farming
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Hikari Farms keeps the legacy of the Issei farmers alive
March 16, 2023 by Gil Asakawa, Nichi Bei News
WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Hikari Farms has faced hardships before, so Janet Nagamine, who manages the third-generation family farm in Watsonville, is optimistic that the operation will continue and even grow […] READ MORE
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Natural Progression: Sharecropper descendant James Nakahara supports emerging farmers
March 16, 2023 by Alec Yoshio MacDonald, Nichi Bei News
If you’ve ever dreamed of starting your own farm, you might want to talk to James Nakahara of Kitchen Table Advisors. His job at the Northern California nonprofit is to […] READ MORE
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Cultivating Multitudes: Santa Cruz farmer Kellee Matsushita-Tseng stewards seeds and self
September 29, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
Tiny beige flecks showered down from the desiccated stalk of celtuce in Kellee Matsushita-Tseng’s gloved hands. As the determined farmer tapped it rhythmically against the edge of a black plastic […] READ MORE
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LIVING LEGACIES: The past, present and future of Nikkei agriculture at Tanaka Farms
March 17, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
Just south of the 405 Freeway in Irvine, Calif. — nestled between an open space preserve and a golf course — stands an unexpected monument to the history of Japanese […] READ MORE
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Historic Rancho Palos Verdes Hatano Farm to close
March 17, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — The view from Hatano Farm is mesmerizing. Sown with flowers and edged by cacti, the 5.5-acre plot sits on a gently descending hillside above a […] READ MORE
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Country Wisdom: Maya Shiroyama runs the Kitazawa Seed Company with lessons learned from rural living
April 23, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Maya Shiroyama learned about growing food from an early age. When she was a very small child, her grandmother would bring her out on her parents’ new farm. To help […] READ MORE
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The Next Generation of Chino Farm in Rancho Santa Fe: The Vegetable Shop at Chino Family Farm doesn’t open until 10 a.m., but crowds begin to swell much earlier
January 16, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
Editor’s Note: The article was originally published by Edible San Diego. In the moments between the ebb and flow of the market, Makoto Chino asks if anyone has a recipe […] READ MORE
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A century of growth
August 17, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
One hundred years ago, Gijiu Kitazawa established the seed company that still bears his name. He first worked as an apprentice for a seed company in Japan before immigrating to […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Avoiding government-induced poison
February 2, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Well, that does it. From now on, I plan to buy mostly organic produce. I know that it will cost me a bit more, but after watching the new Rachel […] READ MORE
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Memoirist intertwines family, farming and feelings of the heart
January 1, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
CHANGING SEASON: A FATHER, A DAUGHTER, A FAMILY FARM By David Mas Masumoto with Nikiko Masumoto (Berkeley, Calif.: Heyday, 2016, 192 pp., $16, paperback) In the mid-1980s, while researching the […] READ MORE
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