投稿の詳細: 訪問者　Visitors

東京方面から3人ほどの訪問者あり。
わざわざ遠くからお越し頂いたのに、
あまりたいした話ができずに
申し訳ないですね。

就農希望なのか、葡萄栽培をやるのか
よく目的がわからなかったので畑を
案内しても要領を得たのか得なかったのか。

その後分かったのだが、生食用葡萄作りは
とても作業が大変なので当面
やる気はなくて、ワイン用の葡萄栽培を
農業民宿をやりながら
メニューにいれようかな、という所の様だ。
できれば、ワインにしてお客さんに出せれば
いいですよね。

単に就農希望なら、やめた方がいいですよ
と言うつもりだったのだが、そういう訳でも
無謀な考えでもないので安心。また、
農業体験のできる宿泊場所の提供と、自分で
作った野菜等を提供したいとか、大分
私と志向性がにているので、いろいろと
話込んだ。

そういえば最近奄美大島に移住を考えている友人
が、やはりワイン葡萄をつくりたいと言ってきた。
南太平洋の島（タヒチ）でもタイでも葡萄を作って
ワインにしているのだから、奄美大島でも
できるだろう。品種としては、カリニャンが
いいのかな？ さて、日本に苗木があるかどうか。

I got three visitors today. I felt
sorry for them because I did not
know if their purpose was accomplished
or not.

As I did not know whether they
wanted to start farming or grape
growing, I was not sure if
my talks in the vineyards
might be meaningful to them or not.

After lunch, I found that they would not
start farming for their living or
table grape growing but they were wondering
if winegrape growing would be included
in their farming menu for their farm stay
planning as their business. Winegrape growing
as one of the menu should be nice and especially
if they could provide with their own wine to
their cusotmers.

I was ready to discourage them if they had been
thinking strat farmin for their living. But they
had another idea and were realistic which made me
feel much better.

Their plan to start farm stay by providing their own
vegetables and local food is quite similar to
my idea,too. I liked their idea and their courage
to start new thing. I hope they will be successful.

By the way, one of my friends called me the
other day telling me that he was thinking to
start winegrape growing in Amami-Oshima, an
island south-west of Kyushu Island. I told him
that should be feasible as the people in the islnads
in South Pacific Ocean (Tahiti)or in Thailand are making
wine grapes locally and wines, too. I wonder
whether Carignan should be suitable for the
weather overthere.