Near Taipei's bustling little dome, Nanjing East Road, there is a 50-60 square meter street store called "Farmer King." On the window, there are eight characters of “planting health and harvesting happiness”.
Look closely, the window is planted with the use of LED lights to illuminate the soilless cultivation of vegetables, from the neat foam box to the head of the lettuce and lettuce seedlings, looks very special. Into the store, half of them are refrigerated cabinets. All kinds of grown organic vegetables are filled with cabinets. The price of a pack of 250 grams of lettuce is NT$50. The other half of the store is the operation of lettuce. The store matches the customer's health needs and brings out the organic vegetable juice that is most suitable for the customer.
Vegetables and fruits are healthy and healthy
At that time, it was the time after dinner that the Taipei people who came out for a walk, bought a cup of freshly brewed fruit and vegetable juice while walking and drinking, both thirst and health.
The current fruit and vegetable juices sold in the store can be blended as needed. There are lemon and lettuce, orange and cabbage, grapefruit and Qingjiang, apple and Kyoto water... The effects of various matching methods are different. The clerk said that it can help digestion, beauty, and body stress.
Is it so amazing? It is certain to add vitamins, and fresh fruits and vegetables are in the mouth. The sweetness of natural foods is not comparable to any kind of chemical drink.
The boss Wei Quanyou is black and strong, and his black eyes look very smart.
He is very talkative and happy to share, and he said the origin of "Farmer king" in one breath.
Born in the early years of the Republic of China, A Shengbo lived in a simple and hard working life. There were many earthquakes and typhoons in Taiwan. A natural disaster and pests, the loss of crops in the night was heavy, and almost all the troops were wiped out.
A Shengbo’s grandson saw the daily hard work and hard work of the Agong, standing silently in the farmland, feeling heartfelt and full of emotions, and his mind aspires to improve the irresistible natural disasters and pests of agriculture. “God can’t stand it. We can't rely on the day to eat again."
Wei Quanyou, who is the founder of Taiwan's chain of tea, is always addicted to today's drinks. He is often confused. "Why can't you replace the additives with natural ingredients?" He wants to change and wants to invent a more natural and healthy drink. However, contrary to expectations, the number of bottlenecks encountered in the development of healthy drinks was countless. He was bored and gave up the idea of giving up and left the tea world.
In a visit to the Netherlands, A Shengbo's grandson and Wei Quanyou met, and the two people with different backgrounds and the same concept succeeded in creating the brand of Farmer's Diet.
Soil-free cultivation, quality and quantity
“The advantage of plant factories is that farmers don’t have to watch the food again.” Wei Quanyou said that in recent years, the extreme climate has brought about a global food production crisis and how to stabilize crop yields has become a topic of research. The “plant factory” approach is to replace the light with LED lighting, and “plant” the plants into the room, avoiding the adverse effects of bad weather on plants, and providing an excellent growth environment for plants under artificial control. To promote its production.
In the “factory”, light, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, organic soil nutrients, etc. are all controlled by computers. Under such a “digital” growth environment, humans can produce various vegetable crops all year round and in a planned manner. Time, quality, and output are fixed, just like industrial factories.
Another advantage of indoor cultivation is that it avoids the infestation of pests and diseases, and it is not necessary to use pesticides during the growth of plants. This is one of the advantages of “plant factories”.
Therefore, it is no wonder that the organic vegetables produced by the “plant factory” are so sought after!
6 stores in Taiwan
Half an ounce of organic vegetables worth 10 yuan is five or six times more expensive than the average vegetable on the market. I am afraid that the average family can't afford it. According to reports, in addition to being the raw material for the current vegetable juice, the people buy it and generally use it as a hot pot ingredient, or a salad ingredient, which is safe and hygienic.
Into the "plant factory", is a row of iron racks, five shelves, a glimpse of vegetables growing silently, fresh water spirit. Looking around, there are red radish lettuce, staghorn lettuce, half-ball lettuce, side dish, cabbage, glutinous rice, Kyoto water dish, etc., the variety is very rich.
The plant is located in Taoyuan, with a plant area of more than 900 square meters, a vegetable planting area of 4,500 square meters, and a daily production of 1,000 bags of 40 fresh vegetables with a monthly turnover of at least NT$150,000. "These productions are basically enough to supply the sales of these six stores and online." Wei Quanyou said that it is only 30 million yuan worth of NTD to build a factory. For SMEs, this is not a small number, let alone There are also regular derivative operating costs.
Walking around the factory, they are all "city-type farmers" wearing suits and ties. According to reports, vegetables in such a high-tech clean room, the annual temperature needs to be controlled at 21 degrees Celsius, 12 hours by LED lights, imitating the sun lighting, there is no soil in the factory, vegetables rely on carbon, phosphorus, etc. more than 20 The nutrient solution grows rapidly, is non-toxic and pesticide-free, and is not afraid of wind and rain.
In general, organic vegetables grow for a month, and the “plant factory” grows in only 14 days, which is half the time. In addition, they also choose the cruciferous and vanilla families that farmers are less likely to plant, and avoid the market competition with farmers.
"The vegetables we planted, after 214 tests, the pesticide residues, heavy metals and the number of bacteria are zero, you can eat without washing." Wei Quanyou said that there are currently about seven companies on the island to invest in "plant factories". Production has completely subverted traditional agriculture.
