Visiting Peasants
In early 2012, YEF tried out a new, high-value crop – vegetable seeds – with a peasant family in Xiaolu Village of Jingyuan County, Gansu Province. The trial project has the assistance of the Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Jingyuan County Federation of Industry and Commerce. Good progress has been achieved but, unfortunately, the worst flooding in 60 years occurred in July and damaged most of the crops. When we visited the family in September, we undertook to purchase from Mr. Wu the remaining 100 kg of seeds and invited him to continue to work on the experimental fields. Mr. and Mrs. Wu were very hospitable and treated us to some water melons which they grew and some local moon cakes.
