November 14, 2024
Shelly Detwiler, center left, and her husband, Paul, center right, sit with four generations of the Koike family in Japan, eating a feast featuring edamame. The Jerome Township couple, won a trip to appear on Japanese TV this summer and flew to Japan for a week where they learned about the cultivation and use of the Japanese soybean variety. (Photo submitted)

Locals take part in Japanese show

 

By Michael Williamson, Richwood Gazette

Agriculture in Union County might bring to mind corn, soybeans, hay and other traditional crops synonymous with midwestern farming. What might not come to mind is Japanese edamame, but that is precisely what landed two Union County farmers on a primetime reality show in Japan.

“I got a message through Instagram asking to be on a Japanese TV show,” said Shelly Detwiler, who runs Mitchell’s Berries and Blooms with her husband, Paul. “And I just said ‘sure.’” Reflecting after the show finally aired last month, she said it was a bit of a whirlwind experience. “It was amazing, the whole experience went from earlier this year, February to August,” she said. “And no…

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