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Dara Danh
And they say Top Chefs can be picky... this farmers chooses and even Fires his client for not working up to his standards!
kiss1969
Good for him! I love it and I love his attitude! There aint no second prize...
Ranger_Miffy2
So esoteric! Really interesting article. Yamashita has found a charmed life in France.
RaichuLov
Wow...it'd be an honor to be his client then! Wow! And here I thought veggies couldn't get more expensive!
akashingo
I am sure his veggies are fantastic! I am also sure his life is nothing but work and he has no time to actually enjoy the profits of selling expensive vegetables., so I don't envy him.
Cos
Oh, let's cry... You think he'd prefer playing golf all days ? He already did golf for a job. Here in Japan and there in France, fine gardening is the fav' hobby of millions of people. He has many people's dream job. And others don't matter, he seems passionated about what he does. That's a nice life.
unreconstructed
Great article. I go to my local supermarket in Japan though and despair at the relative lack of variety in the vegetables.And the prices, ugh, still can't get over them after all these years here.
That's a bit harsh.
seaforte03
In case you guys are interested, there are mail-order farmer's coops around Tokyo where you can buy first fruits and farmer's picks of the crops, albeit at higher prices - but hey - organic, FRESH, and utterly amazing. Once you've tried reputable coop produce, you'll NEVER go back (and leaving Japan will be extraordinarily painful). Lettuce is as juicy as a ripe watermelon, crunchy as a freshly picked apple. Fruit and juices always sweet, never sour, never bitter, never dry. You pre-order based on their seasonal crops and they deliver pretty much on-schedule in refrigerated (dry iced) styrofoam containers (which they want back - very green you see).
A VAST difference from the animal fodder at most grocery stores.
Dewaashita
Does he have a website from which we could order, perhaps?