Mekong Water Levels

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:45 am

asp wrote:Quite simply a hobby farm can be whatever you want it to be as long as you don't try to make a living from it. For me the advantages are:

1. Social. We sell produce at the morning market 6-8 days a month. It is not for money bot gives us an occasion to socialize with the villagers. Also we can trade produce that we don't need for that which we do need. Almost always rice which. I refuse to grow because it is back breaking work with a low profit margin. We also give some produce away to poor families or our own family and especially fruit to kids.

2. Stewardship. We cultivate and plant a large variety of native plants that kru Khmer from around our commune use to make medicines. Again we charge nothing. We do it to keep the culture alive.

3. Exercise the work helps keep me fit and healthy. This is highly important at my age.

So PhuketRichard a hobby farm can be whatever you want it to be as long as your goal is a personal gain other than profit. It has served our family well.

Now we are getting somewhere.
asp, how big a plot of land do you have and have you tried growing any fruit or veg from your home country that is not usually grown in Cambodia.

takoman,,,, Thanks for the offer, I would love to do that.

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:09 pm

asp wrote:JA said,"Of course it can happen. However, my logic is that a well sunk good and deep at the height of drought will likely be much deeper than anything my neighbours there have."

So, their wells will go dry.

" ""

Maybe. I doubt it. I'm going deep for fossil water, if possible.

My few neighbors are drawing from wells that are no more than 20m deep (arsenic levels dangerously high), plus the water table is not likely to be this low again for a long time.

I'm not looking to make a living from the land, either, and my planned crop is rather light on water so I don't think I'll be killed over water rights just yet. I just want a little income from the land and to keep some staff busy.

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 1:00 pm

Here is what I did on a '' hobby farm'' in just 12 years.

To this. 12 years later.

And this is what I built to pump water. but as you can see ,,, the growth of the trees made that impossible after a few years.

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 1:05 pm

Very cool!
I bought a wee bit of land next door the the gf aunties a few weeks ago.

just 600 sq m for a grand.

down in Takeo near the Viet border.
Kirivong.

asp · Post by **asp** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 1:12 pm

Duncan said,"Now we are getting somewhere.."

No WE'RE not going anywhere together. That answer was written as a response to a polite query, I.e. Not to you.

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 1:54 pm

asp wrote:Duncan said,"Now we are getting somewhere.."

No WE'RE not going anywhere together. That answer was written as a response to a polite query, I.e. Not to you.

Now we are getting somewhere ,,, in English terms, that means, we are now starting to discuss the subject.

Nothing to do with ''' going somewhere ''

asp · Post by **asp** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:13 pm

Maybe, I've been too oblique. WE are NOT discussing anything. I find your posts unbearably condescending and hence unworthy of consideration. If you find yourself in further need of my company please kiss my asp.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:34 pm

asp wrote:Quite simply a hobby farm can be whatever you want it to be as long as you don't try to make a living from it. For me the advantages are:

1. Social. We sell produce at the morning market 6-8 days a month. It is not for money bot gives us an occasion to socialize with the villagers. Also we can trade produce that we don't need for that which we do need. Almost always rice which. I refuse to grow because it is back breaking work with a low profit margin. We also give some produce away to poor families or our own family and especially fruit to kids.

2. Stewardship. We cultivate and plant a large variety of native plants that kru Khmer from around our commune use to make medicines. Again we charge nothing. We do it to keep the culture alive.

3. Exercise the work helps keep me fit and healthy. This is highly important at my age.

So PhuketRichard a hobby farm can be whatever you want it to be as long as your goal is a personal gain other than profit. It has served our family well.

Thanks,

sounds nice
i am not a farmer and hate the idea of working in the hot sun, but have always thought about aquaponics on our land if i HAD to move there, its currently producing rice which the family handles ( thank god for now i don't have to )

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:41 pm

asp wrote:Maybe, I've been too oblique. WE are NOT discussing anything. I find your posts unbearably condescending and hence unworthy of consideration. If you find yourself in further need of my company please kiss my asp.

That's why this forum has a '' ignore '' button . If you don't want to read my posts, I don't mind one bit.
UT or the GM will show you how to use it.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:46 pm

i love the ignore button!!!!!
keeps me from bothering with sinsamouth and jessy

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