I looked into Baek Min-seok’s eyes and said.
His face, which had just been nervous, was changing to a confident one.
“Well, we are not the old Jirisan farmers. Because the plant factory succeeded in vertical cultivation, which did not succeed. We are the best.”
Baek Min-seok said with a smile.
* * *
The next day, preparations for the fair began in earnest.
I said to Baek Min-seok, moving the seedling plate to be planted in the salad container.
“Minseok, link the salad container to the application.”
“Okay, I’ll start working.”
“Park Tae-ho works with me on the seedlings.”
“All right.”
The work went smoothly.
At the fair, I wanted to show the crops growing inside the salad container.
I worked hard on the seedlings.
Crops after seedlings were placed on solid medium.
The solid medium is a material extracted by the cotton candy manufacturing method after melting rocks at 1,600 degrees, and serves to support crops.
The finished crops were transferred to salad containers and planted.
The internal settings were also adjusted using the application.
[Light 8,500lux, temperature 16 degrees, relative humidity range 70%, carbon dioxide concentration 380ppm]
* * *
It has been ten days since we arrived in Amsterdam.
Green leaves were sprouting from the salad container.
Just then, I heard some good news.
“The container arrives today.”
Baek Min-seok said in a cheerful voice.
This is a small 10-foot salad container that I specifically requested from Lee Dong-chun in Dubai.
It was also an object used for training by young farmers.
It was an idea from Dubai.
This idea came to mind when I saw Abdullah Sama, who bought a salad container for personal use.
Individuals who are not farmers have also shown interest in salad containers.
I picked the smallest sized salad container to target them.
The small size of the salad container was thought to be attractive to individual buyers.
Due to its small size, it was able to overcome the burdensome price.
“Salad container is coming!!!”
Park Tae-ho shouted as he opened the warehouse door.
Salad containers from Hadong entered the warehouse.
The salad container was a little different from what I saw in Hadong.
The ones that were used for practice in Hadong were recycled used containers.
The salad container in front of me looked as clean as new.
This is the part where you can feel the delicate touch of Lee Dong-chun. He knew how important this fair was.
You probably stayed up all night to paint the exterior of the salad container.
We forgot dinner and checked the salad container from Hadong.
When the salad container arrived from Hadong, I felt more relaxed.
That evening, on the way back to the hotel, I asked Baek Min-seok.
“How about a beer today?”
“When did you say that?”
Baek Min-seok said with a smile.
“Me too.”
Park Tae-ho also showed white teeth and said.
After arriving in Amsterdam, I was just focusing on my work.
It’s time to take a break.
We drank beer leisurely in a pub overlooking the sea.
“Time goes so fast. Ten days have already passed.”
Baek Min-seok looked at the sea and said.
As he said, I don’t even know how time passed.
I was working with a starting mind.
Because everything had to be perfect.
There were a few more things to do to be fully prepared.
I said to Park Tae-ho.
“Now that the seedling work is in order, Taeho, please work on the promotional brochure. We pay special attention to the personal salad container.”
“I was already doing it.”
Park Tae said with a smile.
This is an English promotional brochure to be used at the fair. While preparing for the fair, I had made a promotional brochure.
But there was something to be added.
Part of the personal salad container.
He was already working.
I said with a smile.
“You were doing well even if you didn’t say anything.”
“It’s all thanks to seeing and learning from the CEO. The representative is always thoroughly prepared.”
Baek Min-seok burst out laughing at his words.
“No one is as thorough in preparation as our representative.”
“Is the program development going well?”
Baek Min-seok had also requested the program.
This is also an idea that was not conceived in Hadong.
At the fair, people can install the application and see the salad container manager screen.
This is because usually only the owner of the salad container has administrator privileges.
I wanted to make everyone who visits the fair the owner of the salad container.
It seemed like it could be an effective marketing tool for those who would use salad containers for personal use.
“I am doing as well as Taeho. The development of the program is almost finished.”
Baek Min-seok said while drinking beer.
“It’s also Baek Min-seok!”
“Because there is an excellent team leader under a great representative.”
He said with his eyes twinkling.
“But Amsterdam has a completely different atmosphere from the US. Well, I think it’s kind of special. America was just big and had no personality.”
“Europe has a strong personality. It is a place with a long history, unlike the United States.”
“It is. Because American history is only 200 years old.”
Although the United States has a short history, it has grown overwhelmingly. The explorers who set out to find a new continent built a new world in a barren environment.
It will be the same for Jirisan farmers.
I looked at my colleagues and said.
“I’m thinking of going to Germany soon.”
“Agricultural fair is just around the corner, are you going to Germany?”
Baek Min-seok opened his eyes and asked.
Park Tae-ho also tilted his head and looked at my mouth.
“I have someone to meet for this fair.”
“Who is in Germany?”
“Little Hans.”
Baek Min-seok nodded his head. Because he also met Little Hans in San Francisco.
“Come to think of it, Little Hans might be of some help. A lot of German farmers will know.”
Little Hans was running a beekeeping class in Germany.
Unlike Korea, where people learn beekeeping for a living, there are many people who learn it as a hobby.
Germany is one of the richest countries in Europe. It was also the place where hobby farming developed in Europe.
Through him, I wanted to gather ordinary people who are interested in farming.
I’m sure a lot of people will be interested in salad containers for personal use.
“I will book the plane ticket.”
Park Tae-ho raised his hand and said.
“Can I go by train? Europe is connected as one.”
As he said, we could have gone by train. It was also convenient to work in Europe.
* * *
The next day I called Little Hans.
He said hello and wanted to meet him.
He answered in a cheerful voice.
“Always welcome. We are old friends.”
“Thank you, see you soon.”
He is a person with the magical power to make people feel good.
After hanging up the phone, the smile didn’t go away.
I had a feeling that something good was going to happen in Germany.
People I met in Germany
The Netherlands and Germany share a border.
In less than half a day, we arrived in Dortmund, Germany.
There was a person waiting for me in front of the Dortmund station, Little Hans, who is short and has a good sense of humor.
He is the president of the German Beekeeping Association and has a long-standing relationship with me.
“Nice to see you again in Germany.”
“Thank you for coming to meet me.”
“Absolutely. We are old friends.”
he said with a smile.
“Are you participating in the Amsterdam Agricultural Fair?”
“Yes, we will be presenting our developed hydroponic plant at the Amsterdam Fair.”
“If hydroponics is high-tech farming, isn’t it? It’s different because I’m a young person.”
“I wouldn’t have gotten this far without the help of Little Hans.”
“Hahaha, Deokmyung is a fun person. I’m a beekeeper and I’m glad I was of some help. By the way, preparations for the fair must be busy, so what will happen to Germany?”
“I came here to meet German farmers.”
“German farmers? I wonder what it is. Why don’t we go home and talk about the details?”
Little Hans said as he opened the car door.
* * *
The secluded countryside scenery made my heart relaxed.
When I got home, I was greeted by a woman with a virtuous impression.
Rebecca, the wife of Little Hans.
“Wait a minute. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to show off my cooking skills.”
While she was cooking in the kitchen, I and Little Hans entered the study.
Little Hans asked with a smile.
“It’s been a long time since you’ve been to Germany. Should I have a drink?”
“good.”
“Please wait.”
He used to joke that Germans drink beer like a drink.
He’d probably still go out for a beer.
I looked around the library while waiting for him.
The library was lined with books on beekeeping. On one side, there were pictures taken with people neatly laid out.
I took a closer look at one of them.
Dozens of people are smiling against the background of the hive, and a familiar face can be seen in the photo.
Yang Dae-ho, the first president of the Native Bee Association.
There was also a photo of Little Hans shoulder to shoulder with Yang Dae-ho.
“I am still in contact with the people of the Korean Native Bee Association.”
I heard Little Hans’ voice behind my back.
As expected, he was holding a glass of beer.
“The people Mr. Deok-myung introduced were all good people.”
Little Hans said, handed me a glass of beer.
He has always been interested in Korean native bees.
I introduced him to Yang Dae-ho, president of the Native Bee Association.
Seeing that Chairman Yang Dae-ho and executives of the Indigenous Bee Association can be seen in the photo, it seems that exchanges have continued steadily since then.
Little Hans asked over a glass of beer.
“Now shall we listen to Mr. Deokmyeong?”
“I want to meet German farmers. To be precise, they are people who are farming as a hobby.”
“There are a lot of people who do beekeeping as a hobby.”
I wanted to meet people who do farming as a hobby rather than a livelihood.
Dubai noble Abdullah Sama also grew salads as a hobby.
In Dubai, it would be a hobby of aristocrats, but in Germany, there were many people who did farming as a hobby, even if they were not aristocrats.
I thought they would like the salad container too.
“I would like to introduce them to a salad container.”
“A salad container?”
Little Hans was curious about the word salad container.
“Can I show you the planting facility I made?”
He nodded like a child.
I opened the notebook and clicked on the image associated with the salad container.
Little Hans opened his eyes wide and looked at the salad container.
“There is also a video showing the process of growing a salad.”
“It’s amazing to grow salads in containers!”
“It can be grown all year round without being affected by the environment.”
“I want one too.”
Little Hans said with twinkling eyes.
Yes. I wanted this kind of reaction.
“If I want it, other people will definitely be interested.”
He couldn’t take his eyes off the image of the salad container.
“Would you be able to gather people who might be interested in this salad container?”
“Anything like that can be done. We will contact you.”
A delightful evening followed.
We sat down at the dinner table prepared by Mrs. Rebecca.
Sausage, cheese and bread are the main dishes. The mashed potatoes and fresh salad looked delicious too.
Beer was not to be missed.
“This is the sausage I made myself.”
Rebega said as she looked at the sausages on the plate.
While dine in a relaxed atmosphere, Little Hans showed off his German humor out of the blue.
“Do you know what a building built by phone is called?”
At his words, Rebecca giggled and laughed. It seemed familiar to her.
I said, making eye contact with Little Hans.
“Isn’t that a telephone company?”
“Unfortunately, you are wrong, this is the Colosseum.”
When she heard the answer, Rebecca burst into laughter.
It’s also German-like sloppy humor.
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No matter how much I think of German humor, it seems to be similar to the gag of the Korean manager.
When I thought about it, I burst into laughter.