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Sustainable Little Tokyo Presents: Bokashi Composting Workshop with Amy Honjiyo - Saturday, May 13th! - tortoise general store

Sustainable Little Tokyo Presents: Bokashi Composting Workshop with Amy Honjiyo - Saturday, May 13th!

Sustainable Little Tokyo’s Cycle of Food Coordinator, Amy Honjiyo, starts her workshops with a single Japanese word: もったいない (mottainai).  A Japanese idiom referring to 'waste', or...

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APRIL & SEPTEMBER / Good Company with Calligraphy Master Aoi Yamaguchi - tortoise general store

APRIL & SEPTEMBER / Good Company with Calligraphy Master Aoi Yamaguchi

Our ninth and eleventh installment of Good Company features Master Calligrapher Aoi Yamaguchi.   Aoi began studying calligraphy at age six, earning the distinction of Master...

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MARCH / Good Company With Naoko Zaima, Sogetsu Ikebana Artist - tortoise general store

MARCH / Good Company With Naoko Zaima, Sogetsu Ikebana Artist

Naoko Zaima - Interview: ET: Naoko, we're so excited to be in your good company this month.  What will you be sharing with us during...

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NOVEMBER / Good Company: G.K.P. Pop-Up with Founder & Designer, Kazuyo Takeda - tortoise general store

NOVEMBER / Good Company: G.K.P. Pop-Up with Founder & Designer, Kazuyo Takeda

When Kazuyo Takeda found an email in her inbox from the Michelin star chef, Grant Achatz, she first thought it was junk mail.  Instead a glowing...

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OCTOBER II / Good Company Exhibition "Walking in the Fog" by Tomoko Morisaki - tortoise general store

OCTOBER II / Good Company Exhibition "Walking in the Fog" by Tomoko Morisaki

ET: Can you tell us about your upcoming exhibition and the art you're showcasing? TM: My exhibition is titled "Walking in the Fog", and the work was...

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OCTOBER / Good Company With YOKA Founder, Sachiyo Itabashi - tortoise general store

OCTOBER / Good Company With YOKA Founder, Sachiyo Itabashi

Home is where we start, and for Sachiyo Itabashi, the 13-hour flight home to Kumamoto city a year and a half ago was the start...

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MAY / Good Company with Mano Del Sur: Interview with Founder, Shuko Clouse - tortoise general store

MAY / Good Company with Mano Del Sur: Interview with Founder, Shuko Clouse

After a 10-day trip to Chiapas Mexico, Shuko Clouse carefully unpacks her two large suitcases filled with beautiful weavings, clay objects and paper art thoughtfully sourced from...

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APRIL / Good Company with Nazraeli Press: Interview with Founder and Publisher, Chris Pichler and Editor, Maya Ishiwata - tortoise general store

APRIL / Good Company with Nazraeli Press: Interview with Founder and Publisher, Chris Pichler and Editor, Maya Ishiwata

Founded in Munich in 1990, Nazraeli Press publishes stunning photography books, often utilizing unusual materials and formats with print runs rarely exceed 1,000.  We first encountered Nazraeli...

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MARCH / Good Company with Sanae Suzuki: Interview with the Author of 'Healthy Happy Pooch - Wisdom and Homemade Recipes to Give Your Dog a Healthy, Happy Life' - tortoise general store

MARCH / Good Company with Sanae Suzuki: Interview with the Author of 'Healthy Happy Pooch - Wisdom and Homemade Recipes to Give Your Dog a Healthy, Happy Life'

Sanae Suzuki combs the Santa Monica Farmers Market for fresh ingredients, as she mentally prepares a menu for herself and her pooches. Sanae's expertise in plant-based macrobiotic...

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