Monday, November 19. 2007
Turkish Cactus
They grow them big in Turkey. From Today's Zaman:
Agricultural engineer Zeki Kırkım has established Turkey’s biggest cactus farm in Bodrum, a beautiful and popular district in Muğla province....
“In 1960, my grandfather, Halil Kırkım, went to Germany and worked on a cactus farm. After he returned to Turkey, he continued to grow cactus as a hobby in Denizli. However, when there were too many cactuses to be kept in the house, he established a 500 meter greenhouse and started to sell grown cactuses in İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir. He shared his experiences with me.”
It's a heartwarming intergenerational, intercontinental story that I think would make a good movie. I see Sean Connery as the dying grandfather and Tom Hanks as the star cactus grower.
When they then follow up with a TV show, they can base a recurring character on our employee Matthew D., a young, idealistic propagator just out of college who only wants to help feed the world, but spends his time repotting euphorbias. It would make for some good drama.
Agricultural engineer Zeki Kırkım has established Turkey’s biggest cactus farm in Bodrum, a beautiful and popular district in Muğla province....“In 1960, my grandfather, Halil Kırkım, went to Germany and worked on a cactus farm. After he returned to Turkey, he continued to grow cactus as a hobby in Denizli. However, when there were too many cactuses to be kept in the house, he established a 500 meter greenhouse and started to sell grown cactuses in İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir. He shared his experiences with me.”
It's a heartwarming intergenerational, intercontinental story that I think would make a good movie. I see Sean Connery as the dying grandfather and Tom Hanks as the star cactus grower.
When they then follow up with a TV show, they can base a recurring character on our employee Matthew D., a young, idealistic propagator just out of college who only wants to help feed the world, but spends his time repotting euphorbias. It would make for some good drama.
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