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The 2014 Sake Rice Crop in Abbotsford, BC

Optimistic and pragmatic, Masa Shiroki sees rice production in Canada not only as a way to use land now lying fallow, but also to take advantage of global warming. Continue reading

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Abbotsford Rice Field: Year 2

Now as the growing season approaches,Shiroki’s optimistic that his dream to produce 100% Canadian jizake can come true on this field. Continue reading

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A Corner of Japan in Canada

With Mt. Baker (whom I affectionately call Beka-san) presiding beyond the wall, the view–but for the different smell and absence of muscular pines–is not unlike being in Japan. But no, this is the first experimental sake-grade rice crop growing in … Continue reading

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