Wizard gardens and food

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 161745

---  "Lana" <unicornspride at ...> wrote:
>
> I would assume that they do have farms and such. 
> Remember Hagrids pumkins??
> 
> And don't forget the chickens at the Burrow. If Molly
> has chickens, then surely she must have a garden.  
> 
> Lana

bboyminn:

I don't see any reason why their wouldn't be wizard
farmers, or for that matter butchers, bakers, and 
candle stick makers, as well as all other manner of
business.

Yes, certianly gardens would be important; English
gardens are legend. But beyond gardens, certainly
out and out farmers. They would simply use magical
means to accomplish their tasks; planting, harvesting,
magically encouraging plants to grow, and discouraging
bugs and other pests from bothering their crops.

I mean their is a magical ice cream shop, there are
magical cafes and pubs. They must get their food from
somewhere. They must have some source of Ale, wine, and
spirits. They need glasses, cutlery, plates, fixtures, 
tables and chairs, food ingredients, etc.... It all has
to come from somewhere.

I envision magical import/export companies. Certainly 
all the many and varied potion ingredients are not 
native to Britian or even Europe. The main ingerdients
for invisibility cloaks and for Fizzing Whizbies come
from Australia.

Beyond international import/export, I suspect there 
are businesses that facilitate the transfer of goods
between the muggle and wizard world, and between various
aspects of the wizard world. For example, many of the
finest object in the wizard world seem to be Goblin
made. They seem to be exceptionally skilled craftsmen. 
Some one has to contract the building of those items, 
someone has to broker the finished goods to retailers.

As far as Muggle to wizard, and wizard to muggle 
transfer of goods; things coming from the muggle world
would be common items. Things transferred from the
wizard world to the muggle world would be more limited
in quantity and most certainly NON-magical items.

I have speculated the muggle-borns or muggle-married
wizards or witches would be in an ideal position to
facilitate the transfer of common muggle items into 
the wizard world. For example, a muggle-born or 
muggle-married person may prefer to run a green grocers
shop. That creates the perfect opportunity to 'smuggle'
some of their goods into the wizard world. I really don't
think there would be a problem with the tax man or other
authorities since the green grocers shop is the perfect 
cover for the extra business and extra profit they obtain.
It would just look like the person had a very small but
successful shop.

Certainly there are all manner of businesses within the
wizard world. Some one had to make Molly's magical cook
stove, someone had to make the cook pots. Certianly there
are magical cabinet makers, silversmiths, glass blowers,
potters, watch makers, and jewelery makers, and every 
other craft related vocation you can think of.

I just seems normal to me.

Steve/bboyminn