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Autumn Harvest Soup: A Recipe That Changes Every Year
The soup we make in October looks different every time. That's the point. Here's the base recipe — the rest depends on your garden.
What a Regenerative Garden Actually Looks Like (And Why Ours Isn't "Neat")
Shem explains why the messy bits of the farm are the most important, and what permaculture means in practice on our five acres in Toei.
Ikigai Isn't a Poster. It's a Practice.
Mari on the difference between ikigai as a concept and ikigai as something you actually feel — and why it tends to arrive in the kitchen.
Why Rural Aichi Is the Japan Most Travellers Miss
Toei is not Kyoto. It has no temples marketed to tourists. What it has instead: 700-year-old fire festivals, the country's quietest hiking trails, and a pace of life that rewires something.