Farming for three years, getting a like from an old farmer for the first time

Editor's note: The author is a young female farmer who grows rice in Yilan. Not only is her farming method environmentally friendly, her pricing is extremely friendly too. Not only is her rice priced below the market rate, the price is also set according to consumers' income levels, and consumers pay voluntarily based on their own conscience, which is quite unusual. This article is the author's reflections shared after the 2012 rice harvest, and works by other partners farming with the author in Yilan will be published in the future as well. Friends interested in the rice the author grows, please see the information at the end of the article.

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2012 was the third year of my farming career. Having come this far, I can no longer say I'm still in the toddler class, because after three years there really are some things that have accumulated and settled in my heart.

From the growth timeline of the rice, I have a better grasp of what work should be done at what time, and I can better understand and manage how to respond to or reinforce conditions in the field area, unlike last year when expanding the area left me in a frantic mess. More importantly, this year I have a deeper understanding of the meaning behind the phrase "watching the sky to eat" –

The harvester is about to spit out the rice grains

Ecology. Nature. Cha's Rice Ordering Information (to fill out the order form please click here)

[Variety] Long-grain indica rice (Taichung Indica Rice No. 10)

[Origin] Good mountains and good water. 1.7 fen of land beside Dahu, Yuanshan Township, Yilan County / 1 jia of land in Shengou

[Method] Small farmer self-produced and self-sold / completely no pesticides or chemical fertilizers / manual weeding / manual removal of golden apple snails / ecologically natural farming method

[Packaging] White rice / 70% white rice / brown rice, three choices. 5 jin/bag, PE bag packaging

[Price] Graded according to average monthly income:

Below 35,000 yuan - 250 yuan per bag

35,000 to 50,000 yuan - 300 yuan per bag

Above 50,000 yuan - 350 yuan per bag

ps. Salary below 30,000 yuan, but those who feel financially strained pay 200 yuan per bag (40 yuan/jin) by their own conscience!!!! You need to consider how you get by. If your salary needs to support a whole family, then of course don't force yourself to pay the full amount.

[Shipping] Shipping is extra. For the same delivery address, if you order 3 bags (inclusive) or more per month, shipping for that order is 100 yuan; if there is any excess, Cha absorbs it herself (group orders welcome). For 2 bags (inclusive) or fewer, shipping is 70 yuan.

[Shipping schedule] Orders are consolidated and shipped on the 10th of each month, so if payment is completed before the 10th of each month, goods are received in about 3 working days; if you order and pay after the 10th, goods ship on the 10th of the following month.

[Grower] Li Wanzhen (Cha) / Phone 0921007660 / Email [email protected]

[Blog] http://blueram.pixnet.net/blog A very slowly written blog, criticism and advice welcome!

[Post office account] 0001617-0370621 Li Wanzhen

[Simple formula for estimating rice consumption: 1 jin of rice = 4 cups of rice = 8 bowls of rice.]