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This is a story about an
international couple raising and home educating three
young boys on a small island in Japan, half living in
buses, engaged in organic, self-sufficient farming in
the middle of a mountain forest while dealing with
climate, cultural, and personal challenges. These pages
are about pretty much anything and everything all guided
by our family motto, Taking Chances, Making Changes,
Being Happy. Thank you very much for joining us on our
ongoing crazy adventure.
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November 2-5, 2021 - This was overnight trip
number nine with this trip lasting four days and three nights again. The weather
was nice but a bit colder from sunset to sunrise and kind of windy. We brought a
lot of extra clothes this time. This trip was pretty much spent removing ferns
and understory trees from the north section of the campsite in preparation for
terraced beds for growing perennial root crops. The worst bees continued to show
up. Cooking was a bit more difficult because of the windy conditions.
Picture - Mountain - Us about to return home
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November 15-17, 2021 - This was overnight trip
number 10 with this trip lasting three days and two nights. This trip was spent
processing the numerous cypress trees which were finished and removed during the
last couple of months. A worst bee was seen at the campsite. A farm bed was made
at the rear portion of the campsite measuring 3 x 7 meters for a total of 21
square meters. A poison oak truck and root ball was removed. This was the
beginning of our agroforest project.
Picture - Mountain - Us about to return home
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November 19-21, 2021 - This was overnight trip
number 11 with this trip lasting three days and two nights. The weather was
beautiful with little wind and moderately warm temperatures for this time of the
year. A worst bee was seen at the campsite. Many trees were removed with
the 21 inch bow saw. An oak tree trunk and root ball were removed from the new
farm bed. Then the metal frame was constructed around the new farming bed and we
began farming in the mountains for the first time. The seeds sown included: bok
choy, komatsuna (leafy green), spinach, chingensai (similar to bok choy),
carrots, small, medium, and large diakon (white radishes), and the herb dill.
Along with all this, over 400 garlic cloves were sown. We also discovered the
mountain is covered with a lightweight brown clay soil along with a think layer
of humus, which together, should make for some pretty productive farming.
Picture - Mountain - Us about to return home
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