Appendix B — Illustrated Hansalim Farming Methods
This article is a translation of a blog post in Korean published by Hansalim in 2018. Visit https://blog.naver.com/hansalim/221348269846 to see the original.
Author: Hansalim.
Translation: Jonathan Dolley (with help from DeepL).
B.1 Hansalim Farming
B.2 Separation distance
Keep a distance of at least 4 metres to prevent synthetic pesticides from being blown in from neighbouring conventional agricultural land. If distance is not sufficient, erect barriers at least 1 metre high.
B.3 Homegrown
Individual producers or farming communities plant their own seeds and grow them into seedlings.
B.4 No warming
We do not use fossil fuels to artificially raise temperatures, known as ‘greenhouse growing’. (Exceptions are made for special cases, such as cold storage)
B.5 Irrigation
Install irrigation to prevent contaminated agricultural water from entering greenhouses and other facilities.
B.6 Eco-friendly topsoil
Grow your seedlings in an eco-friendly topsoil that meets your standards, preferably topsoil that you make yourself.
B.7 No synthetic pesticides
Herbicides and growth regulators are not used in the paddy fields where the crops are grown, nor in the furrows and boarders of the fields.
B.8 Biodiversity
Without the use of herbicides and chemical fertilisers, a wide variety of paddy field creatures thrive.
B.9 Circle of Life
Fermenting and composting animal manure from organic and antibiotic-free livestock farms. It can be used within communities and between communities, as well as on individual livestock farms.
B.10 Soil Pesticide Testing
Newly acquired Hansalim farmland is tested for pesticide residues for two years prior to supply.
B.11 Hansalim Production Communities
Hansalim farming is usually done as a community of at least five producers working together in a community.
B.12 More specialty items
- Sprouts: Sprouts grown in the ground, not in water.
- Zucchini and cucumbers: zucchini and cucumbers that have grown to their full size and shape.
- Tomatoes: ripe tomatoes, harvested when they’re red and ripe for nutrition.
- Strawberries: A particularly difficult crop to grow on your own, but one that thrives in the ground.
- Apples: apples that have not been sprayed with growth regulators that artificially extend their shelf life.
- Cage-free eggs: eggs laid by chickens that are raised on a grain and grass diet, starting the day after birth.
- Korean Barley-Fed Pork: Pigs raised on a diet containing Korean sprouted barley and Korean rice bran, minus imported corn that may be genetically modified.
