A Box of...Nishiura Mikan!
The other day a wonderful package arrived at our house--a large, heavy box.
Inside were...
lots of mikan (Japanese mandarin oranges) and lemons from the orchards in the Nishiura district of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka where I had worked with a farm family when doing research for Orchards (see earlier posts here and here).
In the months when I worked at the farm and lived in one of the mikan growing villages, I ate mikan every day, often 3 or 4 a day. Oh, they were good--I have never tasted better mikan. So what a treat to receive this boxful from the farm family!
Besides the tasty contents, I love the box itself. Why the graphic of Mount Fuji on the side?
Well, because the scenery from Nishiura is like this:
and this:
Both photos were taken at sunrise as I was about to join the farm family for the day working in the mikan groves. Views like these helped me quickly forget about my cold hands and toes. I miss the farm family, the Nishiura hills and that spectacular setting and look forward to my next chance to visit...which will have to be very soon because we are already halfway through that box of mikan.
Inside were...
lots of mikan (Japanese mandarin oranges) and lemons from the orchards in the Nishiura district of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka where I had worked with a farm family when doing research for Orchards (see earlier posts here and here).
In the months when I worked at the farm and lived in one of the mikan growing villages, I ate mikan every day, often 3 or 4 a day. Oh, they were good--I have never tasted better mikan. So what a treat to receive this boxful from the farm family!
Besides the tasty contents, I love the box itself. Why the graphic of Mount Fuji on the side?
Well, because the scenery from Nishiura is like this:
and this:
Both photos were taken at sunrise as I was about to join the farm family for the day working in the mikan groves. Views like these helped me quickly forget about my cold hands and toes. I miss the farm family, the Nishiura hills and that spectacular setting and look forward to my next chance to visit...which will have to be very soon because we are already halfway through that box of mikan.
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