Organic production, sustainable farming methods, and agroecological practices.
Over the last forty years, and particularly the last decade, China’s food system has undergone seismic shifts. Many of us have observed and experienced this: traditional wet markets are quietly vanishing from mainstream life, replaced by fresh-food e-commerce and online shopping as the primary sources for urban dwellers; cheap delivery…
In this episode of Food Talk, we are joined by our old friend, Sun Shan. Having previously worked for several non-profit organisations, including the Shan Shui Conservation Center, she now runs her own farm in Canada. Contrary to the idyllic image of spending one’s days in harmony with nature, ecological…
Letian Bay Farm in Fengxian, Shanghai, is certainly not your conventional eco-farm. When I began my internship here in March, I quickly realised that agriculture here was quite different from what I had imagined: it wasn’t just about farming, but also about leasing land and hosting events. It is truly…
During my three-month internship at Xingfuguo Baicaoyuan, the passage of time became a blur. I seem to remember only that the skies were overcast when I arrived, and bright and clear when I departed. I. Finding Baicaoyuan: A New ‘Peach Blossom Spring’ Xingfuguo Baicaoyuan is a farm located in Guigang,…
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In 2021, after a ten-year stint in Beijing which I ended for physical and mental health reasons, I returned to my hometown of Xin County in Shandong and stayed for nearly a year. Xin County is known as ‘China’s premier vegetable county’, with fruit and vegetable cultivation covering over a…
Which are the premium lychee-growing regions of Guangdong? Zhong-ge and Guo Rui, residents of Yinlin Village in Conghua, answer in unison: Conghua is certainly among the best. In their view, the quality of a lychee depends not only on latitude but also on the local microclimate. Conghua’s lychees have long…
Recently, reports of the “field-rotting rains” in Henan and the rush to harvest wheat have spread across social media, causing anxiety for everyone concerned with agriculture. The Guanzhong region of Shaanxi, also a major wheat-producing area, experienced these “field-rotting rains” almost simultaneously with Henan, and the damage to the crops…
At the start of this year, four years after moving to the Netherlands, my partner and I finally rented a hectare of land in the province of Utrecht to begin cultivating my own farm. Before deciding to commit to farming, I had interned at several small organic farms across the…
Nestled among the countless trendy restaurants and cafes of the bustling Fenghuanghui commercial street on Beijing’s East Third Ring Road, there is a vegetable shop called “Ji Shi”. If you have ever passed by, you may have been drawn in by its rustic storefront and understated displays. In this episode,…
