strong! 😊) Well, we are very relieved we made it through another season (feels like there are more bullets to dodge every year...) but we couldn't have done it without our fantastic crew - Aichan, Taylor and Ellen - who brought a lot of positive energy and laughter to what often are long, tiring days! We are so thankful for their commitment and hard work 💪 and our customers and the wider community for supporting us and eating local!
ハッピーサンクスギビング！🦃
#farmcrew #womenwhofarm #womenfarmers #🐱

Tomorrow is our last farmstand of the season! 🥳 We've set aside a good amount of our red carrots and we harvested a lot of everything - spinach, arugula, lettuce heads, lettuce mix, radicchio, herbs etc. - most of which will last at least a few weeks in your fridge ✨ Plus root crops that'll last you through the winter! Hope to see you tomorrow~ 🙌 (I had to include my nephew's Japanese homework that talks about visiting our farm and eating tons of delicious tomatoes, which melts my heart 🥰🍅)
明日がファームスタンド最終日でーす！よーく考えたら葉物も入れて、ほとんどのものが数週間は冷蔵庫でもちます✨なのでサンクスギビングはもちろんですがそれ以降の分の野菜もまとめ買いできちゃいます！😊
#supportlocal #locallygrown #organicveggies #smallfarm #農園 #野菜 #金時人参

Tomorrow is our last farmstand of the season! 🥳 We've set aside a good amount of our red carrots and we harvested a lot of everything - spinach, arugula, lettuce heads, lettuce mix, radicchio, herbs etc. - most of which will last at least a few weeks in your fridge ✨ Plus root crops that'll last you through the winter! Hope to see you tomorrow~ 🙌 (I had to include my nephew's Japanese homework that talks about visiting our farm and eating tons of delicious tomatoes, which melts my heart 🥰🍅)
明日がファームスタンド最終日でーす！よーく考えたら葉物も入れて、ほとんどのものが数週間は冷蔵庫でもちます✨なのでサンクスギビングはもちろんですがそれ以降の分の野菜もまとめ買いできちゃいます！😊
#supportlocal #locallygrown #organicveggies #smallfarm #農園 #野菜 #金時人参

I know we desperately need rain after months of dry weather but.... does it really have to be tomorrow at our last @brooklinefarmersmarket with 18mph winds? 😅 Well, Alex, Yukiko and I will be there rain or shine with the freshest veggies! 🥬 One thing the dry weather has been good for is the best head lettuce we've grown for our last outdoor planting! Our lettuce mix is well known for lasting weeks in the fridge but here's a secret.. our lettuce heads last even longer ✨ So bring an umbrella and come on out to get your locally grown ingredients for your Thanksgiving table! 🦃
干ばつがずーと続いてて凄く雨が必要なんだけど…明日(マーケット最終日)降るの？！雨でも晴れでもアレックス、由貴子さんと私でたくさん野菜を持っていきまーす！ほうれん草も(めちゃくちゃ時間かかるけど)たくさん収穫しましたよ✨では明日会いましょう〜！！
#escarole #marketgarden #notill #farmer #spinach #エスカロール #ほうれん草 #不耕起栽培 #有機農業

I know we desperately need rain after months of dry weather but.... does it really have to be tomorrow at our last @brooklinefarmersmarket with 18mph winds? 😅 Well, Alex, Yukiko and I will be there rain or shine with the freshest veggies! 🥬 One thing the dry weather has been good for is the best head lettuce we've grown for our last outdoor planting! Our lettuce mix is well known for lasting weeks in the fridge but here's a secret.. our lettuce heads last even longer ✨ So bring an umbrella and come on out to get your locally grown ingredients for your Thanksgiving table! 🦃
干ばつがずーと続いてて凄く雨が必要なんだけど…明日(マーケット最終日)降るの？！雨でも晴れでもアレックス、由貴子さんと私でたくさん野菜を持っていきまーす！ほうれん草も(めちゃくちゃ時間かかるけど)たくさん収穫しましたよ✨では明日会いましょう〜！！
#escarole #marketgarden #notill #farmer #spinach #エスカロール #ほうれん草 #不耕起栽培 #有機農業

2 more weeks of markets left! ✨ We still have tons of amazing veggies - all sweetened by frost ❄️
マーケットも残り２週間だけです！！野菜たちは霜で甘〜くなってますよ✨
#vegetables #organic #frostsweetened #supportlocal #eatlocal #有機野菜 #オーガニック

2 more weeks of markets left! ✨ We still have tons of amazing veggies - all sweetened by frost ❄️
マーケットも残り２週間だけです！！野菜たちは霜で甘〜くなってますよ✨
#vegetables #organic #frostsweetened #supportlocal #eatlocal #有機野菜 #オーガニック

A beautiful, calm week on the farm 🌱 Still harvesting a ton of stuff! And it's officially, sit-by-the-fire-and-knit season 🧶💓
まだ暖かい秋の収穫🌱薪ストーブの隣で編み物する季節になって幸せ〜💓
#marketgarden #lettucefordays #knitting #knit

A beautiful, calm week on the farm 🌱 Still harvesting a ton of stuff! And it's officially, sit-by-the-fire-and-knit season 🧶💓
まだ暖かい秋の収穫🌱薪ストーブの隣で編み物する季節になって幸せ〜💓
#marketgarden #lettucefordays #knitting #knit

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It here! 🚨🚨🚨 The thing we get asked about throughout the season and possibly our farm's most iconic, famous vegetable ❤️ Alex wrote a great piece about them in this week's newsletter so I'm going to paste it here ➡️ For the uninitiated, we grow an heirloom variety of red carrots from Japan known as Kintoki carrots and we are not being hyperbolic when we say that they are THE best carrots! They're sweeter than orange carrots with a more intense carrot flavor, a more delicate texture (perfect for raw snacking), and a gorgeous scarlet red color. Like many heirloom vegetables, they're a bit more challenging to grow (as in they will only grow in cool weather) and often are very diverse in size, but we sort and bag to keep them grouped by size for ease of cooking and processing. Customers start asking us about the red carrots starting in May and thus they are sure to go fast at the market, but we planted more than ever this season and will have them for the remaining four markets, so if you miss out this week don't fret, there will be other opportunities!!!
金時人参登場❗最後のマーケットまで販売しまーす❗
#kintoki #heirloom #金時人参 #京野菜 #人参 #🥕

It here! 🚨🚨🚨 The thing we get asked about throughout the season and possibly our farm's most iconic, famous vegetable ❤️ Alex wrote a great piece about them in this week's newsletter so I'm going to paste it here ➡️ For the uninitiated, we grow an heirloom variety of red carrots from Japan known as Kintoki carrots and we are not being hyperbolic when we say that they are THE best carrots! They're sweeter than orange carrots with a more intense carrot flavor, a more delicate texture (perfect for raw snacking), and a gorgeous scarlet red color. Like many heirloom vegetables, they're a bit more challenging to grow (as in they will only grow in cool weather) and often are very diverse in size, but we sort and bag to keep them grouped by size for ease of cooking and processing. Customers start asking us about the red carrots starting in May and thus they are sure to go fast at the market, but we planted more than ever this season and will have them for the remaining four markets, so if you miss out this week don't fret, there will be other opportunities!!!
金時人参登場❗最後のマーケットまで販売しまーす❗
#kintoki #heirloom #金時人参 #京野菜 #人参 #🥕

Last chance to get some baby ginger this week! Since our indoor space is limited, we always plant ginger on the shoulder of another crop - this season we planted them next to cucumbers and snap peas ✨ The last of them came out today! We've got some beautiful fennel as well as Treviso type radicchio and miniature radicchio 😁 The last few days have been absolutely beautiful weather in the high 70s but we're ready to tuck in all the remaining outdoor crops for a night in the 20s on Sunday!! ❄️
今週で新生姜は終わりでーす！今日最後の収穫をしました🫚ここ数日間は暖かくて気持ちよかったぁー！😆でも明日からまた寒くなるので野菜たちはたくさんカバーして守ります🌱🌱🌱
#ginger #babyginger #🫚 #新生姜 #チコリ

Last chance to get some baby ginger this week! Since our indoor space is limited, we always plant ginger on the shoulder of another crop - this season we planted them next to cucumbers and snap peas ✨ The last of them came out today! We've got some beautiful fennel as well as Treviso type radicchio and miniature radicchio 😁 The last few days have been absolutely beautiful weather in the high 70s but we're ready to tuck in all the remaining outdoor crops for a night in the 20s on Sunday!! ❄️
今週で新生姜は終わりでーす！今日最後の収穫をしました🫚ここ数日間は暖かくて気持ちよかったぁー！😆でも明日からまた寒くなるので野菜たちはたくさんカバーして守ります🌱🌱🌱
#ginger #babyginger #🫚 #新生姜 #チコリ

We cover crop throughout the season but we're pushing hard to get the last of them in the ground 🌱 Just in the past week we've seeded over 20 beds, which means we've now cover cropped well over 100 beds this season ✨ It's one of the most satisfying tasks on the farm - to know that these beds have been tucked in for the winter! Because it's been very dry (not complaining!) we are watering in every bed and we've had to reassemble some sprinkler lines that we put away last week! 🚿🚿🚿
夏野菜も終って、緑肥を今たくさん撒いてます✨ここ１週間だけで畝20本以上、今年の合計は畝105本ほど緑肥を撒きました✨
#covercrop #marketgarden #notill #notillflowerfarming #緑肥 #不耕起栽培 #農園

We cover crop throughout the season but we're pushing hard to get the last of them in the ground 🌱 Just in the past week we've seeded over 20 beds, which means we've now cover cropped well over 100 beds this season ✨ It's one of the most satisfying tasks on the farm - to know that these beds have been tucked in for the winter! Because it's been very dry (not complaining!) we are watering in every bed and we've had to reassemble some sprinkler lines that we put away last week! 🚿🚿🚿
夏野菜も終って、緑肥を今たくさん撒いてます✨ここ１週間だけで畝20本以上、今年の合計は畝105本ほど緑肥を撒きました✨
#covercrop #marketgarden #notill #notillflowerfarming #緑肥 #不耕起栽培 #農園

We are so excited to announce our 3rd Annual Holiday Market at our farm on December 7th 11-3pm! 🎉 Come celebrate the end of the season with us with the best local art and food around ✨ and a sneak peak of a few of the things I've been making for the market... 💛🧡🤎
今年のホリデーマーケットは12月7日 11:00-15:00です！🎉シーズンの終わりを祝いましょう〜！
#holidaymarket #localartisans #eatlocal #naturaldye #naturallydyed

We are so excited to announce our 3rd Annual Holiday Market at our farm on December 7th 11-3pm! 🎉 Come celebrate the end of the season with us with the best local art and food around ✨ and a sneak peak of a few of the things I've been making for the market... 💛🧡🤎
今年のホリデーマーケットは12月7日 11:00-15:00です！🎉シーズンの終わりを祝いましょう〜！
#holidaymarket #localartisans #eatlocal #naturaldye #naturallydyed

Lots of harvest going on here but I'm here to tell you one thing only... It's that time of year when we have sooo many green peppers because many of our peppers don't have enough time to turn color! 🫑🫑🫑 Starting tomorrow we'll have oodles of green peppers and bulk bags available so please help us get through our huge pile... ☺️ It's one of the few vegetables you don't need to blanch before freezing so it's really easy to preserve for eating all winter long! It is a bit wet after thawing but drain & pat to dry if you don't want the excess moisture ✨
たくさん野菜の収穫してますが今週特に注目してもらいたいものは…緑パプリカ(ピーマンとはちょっと違うかな🤔)。霜のため色がつく前に収穫しなくてはいけなかったので、たくさんあります✨お安くまとめ買いもできるので是非冷凍して冬の間も食べてください🫑🫑🫑
#fallharvest #shungiku #tatsoi #eatclean #eathealthy #eatlocal #秋 #旬の食材

Lots of harvest going on here but I'm here to tell you one thing only... It's that time of year when we have sooo many green peppers because many of our peppers don't have enough time to turn color! 🫑🫑🫑 Starting tomorrow we'll have oodles of green peppers and bulk bags available so please help us get through our huge pile... ☺️ It's one of the few vegetables you don't need to blanch before freezing so it's really easy to preserve for eating all winter long! It is a bit wet after thawing but drain & pat to dry if you don't want the excess moisture ✨
たくさん野菜の収穫してますが今週特に注目してもらいたいものは…緑パプリカ(ピーマンとはちょっと違うかな🤔)。霜のため色がつく前に収穫しなくてはいけなかったので、たくさんあります✨お安くまとめ買いもできるので是非冷凍して冬の間も食べてください🫑🫑🫑
#fallharvest #shungiku #tatsoi #eatclean #eathealthy #eatlocal #秋 #旬の食材

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