We entered the evaluation room.
As soon as my colleagues entered, they looked at the sticker board.
The number we were assigned was number 3.
There was no need to count the number of stickers.
In number 3, there were overwhelmingly many stickers.
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Of the 100 evaluation groups, 68 selected the salads of local farmers from Jirisan.
It was an overwhelming difference.
The evaluation team in the cafeteria returned to their respective seats.
Eom Sang-gu, the head of the hospital, called me to the office.
He suggested me a car. It was green tea sold in the stores of farmers in Jirisan.
“It’s something I bought at the Hwagae Market.”
Eom Sang-gu looked at the green tea and said. I thought it was just a coincidence.
“The reason I bought this green tea was because the farmers in Jiri were curious.”
It was an unexpected answer.
He showed me a sheet of paper. It was a list of farms growing organic salads.
“I’ve been to all the companies on the list.”
There were also farmers from Jirisan on the list. I don’t know who wrote it, but the comments about the farmers in Mt. Jiri were impressive.
[Working with young farmers to grow eco-friendly salads. Hydroponics is a specialty]
Looking at the list, even the hospital director seemed to have a lot of trouble.
“I took the 3rd shot, and if the 1st and 2nd taste were similar, the 3rd time was different. There was no stiffness at all. It also felt fresh.”
“It’s overrated. thank you.”
“It’s not an exaggeration, it’s the truth. You are well aware that there are many elderly patients in our hospital. I thought they were good to eat.”
A young person with healthy teeth might not be aware of it. This is the reason why Kim Sang-cheol did not feel the softness of the salad.
“What’s the secret?”
I told Eom Sang-gu about the characteristics of the salad grown in hydroponics.
“It’s a great way to grow. I hope to go along well.”
* * *
It was delivered to the hospital 300 packs of salad a day.
As planned, the salad was grown and delivered at the same time.
The young farmers rejoiced.
“It really made sense, to be able to even sell like this.”
Bang Hyunsik said in an excited voice.
“We have to deliver salads every day, okay?”
“Okay, there’s nothing difficult about it.”
As Bang Hyunsik said, there was no physical strength involved.
Unlike open-field cultivation, there was no need to pay close attention to the weather and environment.
Except when harvesting, an hour or two a day was enough.
You can grow salads as much as you want while doing other work.
In addition, 14 farmers worked together, so there was not a large crowd.
“There will be another vendor in the near future.”
“Can you sell it anywhere other than the hospital?”
“We plan to deliver our salads to sandwich shops as well.”
“Then wouldn’t there be a shortage of containers?”
“It’ll be fine if you have a spare.”
Each salad container could yield 400 packs of salad.
Salad to be delivered to the hospital is 300 packs per day. I was planning to use the remaining 100 when another supplier was secured.
Even if the number of vendors increased, there was nothing to worry about. Add an extra salad container.
“Please take good care of your container.”
Fourteen farmers went into their respective containers.
Although it is more convenient than open-field cultivation, hydroponics requires thorough management.
It was always necessary to maintain an appropriate environment. The purpose of thorough management was to enable applications to check the container status.
I headed to the seedling container.
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Min Yo-han was working on a seedling in a container.
He didn’t even know I had come.
“Are you busy?”
When he spoke, he turned his head.
“When I’m working, there are times when I don’t even know who is coming.”
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Min Yo-han shook his hand and stood up.
“By the way, I heard that things were going well, and I’m going to deliver salads.”
“Yes, thanks to you, it worked.”
“It’s not my fault, it’s all thanks to the CEO’s hard work.”
“I hope Min Yo-han can focus on other things now.”
“What is it?”
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Min Yo-han looked directly into my eyes and asked.
“It’s about vertical farming.”
“In the case of vertical cultivation, are you referring to a homework that Plant Factory has not been able to solve?”
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Min Yo-han read my meaning correctly.
It was vertical cultivation for large-scale hydroponics. I was thinking of giving it to Min Yo-han as a research project.
A large-scale hydroponics plant was not immediately feasible.
They said they signed a contract with the hospital, but they had to wait and see if the salad container works without any problems.
While the salad container was in place, Min Yo-han hoped to solve the problem.
“Unlike the Plant Factory, I think research will taste good here.”
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Min Yo-han answered with a pleasant face.
“Instead, you must keep the promise you made with me.”
“Are you talking about beekeeping?”
It was a promise I made with him in Jeju Island.
Due to the production and education of salad containers, Min Yo-han could not even touch beekeeping.
“Come to the apiary from tomorrow. As promised, I will teach you my own beekeeping techniques.”
* * *
Kim Chang-dae, the governor of Hadong, visited me.
It seemed that Kang Min-soo, the chief of staff, reported the hospital work.
When I arrived at the county office, Kang Min-soo welcomed me.
“I thought Kim Deok-myung would do it!”
I went into the military room with him.
Kim Chang-dae’s face looked very bright.
“I heard from the chief of staff, things went very well.”
“Thanks to everyone for caring.”
“Actually, I was very worried. So far, there have not been many achievements in youth support projects.”
At the words of Kim Chang-dae, Kang Min-soo coughed in vain.
It seemed to me that he liked to say that in front of me.
“I am a person whose tenure ends soon. I thought this was the last thing I could do for the region.”
I listened to him quietly.
Kim Chang-dae was an easygoing person the more he got to know him. I wished someone like him could work for the area longer.
While we were chatting, Kim Chang-dae asked.
“There is one thing I want to ask Mr. Deokmyeong.”
“You say anything.”
“Why are you doing this, Mr. Deokmyeong?”
“What do you mean…?”
“It’s about saving the region and the youth. With Deokmyung’s ability, I think that I can eat well and live well on my own.”
Kim Chang-dae was sincerely asking.
As much as he showed me the truth, I didn’t want to hide it either.
“I became a farmer because of my family.”
“Family?”
“Yes, because my parents, who had been farming all their lives, were in a difficult situation. I was able to stand up again by farming dried persimmons. After that, I had a new goal.”
“What is your goal?”
“I wanted others to find hope just as I found hope here.”
“It was for the family. I hope it doesn’t change.”
Kim Chang-dae smiled.
“Even if I step down from public office, feel free to contact me whenever I need help. I will help as much as I can.”
It wasn’t just that hospital work was going well. I think I wanted to ask what kind of dream I am dreaming of.
It was time to leave after the interview with Kim Chang-dae.
Kang Min-soo said to me.
“Really, on the way out, please meet with Commissioner Park Dong-gyu.”
“If you are the director, Dong-gyu Park, are you talking about someone from the Tourism Promotion Division?”
“I remember, right. It’s a refreshment festival that Mr. Deok-myeong suggested in the past.”
You could tell just by looking at his face. The fact that there is a festival going on soon.
* * *
A refreshment festival was held at the Hwagae Market.
Colorful tents were erected throughout the marketplace. The tent was full of food.
Traditional sweets that can be eaten with tea were laid out beautifully.
Traditional sweets such as yakgwa made by Grandmother Kim Kkotnim, yugwa and traditional sweets were plentiful.
There was also tea from green tea farmers and bubble tea from farmers in Jirisan.
A variety of programs were operated from the experience of bubble tea to medicine and experience at the farmers’ stores in Jirisan.
The ranch family also came out to support the festival. I helped Noh Hae-mi and Kim Kkot-nim, who are making bubble tea and yakgwa at the store.
The people of the rustic farmhouses were also busy moving. It was because green tea could not be missed at the refreshment festival.
They made various kinds of tea with the people who attended the festival.
Spring was in full swing.
There were many tourists visiting the refreshment festival.
The cherry blossoms blooming along the Seomjin River were also the reason people visited the festival.
The Hwagae Market was crowded with people. Delicious food and tea harmonized to heighten the festive atmosphere.
Han Gi-tak and I were at the festival site.
I was on my way back from a contract with a Busan sandwich shop.
We sat in the shade of a cherry tree and looked at the Seomjin River.
“So many people, who knew that a refreshment festival could be this popular?”
Han Gi-tak said while eating the yakgwa brought from the store.
“Does it taste good with medicine?”
“It’s sweet.”
It reminded me of Grandma Kim Kkot-nim, who made yakgwa by mixing it with honey. It was a taste I remember sometimes.
I also picked up a pill.
“It’s really sweet.”
After eating Yakgwa, I remembered learning beekeeping at Jijangsa.
“By the way, how are you going to do that?”
“Is that it?”
“The salad container is also running normally, and today the contract with Busan is over. What do you plan to do with the large-scale facility you talked about back then?”
He remembered that I was going to build a large-scale hydroponics plant.
“We need to build a large-scale facility.”
“Are you sure you don’t want to do it now?”
“why? Can’t you do it now?”
“I’m also saying this after looking into it, and it costs a lot of money.”
“Are the farmers in Jirisan so poor?”
“It is not poor, but it is true that large-scale facilities are burdensome right now.”
“I have a way.”
“That’s right, because Kim Deok-myung always has a way.”
Han Gi-tak made a playful expression.
“Tell me, what is the method?”
Plant Factory was able to build large-scale facilities because it succeeded in attracting investment.
A small number of investors decided it would be money.
I didn’t want to use the same method for Plant Factory.
“I want to raise money.”
“How are you going to collect it?”
“I plan to get crowdfunding.”
“Crowdfunding?”
Crowdfunding is a method of raising investment funds from individual investors using the Internet.
“Is that possible? “People don’t even know about hydroponics.”
“I’m not saying we’re going to get crowdfunding right away. As my senior said, ordinary people do not know much about advanced agriculture.”
“There are a lot of people who don’t even know about Jirisan farmers who have left high-tech agriculture.”
“I admit, a lot of people don’t know about us except the locals.”
In 2008, not many people knew about hydroponics and advanced agriculture.
Even people engaged in agriculture were unaware of the situation. So I wanted to try more.
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Many people wanted to be interested in cutting-edge agriculture.
“I’m trying to do it one step at a time.”
“If you don’t rush it, I agree.”
After resolving the salad delivery issue, I was planning to start working step by step.
Funding is the future. Even if you start funding right away, few people will show interest.
We had to start by making more known Jirisan farmers.
* * *
It was near the end of the refreshment festival.
I got a call from a nice person.
It was Seongjeong, the shadow writer of the daily drama ‘A dazzling day’.
“It’s been a while, writer, how are you?”
“Yeah, I’m the same.”
Recently, he said that he was working with the shadow scab off. It was about to debut soon.
I wondered why she called me.
“But what happened?”
“I got a special order from a senior.”
“Is it special?”
“It’s a special cast for Kim Deok-myung.”
It was a broadcast offer.
“What show is this?”
“It’s a show that helps farmers.”
It was a broadcast that combined entertainment and documentary, and it was about helping farmers in difficult situations.
“What is the title?”
“Yes, a farmer is hope.” It’s a title that suits Kim Deok-myung.”
Seongjeong said with a smile.
“Min-seo Geum also appears.”
Geum Min-seo was an actor who created a famous scene in ‘A dazzling day’.
The moment I heard the title and the name Geum Min-seo, I remembered watching the show.
It was a show that was loved by viewers.