2009-06-18

囲炉裏、修道院、うこっけい

On May 13 and 14 visited Sei in Chiba Prefecture with Kazuko and Takeru. Sei lives in a timber-frame home built in the Edo era, several hundred years ago. His parents are retired and keep chickens, goats, and a garden. Sei also gardens, produces sea salt, and makes miso and soya sauce. Dinner around a Irori.

On May 15, visited a 修道院, a catholic monastery of sorts, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The building emphasizes natural materials and the grounds incorporate edible landscaping and vegetable gardens, minor grains, and chickens.

June 17 we had a silky fowl dressing and cooking workshop at the research studio.