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Connecting Two Farmers in South Korea
Yesterday was a pretty darned happy day for us here in Korea. In April of last year, we first visited with the leading natural farmer in Korea, Mr. Seonghyun Choi (최성현), and at the same time, we took...
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Social Working Space in Seoul
The Final Straw documentary team in Korea (aka, Suhee and Patrick) needed a place to set up camp in Seoul, and for a while it seemed like we were out of luck in terms of finding cheap, shared office...
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Up Through the Clouds
Suhee and Patrick with the Coffee Master at Isim in Seoul, South Korea Since our first meeting, Suhee and I have spent many days and evenings at a coffee shop called Isim in the Yeonnam-dong...
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Farm Photos Come to Seoul
The Final Straw documentary has so far enjoyed great support here in Seoul! In between our editing tasks this week, Suhee and I installed a joint photo exhibition at Space Noah, and also had a few...
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Final Straw Event in Seoul
Natural Farming Lecture Concert in Seoul, South Korea Tonight in Seoul we’re teaming up with Space Noah and Korean natural farmer, Ryosok Hong (홍려석) to produce a ‘lecture concert.’ Hmm, ‘lecture...
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Final Straw Event Recap: Seoul
Suhee and I produced a lecture in Seoul this month, partly to raise awareness for The Final Straw, and partly to spread knowledge about natural farming concepts… but it was also a chance to connect...
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Japanese CSA Pioneers, and a Farming Trio
In Kyoto tonight and it’s been a long few weeks of filming and travel for The Final Straw with little internet time so this next post will come in two installments! Last week, I was able to spend a...
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The Maddening Simplicity of Good Food
Okitsu-san’s Natural Farm on the Right, a conventional farm on the left (Photo: P.M. Lydon) At the end of a week with Shikoku-based natural farmer Okitsu-san, my body is still smarting in places from...
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Edinburgh/Aichi: Art and Nature Japan Tour
The away team: a visit to Matsu Zawa’s Farm with Suizu, Ikumasa, and Ross. My tutor from University of Edinburgh traveled to Japan a few weeks back and I was fortunate to join him on a week-long tour...
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A long-term international dialogue and documentary film about food, earth, and happiness, based on a Japanese ‘Natural Farming’ philosophy of living with the environment.
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