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Udo: Good Things Grow in Odd Packages

Posted by Joan Bailey on June 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

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  Udo (Aralia cordata) is one of the stranger vegetables to be met in a Japanese market. It’s length alone – sometimes half a meter or more – can be intimidating. Add pale hairy skin with a blush of maroon near the center growth joint, a curl of leaves resembling a withered hand, and you have a decidedly freakish-looking vegetable. Yet, those that pass this wild... Read More

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Harvest of Hope vegetable delivery service from WaNavi Japan

Posted by Nicole Daniells on May 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

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Eco+waza is pleased to bring you news of a new vegetable delivery service from Hokkaido which has been set up by WaNavi Japan. This great service not only provides you with healthy and delicious vegetables but supports victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake as well. What is Harvest of Hope? Harvest of Hope is a collaborative project between Hokkaido Hopeland and WaNavi... Read More

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Nanohana no Kurashie: A Recipe for Spring in Japan

Posted by Joan Bailey on April 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Nanohana- With the moon in the east And the sun in the west. - Yosa Buson, 1716-1783 One of spring’s first greens (or winter’s last, depending on how you look at it) nanohana 菜の花 are as cheerful as they are delicious with their bright green leaves and yellow flowers. It’s easy to imagine the signature bright blooms glowing in the mix of first and last light... Read More

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Big Spring Green Up: Clean Your Home the Green Way

Posted by ecotwaza editor on April 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

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Living in Japan, you run into plenty of problems around the house and Mom isn’t around to help out. Water quality and lifestyles, a language that’s hard to read, and not being able to find the right kitchen cleaner at the store, for all these problems and more we asked Japanese Moms and got some good, sound advice. Advice from Japanese Mothers on Big Green Cleans Every year,... Read More

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List of Harmful Chemicals in Japanese

Posted by ecotwaza editor on April 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The pollutant release and transfer register (PRTR) law designates 10 synthetic surfactants as being harmful chemical substances. These are used as the main ingredients in common synthetic household detergents and other products. We listed the abbreviation, Japanese name and English name below but the same chemical may be labeled differently depending on application, such as washing... Read More

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