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RE: Kore Kara Noka これから農家 blog post: Kenshūsei: becoming a farming apprentice in Japan Part 2 - Sainone
Cool post. I'm curious about Japanese traditional & organic farming, especially crop varieties because I think some would do well here in the PNW. I was a certified organic grower for a while. Followed!
Hi @janamclaughlin ! Thanks for the comment. The situation here with seeds and crop varieties is complicated because most seed is produced abroad and most "organic" farmers don't use organic seed... What organic, heirloom seed producers there are seem to sell more to non-professional growers or a few hard-core agriculturists who practice alterntaive techniques like, for example, natural farming. Tell me what varieties (or types of plants) you're interested in: maybe I can suggest some, or tell you where to get seed from (although I will be specialising in French heirloom varieties, my curreent job is pretty standard Japanese varieties).
Thanks! Interesting... I think this is a common situation elsewhere, too. I'm interested in anything that grows in our zone 8 climate, that can handle the spring & fall rains & general dampness we experience in the Pacific Northwest. Especially greens - Every year it seems there is a "new" "Asian green" that shows up in seed catalogs here, but there are probably a ton we've never heard about here. And anything that might be considered a multi-function "permaculture plant."