Year-round Production of Certified Organic Vegetables
Umi Nami Farm specializes in year-round organic vegetable and fruit production. Using unheated greenhouses and outdoor fields, we grow Japanese specialty crops as well as many Western vegetables. We offer a year-round box program. Our vegetables are also available at Fujiya (on Shelbourne) and often at Lifestyle Market (on Douglas). Uchida Eatery also features our produce. Contact us if you are interested in fresh, local, and organic vegetables!
海波農園では、日本並びに西洋の有機野菜・有機果物を通年育て、ビクトリアのフジヤで販売しています。また、ボックスプログラムにご登録いただくと、毎週もしくは隔週、野菜セットをピックアップいただけます。詳しくは、お電話で海野（うんの）までお問い合わせください。
How it all started
Umi Nami Farm started in 1996 with a team of three: Yoshiko, Tom, and Madoka.
Umi Nami Farm is now run by Yoshiko and Heather, along with Madoka and several other farmhands. We enjoy the work and produce of the farm together with several volunteers, whom we thank for their faithful efforts.
What “Umi Nami” means
The farm is named after our founders’ last names Yoshiko Unno and Tom Suganami; “Umi Nami” consists of the first Chinese character of “Unno” and the second Chinese character from “Suganami.” “Umi” means “Ocean,” and “Nami” means “Wave” in Japanese.
What we grow
Umi Nami Farm specializes in year-round organic vegetable production. We also grow many types of fruit. Using unheated greenhouses and outdoor fields, we grow Japanese specialty crops as well as many Western vegetables.
Our range of produce includes:
- daikon
- Japanese turnips
- carrots
- beets
- Japanese greens (komatsuna, mizuna, wasabina, bok choy, kakina, takana, etc.)
- chard
- kale
- green onions
- bulb onions
- broccoli
- cabbage (tender ones as well as regular ones)
- tomatoes
- Japanese eggplant
- Japanese cucumbers
- green peppers (including the Japanese shishito)
- snow peas
- snap peas
- green beans
- dry beans
- potatoes
- summer and winter squash (such as Kabocha)
- zucchini
- melons
- watermelons
- apples (Golden Russet, Granny Smith, Jona Gold, Northern Spy, Spartan)
- quince
- yellow plums and Italian plums
- Asian pear
Where to purchase our produce
We offer a year-round box program. Our vegetables are also available at Fujiya on Shelbourne St. and Lifestyle Market on Douglas.
Where to taste
Sample the fare of local chefs who work with our organic produce:
Where our stories can also be found
For video updates on what’s happening at the farm, please visit https://www.youtube.com/@uminamifarm
You can read more about the goings-on at Umi Nami Farm at our facebook page or Instagram. Also, our Heather eloquently writes her personal point of view at her blog.
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