Tama Organic
#102-2828 East Hastings Street V5K 5C5 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Sat & SunHappy Ohagi Days

TOMORROW~Sat Feb 27th~KABOCHA CROQUETTE BENTO! ~Organic & Vegan, Take Out~778-379-6322, Thank you!

Today’s (Fri, Feb 26th) Organic & Vegan ~TOFU & GREENS QUICHE with ROASTED LOCAL DELICATA SQUASH BENTO~778-379-6322, thank you!

This week’s promotional sale will feature STINGING NETTLES from a forest of the Sunshine Coast! With 30% extra amount in the bag! Take advantage of this sale, and enjoy cleansing yourself!

This Week’s Comment We don’t have much local produce right now, but we received beautiful purple garlic from Amandah’s farm in Lytton last week. Her farm is located high up on a hill. She’s been struggling with the problem of wild animals attacking her chickens, turkeys, goats and lambs for a long time. Amandah, like many other farmers, relies on her guard dogs. It’s very difficult to live in symbiosis with wild animals. They must sometimes feel tempted to resort to extreme... measures. I’d like to recommend that you try her fresh garlic before it starts sprouting. As for other local produce we still have to wait for a couple of months. Vegetables from California and Mexico have gone down in price. They include broccoli, green & colored peppers, snow peas, sugar snap peas, Brussels sprouts, zucchinis, asparagus, cauliflowers and more. This week’s promotional sale will feature stinging nettles from a forest of the Sunshine Coast. $5.00/bag with 30% extra in the bag. Take advantage of this sale, and enjoy cleansing yourself. Pick of the Week 1. From Tama’s kitchen Organic & Vegan Bento FridayTofu Quiche w/Green Veggies SaturdayKabocha Croquette SundayChili Con Carne MondayPressed Sushi TuesdayKenchin (Root Vegetable Soup) and Onigiri (Brown Rice Ball) WednesdayGyoza ThursdayPepper& Zucchini Farci FridayCoconut Veggie Curry 2. This week’s special -Hakubaku Noodles (Udon, Soba, Somen) $3.75/pack (Reg.$4.75 -Hikari Miso (Shiro/Aka) $12.00/1kg(Reg.$13.95) 3. This week’s veggies deal Bok Choy $1.99/lb Broccoli Crown $2.95/lb Eggplant $3.50/each Cauliflower $3.95/each Asparagus $5.95/lb G.Peppers $2.95/lb Orange & Red Peppers $3.50/lb Snow peas $3.95/0.5lb bag 4. This week’s must have fruit Strawberries $11.50/1lb pack Pineapple $7.95/each Pomelo $4.50/each Cara Cara $2.95/lb Satsuma $4.50/lb Kumquat $6.75/0.5lb bag Hiroko Sugiyama Tama Organic Life Foods #102-2828 East Hastings St. Vancouver, B.C. V5K 5C5 www.tamaorganic.com Tel: 778-379-6322 Fax: 778-379-6321 Cell: 604-727-4465 Sun-Tue: 9:30am to 4pm Wed-Sat: 9:30am to 6pm

Arrived at Tama from Victoria, today! Uminami Daikon with LeavesBigger than last time Some large ones are almost 1.5x bigger than the ones I’m holding!!

TOMORROW (Thu, Oct 23rd) ~ MACROBIOTIC NISHIME BENTO 10/23()

Vegan Bento Menu~Nov 15-19th SundayDaikon Steaks MondayTofu Quiche TuesdayNatto Rice Burger WednesdayVeggie Gyoza... ThursdayBibimbap See more

Tomorrow (Wed, Oct 28th) ~ QUINOA CROQUETTE BENTO 10/28() !! 778-379-6322, thank you

Tomorrow (Tue, Oct 27th) ~ Grilled Daikon Sand with Filling Bento 778-379-6322, thank you for your support

Fresh Brown Rice Ohagi Days! SAT Nov 14th, SUN Nov 15th, Mon Nov 16th!!! Using beet sugar for red bean paste!

Tomorrow’s (Mon, Oct 26th) Bento Main Dish ~ Rolled Cabbage with Tomato Sauce! Stay warm, please!

Tomorrow (Sun, Oct 25th)~VEGGIE CURRY BENTO 778-379-6322, thank you for your great support

This week’s promotional sale~Squash Butternut & Buttercup from Keremeos KeremeosButtenutButtercup BC Squash Butternut & Buttercup $1.75/lbReg.$2.95/lb...

Pumpkin Paradise We have a wide variety of pumpkins from our LOCAL farms!

Walnuts from Keremeos, BC

SPICE UP your cooking!! Togarashi (Japanese hot peppers) from Uminami farm in Victoria

We received a shipment from Uminami Farm in Victoria! They are also trying to minimize their frost damage A lot of Daikon Radish with Leaves, Komatsuna, Nabana, Bitter Gourds, Soft Leaves Green Cabbage, Yellow & Green Hot Peppers!

Most of farms suffered from labor shortage this season, and the forecast of the sudden arrival of cold weather has thrown them into a panic. I’m glad I took one of my staff members with me so that we could offer help! We packed and boxed the produce that we were purchasing in Keremeos. Then we picked GOOSEBERRIES in the field, but... only five percent of the berries were ripe enough to be picked. I felt so badly that most of them will be spoiled by the frost coming in ...no time.... Please visit Tama to get the very valuable harvest!! Your great support is appreciated Hiroko Sugiyama

This week’s promotion will feature FRESH GARLIC (Red Russian) from Oliver It’s a good time to plant them now also!

This Week’s Comment Tuesday night I came back from this year’s final trip to the Okanagan. I drove almost 1000 km and visited four farms in two days. In town of Hope, I tried monkey bars and Trapeze rings at the park as usual. I was so happy I achieved the hardest part of the Trapeze rings, which was the goal I set for this season. According to the weather forecast the temperature will drop down to -13 in Keremeos ,-3 in Oliver and -6 in Naramata on Saturday. All ...the farmers were busy preparing for the first frost. Most of farms suffered from labor shortage this season, and this forecast of the sudden arrival of cold weather has thrown them into a panic. I’m glad I took one of my staff members with me so that we could offer help. We packed and boxed the produce that we were purchasing in Keremeos. Then we picked gooseberries in the field, but only five percent of the berries were ripe enough to be picked. I felt so badly that most of them will be spoiled by the frost coming in a few days.... On this trip we enjoyed sunny days and a stormy night. On the way home, the weather changed suddenly and dramatically several times on us, which almost scared us. We also received a shipment from Uminami Farm in Victoria yesterday. They are also trying to minimize their frost damage. As you can imagine, Tama is now totally filled with autumn harvest, and there is hardly any room to walk around in!! This week’s promotion will feature FRESH GARLIC (Red Russian) from Oliver. $14.50/1lbs bag(Reg.$19.50/ lb) It’s a good time to plant them now also! Pick of the Week 1. From Tama’s Kitchen: Vegan Bento FridayPine Mushroom Rice (The LAST opportunity!) and Root Veggie Soup Saturday Kabocha Squash Gratin SundayVeggie Curry MondayRolled Cabbage with Tomato Sauce TuesdayDaikon Steaks WednesdayQuinoa Croquette Thursday Macrobiotic Nishime 2. From Oliver: Sweet Bunched Carrots & Beets Rainbow Chard, White Parsnips 3. From US: Okra, Nappa Cabbage, Persimmon Fuyu 4. Pork Sausages(hot/mild/Rst onion)$8.50/400g(Reg.$9.50) 5. From My Trip: Fresh BC Apples Ambrosia, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious Hiroko Sugiyama Tama Organic Life Foods #102-2828 East Hastings St. Vancouver, B.C. V5K 5C5 www.tamaorganic.com Tel: 778-379-6322 Fax: 778-379-6321 Cell: 604-727-4465 Sun-Tue: 9:30am to 4pm Wed-Sat: 9:30am to 6pm

~Fri, Oct 23rd~ PINE MUSHROOM BROWN RICE & ROOT VEGGIE MISO SOUPThe LAST opportunity for the pine mushroom rice this year! 778-379-6322, thank you for your great support