I'm starting an organic micro-farm here in France and people are already coming to us for vegetables, even though we're not selling anything until next year. A restaurant rang today asking if we could supply them. Although I'm growing a lot of stuff for our own supply, little is ready and it's a bit embarrassing telling people we've nothing ready to sell.

Simply by word of mouth people have discovered what we are doing and come to us. Whereas I was expecting demand for local produce to increase as peak oil, climate change, etc. took hold, I'm a little overwhelmed by the demand that already seems to exist.

All I have to do is produce the goods (laughs nervously!).

That sounds like a very nice little job to me -the French place food quality high on their list of things worth living for so well done! (You might want to look into 'Aquaponics' and supply them fish too, I'm sure they would love a few Tilappia!)

Just back from Asturias in NW Spain -a better agricultural backwater you could not hope to find and its really nice too. I was impressed by the number of polytunnels, cows and chickens... No fear of food shortages anytime soon there...

Nick.