Ocean11 0 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Well that was a bit ... anaemic. Good for urbanites who want lots of prepackaged stuff, but not much of interest for us organic types. But I'm encouraged to learn that so many people are interested in growing their own food. It seems to indicate an appropriate level of concern about the future of food. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 I'm really interested, but I didn't read this thread until just now so couldn't see it. Link to post Share on other sites
veggieman 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Author Share Posted November 25, 2005 Things move sloooooooooooowwwwww. Encountering what seems like a little resistance at the place I wanted.... Link to post Share on other sites
Dorikin 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 I got beans, lettuce, snow peas and strawberries. Dont know how theyll go though. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Strawberries! Excellent, I'd love that. Are you new there then Dorikin? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 I'm thinking of buying a farm now... Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Ocean11: I'm thinking of buying a farm now... O11, are you looking into getting one around the Matsuyama area? What crops would you like to have? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Yeah, local would be nice. I'd like to have a range of organic stuff, with a mix of vegetables, fruit, animals, as well as alternative energy projects like solar towers, algal biodiesel and things. There aren't very many of this kind of farm around here, but it may be possible to develop a market for one or two. It's funny, but when I mention that I quite fancy farming, people say "Oh that's no life. Everybody's getting out of that." Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Well then, if everybody is getting out of it, it might be the right time to be getting in! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Kintaro, you're right about that. In the UK, a lot of 'traditional' farmers are giving up because they can't make a living with chemical farming anymore. Young business persons are buying up the land for organic farming with no experience at all, and are doing OK with new business models. I find this most inspiring. There are also a few banks and other institutions looking to finance this kind of venture too. And there is loads of free info to be had on the Net. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 That sounds really sweet O11. Hope it works out for you. Im sure with the rural area youre in (comparitively) it would be quite feasable vs. somewhere like Kansai. Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Vegetables are so expensive because of too much snow! I wanted to make Gyoza this weekend and needed cabbage. But a whole cabbage was 350yen! How's your veggie Ocean? Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Incredible how fast these prices go up and by how much. I saw a 500 yen cabbage yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Hi slow, I had a very long and interesting dream last night involving several of the SJ cast. I know what db and several other people look like so I think he was pretty close, but I don't know what you look like so there might have been some error there. There was nothing deviant about the dream, so the rest of you can shut up already. Sorry to hear about your cabbage problems. I guess cabbage growers are trying to make up for that big hit they took in the summer when cabbages were worth nothing. I borrowed 農業と食料がわかる事典 from the library, and was surprised to read that the 自給率 for ramen and gyoza was only 7%. Not that everybody cares about that though. My veggies are doing well, in spite of the snow and the freezing nighttime temperatures. I'm looking forward to a big spring harvest of onions, peas and broad beans. I just made a potato tower today out of old car tyres (illegally dumped in my neighbourhood). We've eaten all my mikan which were excellent, and are now on iyokan, also excellent. Last summer I was a bit distracted by an invasion of girls from town and my summer produce was not spectacular at all, but this summer there will be an overabundance of corgettes, aubergines, tomatoes, herbs and other good things. Bees too maybe. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Although Grethe Knew her veggies were healthy, she was still a bit envious on her friend Ellinor's crops Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I just got my own veggie plot! I'm kind of renting from a couple that don't want me to pay (nice). Got all my seeds andn I'm ready to go. Waiting for the weather...! Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Kintaro, Ocean, I still remember you were talking about growing avocado before. I found Japanese avocado farmer in Wakayama. http://wiwi.co.jp/vwakayama/wiwi/shop/K1306/intro/osusume.html He is growing interesting fruits. White Sapote? Off topic but I went to Shinjuku Gyoen last weekend and saw huge Banana tree in the glasshouse. I felt like I became an ant. Banana trees are so cool! Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 My avacado trees are still pretty young, but very genki. I think I'm about a year away from producing something to eat. I've had a banana tree and they are extremely fickle! Not the best plants to pot. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Great, thanks slow! Just what I wanted. I have passed on the information to the Food Procurement Department. I have some avocado seeds in pots in my garden as my second try at growing them. The seed coatings have promising looking splits in them, but otherwise I have no idea if they'll grow. I saw some bananas growing in an onsen-heated glasshouse as one of the attractions in Kyushu's Jigoku Meguri. They were thriving. The bananas were on sale for 500 yen per banana. Er, no thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
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