With more and more opting for off the counter food and having lost interest in gardening, produce of small time farmers has no takers. Be it fruits, vegetables and even herbs rot in their gardens. Hotels and those producing bulk food items, buy their stuff from wholesale dealers who in turn need a certain quantity and that they get from big time farmers. Landscaped garden designers take over gardens of buildings and grow what is required in their designs. Individual gardens are hardly seen these days.
I could share my own experience of what happens to that which grows in my garden.
I could say I am a small time farmer not out of choice but my passion for gardening led me to plant a lot around me. I have many fruit trees, and flowering plants, palms and other greens that proliferate on their own. I have curry leaves growing all over the garden. Wholesale dealers need regular supplies and I do not have such a system in my garden.
What grows in my garden therefore goes to waste, after consuming enough and distributing to friends and family.
Jack-fruits have great export potential and exporters need huge quantities. Although I have plenty of jack fruits growing in my garden that quantity is not enough for any exporter to show interest.
I have no other alternative but to dump them in my compost pit year after year.
Turmeric leaves have no takers. A few years ago when cooking was done in homes I do remember the retailers did pick them up but today’s youngsters would rather get ready made stuff and so have no interest in these leaves. They are dumped in the incinerator.
While there is demand for coconut and areca nuts they are sold for a song while wholesalers who collect them from small gardens retain all the profits. Keeping these trees entails a lot of labour and expense.
While for me it is a hobby there are many small time farmers who depend on their produce for their livelihood. They may soon give up and that would mean less greenery around.
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Yes, home gardening is real hobby and thus we cab get fresh fruits and vegetables at door to enjoy we all must grow home plants to get fresh everything the whole year. Farming dreams are a modern seduction. For city dwellers, the vision of making a living from the earth salves the psychic wounds of a day job, and acts as an antidote to urban malaise.
If you could just get out there on the land, far from spreadsheets and stress, cubicles and car alarms, things would surely be different. Eating overripe tomatoes, fresh from the vine and bursting with juice. Cavorting with goats.
Though small farmers believe their lives are far from ideal, I can't think of any farmer who would switch to a life in the city. So how do you get the best of both worlds? How can you maximize profit from your land, small farm or homestead? You don't have to stop at growing crops. Through diversification and thinking like an entrepreneur, you can achieve a much higher yield from your farm while keeping the lifestyle you love.
Here are 26 ideas for you to consider for making the most of your farm. Of course, some of these ideas will be more practical than others depending on region, type of farm, etc.
It is always fun to harvest your own produce, more so if you are using natural fertilizers. You can get away from the effects of chemical fertilizers or pesticides which are harmful to the environment.
If you are producing on a small scale, you can scout for farmers market or look for vendors who will be willing to sell your produce. Both of you can earn from it.