Small Farmers, Big Food Lecture Series 2: Rural New Vitality Comes from Small Farmers

Small Farmers, Big Food Lecture Series (2)

Is Half-Farming, Half-X Just the Romance of Hipsters? - The Vitality of Rural Renewal Lies in Small Farmers

Event Introduction:

In recent years, the "half-farming, half-X" lifestyle has become popular, encouraging people to cultivate a small plot of farmland by themselves, growing crops for their own consumption or for sale, while still keeping some time to engage in other side jobs or activities. In the writings of authors, this seems to be an ideal balance that allows people to reconnect with the land while still having enough spare capacity to pursue work that suits their own interests and talents, and it is even seen as a good remedy for attracting urban dwellers to move to the countryside and promoting rural renewal. But is reality really this beautiful? Is farming really so simple that an outsider can give up a million-yuan salary and just do it well? Do urban dwellers who return to the countryside have no problems with maladjustment? Can farming support oneself? Can the countryside provide the other half of the X where one can give play to one's talents? And is this really a good answer for rural renewal? Let this forum's speaker - Yang Wenquan, founder of the friendly-farming small farmer community "Liangbaijia" in Yilan - share with everyone the now hottest experience of small-farmer village-building in Shengou Village, Yilan.

Forum Speaker: Yang Wenquan (Founder of the friendly-farming small farmer community "Liangbaijia" in Yilan)

Event Time: May 3, 2018 (Thu), 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM)

7:00-8:15 is the speaker's sharing time

8:15-8:35 is the moderator's question time with the speaker

8:35-9:00 Q&A time

Event Location: 3rd Floor, Jiami Vegetarian Restaurant (No. 9, Hengyang Road, Taipei)

Number of Registrants:Due to limited venue space, registration is capped at 40 people.

Event Fee:To support the self-sustaining development of public-interest lectures, this event charges a modestregistration fee of 100 yuan, paid on site.

Organizer: Homemakers United Foundation for Environmental Protection

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