1 30 January, Shi Yan invited to participate in the new rural construction in Hainan Province of ecological agriculture Forum seminars, forums, she will be vegetables,
when many young people still immersed in the online game, stealing food, the stone Yan, Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, Renmin University of China,
polo ralph lauren, second-year student, a seriously and began to farmers in this part of the
from the U.S. introduction of the Where her first exposure to CSA farming, and like the new model. After returning home, she wanted to be built like the idea of the farm supervisor - the famous
soon, in the Haidian District Government, the Chinese People's University of Agriculture and Rural Development and Investment Co., Ltd. Beijing Hongda Borui joint promotion, the
Farm CSA operations reference model of the United States. CSA is in English, This is to eliminate food insecurity in the form of a new agricultural trade. In short, which enabled a farm and community residents to establish direct contact with farmers looking for community members willing to scheduled agricultural products directly to the Cook home. The promotion of organic food trade in the form of green healthy vegetables, originated in the 1960s, Japan and Sweden, in 1986 introduced into the U.S., now extended to more than 2,000 farms in the United States.
According to Shi Yan introduced her farm, the consumer is also a member. Their down payment to the farm, the farm provides to members to ensure the safety of seasonal fresh products, and is responsible for distribution. Consumers to enjoy high-quality agricultural products, but also share the risk of crop failure.
The other is the labor share, members need to participate in a week to the farm to work in the fields, planting and harvesting tasks take. In return, members of the farm for the production of 20-week quarter, fresh and healthy vegetables.
Shi Yan said, they first calculate the budget, and recruit members, according to the number of members per household calculates the amount to be prepaid. This model ensures cost recovery and product sales.
the most difficult is to change the concept of consumption
2009 年 4 月 beginning to build gardens,
to sign share of members, Vanke do preach them to the community will, be mistaken for selling organic food. Another time, they made an appointment with a person want to join sign the agreement, approaching the agreed location, the other party has an excuse to cancel.
to running the business, Shi Yan and interns all day run out, 23:00 back after more than farms. Through hard work,
distribution of vegetables is also a test. The day before, Shi Yan and vegetables ahead of time interns must pick a good, tidy yards to the members of the distribution box. Distribution to get up at 4 am the day of their leaves picked vegetables, because only the day to ensure sufficient fresh vegetables. By members of the dispersed, they almost have to run all over the city of Beijing. One day down, people often exhausted.
However, members also may have been misunderstood. Once a member complained that they bargain with the old, the last of the goods are thrown away. This really made stone Yan and teammates feel sad. >
and eat unhealthy food for medical expenses may be more pathogenic.
Shi Yan frankly, difficult to break the existing chain. >
said.
that students are facing great pressure on employment, many people find direction in life, Shi Yan said:
now has more than a dozen fixed interns. Shi Yan emphasis on joy. They make more people aware of agriculture and the CSA involved.
2010 members of the new season has started recruitment, Shi Yan, the Our positioning is not commercial, I hope this way to promote the overall development. Because the 'pursuit of maximum profits' as value judgments, we do not know it as a happy thing to do. . interns, too, shared values, let us come together. .
comments: respect everyone's choice
text / High Yuan
moved by the story of Shi Yan, a more feeling is that she did not tell her parents, Why can not farmers? Women doctors in the field farming is not it?
Shi Yan's choice is, quite ordinary,
tods outlet, she just made her want to do it. Because her doctoral status, choose a career seemingly grass-roots, the whole event seems to become very subtle, it is worth considering.
the eyes of many people nowadays the income of farmers and the It should be noted that the root cause of this phenomenon, and the whole society's lack of depth and intimate concern for farmers are not unrelated. Farmers are discriminated against, nature when we do not want to farmers,
tods handbags, this society seems to have the serious reflection.
In fact, farmers and civil servants, scientists, should be only a professional division of labor, and not just identity. They create wealth, all deserve the same respect.
respect everyone's choice, and let a proper job by the people every respect, this should be the norm in society.