There were a total of 15 containers for 14 young farmers. One of them was a facility for seedlings.
It was planned to speed up the cultivation by putting the seedling container aside.
“I’ve been thinking about it since I said that I would make a separate container for seedlings.”
“Then, may I ask?”
“I have no choice but to do it.”
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Min Yo-han answered with a smile.
* * *
The next day, young farmers selected by Hadong County Office gathered in the auditorium.
A brief orientation was held prior to the application program.
After the congratulatory speech by Kim Chang-dae, governor of Hadong, I stood at the podium.
“Congratulations on your participation in this support project.”
Fourteen young farmers were sitting in the classroom.
Kim Sang-cheol and Bang Hyun-sik were seated in the front row.
He looked at me with dazzling eyes.
They were called young farmers, but they were not beginners in farming. There were many applicants and the competition was high.
Among them, those with some farming experience and high motivation were selected.
I told them about the future of agriculture.
Everyone listened with serious eyes.
Finally, they brought out the stories they wanted to hear.
“We plan to make a profit before summer comes.”
Everyone seemed surprised by my words.
I was filled with anticipation just by acquiring advanced agriculture.
I haven’t even thought about making a profit yet.
Then Kim Sang-cheol raised his hand and asked.
“Then you are saying that as soon as you start harvesting the salad, you make a profit?”
“Yeah, once the harvest starts, it will be profitable.”
“Are you selling it to wholesale?”
“I have to pay my price as it is grown using eco-friendly farming methods.”
“If that were true, it would be really fun to work with.”
Everyone burst out laughing at Kim Sang-cheol’s words.
As he said, you will enjoy working.
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The youth farmer support project began in earnest.
The location is near the Hadong Agricultural Support Center. There was no problem in using water and electricity as it was used as a site for practice at the center.
Water and electricity were required to operate the salad container.
Salad containers from the ranch were also moved here.
A total of 15 containers entered the site.
In 14 containers, salads were grown. The remaining one was a container for growing only seedlings.
We plan to set aside a container for seedlings to speed up the cultivation.
Crops grown in salad containers through seedlings were able to be harvested in two weeks.
14 farmers selected for the support project gathered in front of the salad container.
Each container had their names written on them.
Hadong-gun supported them to build the container, but they also paid a part of the production cost.
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Ownership was possible when the support project was terminated.
“The salad container is your personal farm.”
His eyes twinkled when he heard that it would be his.
There was one exception. Kim Sang-cheol will use containers made by farmers in Jirisan. Kim Sang-cheol could not own the container separately.
“As you may have heard when applying for assistance, there is a penalty if you have a bad attitude or neglect your work.”
It is to support young farmers by paying taxes. There was a price to be paid for those who were unfaithful.
“Everyone has farming experience, right?”
“Yes, I have farming experience.”
Kim Sang-cheol answered in a loud voice.
“The farming skills you will learn from now on are completely different from traditional farming. You have to learn it all over again.”
Everyone looked nervous at the word of starting over again.
“But don’t be too nervous, farming will become as fun as a game.”
“Can farming be as fun as a game?”
Bang Hyun-sik asked with a surprised face.
“Yes, it is. You will feel like you are playing a game.”
I showed the screen of my smartphone to 14 farmers.
The environment of the salad container came into view at a glance.
Temperature, humidity, amount of light, and concentration of carbon dioxide were confirmed.
“It’s amazing, that something like this is possible.”
Hyunsik Bang couldn’t take his eyes off the smartphone screen. When we started our support project, we asked everyone to prepare a smartphone.
Applicants also installed all applications made by Baek Min-seok.
The internal environment of 15 containers could be viewed at the same time.
Volunteers also installed the application.
I passed the baton to Min Yo-han.
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Min Yo-han taught them the process of growing crops in salad containers.
* * *
Lee Jang-woo of ‘Incheon Precision’ was waiting for me. Without him, the salad container would not have been produced in time.
He was a key figure in this project. He decided to stay in Hadong and take on the role of an engineer until the support project was completed.
He also set up his seat on the second floor of the Jirisan farmers’ stores. I went to the store to meet him.
Jang-woo Lee was helping No Hae-mi and Kim Kkot-nim in carrying boxes of dairy products.
I helped them too. After work, No Hae-mi brought cool bubble tea.
“Eat this, I have bread.”
It was mocha bread made by No Hae-mi. After she left, only Lee Jang-woo and the two were left.
“My father told me not to come to Incheon.”
Lee Jang-woo said while drinking bubble tea. A faint smile spread across his lips. I thought it was something my father said as a joke.
“Why are you telling me not to come?”
“He said that if I had to be here, there would be a lot of work.”
Laughter came out of that statement.
“It is true that Incheon Precision has survived thanks to you.”
The newly constructed container was very satisfactory. The level of completion was higher than when making the first salad container.
“Like my father said, I may not be able to go up to Incheon.”
“what? What more are you going to do?”
“Because the day will come when we will build a larger facility instead of a small container.”
“Large facility?”
“Of course, it will be after the salad container is settled.”
“Yeah, if you do something all at once, you will get burned. Let’s take it slow. Let me rest too.”
Lee Jang-woo sighed in relief and said.
We had a leisurely time with bubble tea and mocha bread. It was a moment to talk about an episode that occurred during container production.
got a call.
It was Choi Gyu-sik of the Jeju Beekeeping Association.
He also informed him that a high-tech device ordered from the United States had arrived.
As promised, he also spread the news to other regions. He also said he would visit with people.
Today was that day.
It was said that he had arrived earlier than the promised time. I met Lee Jang-woo to go to an apiary with him.
I had to move a little faster.
I got up from my seat and said.
“Let’s go somewhere with me.”
“Where are you going?”
“apiary.”
“Am I going there too? Do I have anything to do there?”
“If you go, you will find out, there may be things that your father likes.”
Jangwoo Lee smiled and followed me.
* * *
I told my father in advance that a visitor would come to the apiary.
He nodded when he heard that he was coming to visit the state-of-the-art beekeeping equipment.
This is because beekeeping became easier after using the device.
It was possible to control the temperature and humidity of the hive. This alone helped a lot.
Depending on the environment of the beehive, the behavior of the bees also changes.
Like Little Hans, depending on the environment, the bees abandon the hive and run away in groups.
The environment-improving device was able to provide a pleasant environment to the bees.
Honey yield also increased.
I arrived at the apiary with Lee Jang-woo. He looked at the device on the hive and asked.
“The beehive has a mechanism on it.”
“It’s a device that controls temperature and humidity, so you can see inside the hive.”
“It looks cute because they made a salad container.”
The device on the hive could not be compared to a salad container.
Just then, Kyu-Sik Choi arrived. He came with many people.
There were also friendly faces.
It was Park Moon-ho, the president of the Beekeeping Association.
“Long time no see.”
Park Moon-ho asked for a handshake. They held hands and greeted each other warmly.
I soon got to the point.
“Is this something you bought from America?”
“It was bought at the California Agricultural Fair.”
People of the Beekeeping Association showed interest in cutting-edge beekeeping equipment.
Park Moon-ho carefully looked at the camera that could observe the inside of the hive.
A camera to see the inside of the hive was a useful item.
This is because the hive cannot be opened indiscriminately during the winter when bees go into hibernation.
I needed a device to check if the bees were doing well.
“Can I buy another machine like this?”
Park Moon-ho looked at the machine and asked.
“I can live, but I have one problem.”
“Is that a problem?”
“If a machine breaks down, it cannot be repaired.”
“That’s a big problem.”
Park Moon-ho seemed to want to own a machine.
“It will be easy to solve.”
“Are you going to solve it?”
“There is a way to make it ourselves.”
“Can you make this yourself?”
“Yeah, you could easily make something like this.”
He exchanged glances with Lee Jang-woo. He nodded lightly.
* * *
Two weeks have passed. All 14 farmers worked diligently on the program.
Kim Sang-cheol and Bang Hyun-sik were participating more passionately than anyone else.
Farmers transplanted leaves grown from seedling containers into salad containers.
I finished my education and returned to the office.
Han Gi-tak called me.
“I heard that Jang-woo is making beekeeping machines these days.”
“Yeah, I’m going to try to make a new one by referring to the machine I brought from America.”
After the day I met the people of the Beekeeping Association, Jang-woo Lee started working.
He said that it would not be difficult to manufacture because there is a model for reference.
Han Gi-tak did not call me because he was interested in beekeeping machines.
I thought it was a story about salad sales.
“Is business going well?”
Han Gi-tak smiled at my question.
“I was going to say that anyway.”
“There are signs of something.”
“There was one small achievement, the sandwich shop had a positive response to our salad.”
“A sandwich shop?”
Han Ki-tak toured the Busan area to find a place to sell salads.
Busan was also a region that supplied ranch dairy products.
He walked around stores that received dairy products, gathering information. The store owners introduced me to small bakeries and buffet restaurants. Then I heard the news that a sandwich shop would be opened.
The founder of the sandwich shop was a man who had lived in the United States for many years.
The plan was to create a Korean-style sandwich shop that is popular in the United States.
The store hadn’t opened yet. He said that he was looking for ingredients before opening a store.
In sandwich restaurants, salads are as important as bread.
“There are some conditions under the contract.”
“What conditions?”
“It should be an eco-friendly salad and the price should be constant.”
“The conditions are perfect for us.”
“i think so too.”
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No other place consumes as much salad as a sandwich shop.
Sandwiches are usually served with fresh salad.
The problem was with the salad price.
Salad is a vegetable that is greatly affected by the weather and the environment. There was a price difference according to the influence of the environment.
The salad container was not affected by the environment. Salad could be supplied at a fixed price.
“I was interested in growing salads through hydroponics. He even said that he wanted to use it as a marketing tool.”
“With that kind of reaction, there is a very high chance that it will happen.”
“I think so, too, so it should be considered cooked rice.”
“Didn’t you tell me the time of the contract?”
“It takes a while.”
“What do you mean?”
“Because it is not yet open, it will take some time due to various problems with the interior.”
“Approximately how much time do you need?”
“I think it will take up to two months at the shortest and up to three months at the longest, is there any problem?”
Under normal circumstances, this may not be a problem. But in our case, it was a little different.
Because the seedlings are already over. After two weeks, the salad could be harvested.
“It may take some time to be lucky.”
At my words, Han Gi-tak tilted his head. It’s a face you can’t understand.
“Are you lucky?”
“Yes, it could be a chance.”
“What chance?”
“A chance to win two contracts.”
“Are you going to get two?”
* * *
A week later, the planned event occurred.