Interesting Finds #5

Nonon Farm (which means slow pace) is owned by Mr. And Mrs. Abe.  They retired from their regular city jobs at age 51 and when both daughters were finished with college.  They researched house design and organic farming for awhile and bought this land and built their home. They built a cold house to store their vegetables through the winter.  We ate their last potato from last year the first dinner we had here.  They attached the cold house to the home and piled dirt on top.  It looks like a small hill behind their home.  They push snow inside the large doors and it keeps a constant temperature all year.  In fact, the snow just melted around June 25th.  The temperature stays just above freezing all year and keeps their vegetables fresh tasting.  Their potatoes, carrots, and garlic scrapes taste as if they were picked yesterday!