Virtual Shelves

Wahyudi is a planter, yet has no idea what plants he grows in his garden. Each week he receives new seeds which are only identified by code numbers. He gets paid to turn them into seedlings and return them back to the sender. "Those seedlings belong to Pak Steve from (the) Kebunbibit (website)," he said when Tempo visited his garden at the East Java hamlet of Tonggolari last week.

Wahyudi grows 60 types of plants on his 400-square meter plot of land. The only ones he recognizes are tarragon, thyme, and oregano. Not being familiar with the names of the plants is not of much concern for this graduate in Islamic theology. The important thing is that he can make Rp2-5 million each month as a planter.

September 29, 2015