Yilan Xiaotiantian 2013 Gukong Recruitment Prospectus
First, Yilan Xiaotiantian would like to thank all our friends for their support last year, which helped us successfully sell out 600 kg of rice and set the youth farming program of Xiaotiantian on a solid first step.
In 2012, under the guidance of Brother Lai Qingsong, we went to Shengou Village in Yilan once a week to intern with Brother Qingsong in field management. We experienced many firsts in life: our first rice transplanting, our first repairing of paddy field ridges, our first grain drying, and also the self-production-and-sales process that gives farmers the biggest headaches. Through these experiences, we came to understand a little of the hardships and difficulties of farming. But we were not satisfied with that; we always felt there was still room to improve, and that we should be closer to the land and go deeper into rural villages.
In 2013, Xiaotiantian continues to move forward, hoping to learn more and do better. So we decided to dream boldly, expanding from 2 fen of land to 9 fen, and to take on the responsibility of managing the fields more independently. We will have young people living long-term in Shengou Village, Yilan, personally and continuously managing their own paddy fields.
For the sales model of these 9 fen of land, we follow the spirit of the Gudong Club, opening advance purchases to gudong through the gudong enrollment method. But because the land area is limited and we are beginners, we dare not overestimate our yield, so we limit the number of shares to 100gu.
We believe that the gudong who join Xiaotiantian all agree with this idea: embracing agriculture that is friendly to the land and sustainably managed, and being willing to support a group of foolishly brave young farmers in jointly protecting the dream of young people going into farming. And agricultural products are not just commodities; the people who use agricultural products are not just consumers, and the places where agricultural products are produced are not just production lines. The two ends of agricultural products - city and countryside - should cooperate through the idea of jointly protecting the environment and supporting each other.
So gudong and Xiaotiantian are not just consumers and producers, but good friends who share weal and woe. Based on the experience of 2012, one fen of land yields about 300 kg of white rice, and one ping yields about 1 kg, but agricultural production is greatly affected by climate and ecological conditions. To be honest, we cannot guarantee that every gu will receive the expected yield of white rice. Therefore we adopt a compromise method, enrolling gudong by adopting an area of land: one gu is 15 ping, priced at 2000 yuan; after harvest, gudong will receive the rice from a certain area, not a certain yield of rice. In other words, gudong will receive 1/20 of the rice yield of one fen of land. But if the weather is favorable and the yield exceeds expectations, gudong will also receive a little more rice!
In short: 1 gu = 15 ping = 1/20 fen = 2000 yuan
The variety we grow is Taichung Xian No. 10 (Taichung Sen 10), and the growing method is mainly farming without pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or herbicides. We very much welcome gudong to often come to the field, see the rice they have adopted, and cheer on the young farmers! We believe that friendly and trusting human relationships are the foundation of healthy rice and sustainable rural villages. So we will hold a rice-transplanting gathering in February and a harvest gathering in July, and we warmly welcome gudong and their whole families to take part. In addition to these two gatherings, we will also divide into 3 to 4 sessions, and ask gudong to choose a session themselves to come to Yilan and take part in maintenance work during the rice growing period. With more opportunities to take part in person, the bond with the rural village will also become closer! (A registration fee is charged based on activity costs.)
Friends who are willing to join, please register on our gu-adoption webpage. After registration, we will call or email you to confirm your gu adoption, and then ask you to transfer the money!
After the transfer, go to the transfer webpage to confirm once more the name of the gu adopter and the last five digits of the transfer, and only then is the gu adoption process complete! Once it is complete, we will confirm the transfer with you by phone or email. Please remember to keep the transfer receipt or confirmation email as proof.
Gu adoption procedure for gudong:
1. Gudong registers online
2. Xiaotiantian confirms the registration by phone or email
3. After confirming the registration, gudong transfers the money; after the transfer, fill in the last five digits of the account on the transfer confirmation webpage.
4. Xiaotiantian confirms the successful transfer by phone or email.
5. Gu adoption procedure complete!
Gu adoption webpage: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHlyck1TQlJVczZScHZUaDAySjI1UlE6MQ
Transfer confirmation webpage: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG5CZHdUc3RsQkJwWFprM2daZmlYYWc6MQ
Contact phone: Wu Jialing 0987762621
Email: [email protected]
Transfer account: Post Office (code 700) 0031204-0542386 Huang Tingqiao
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