{"id":1187,"date":"2018-03-01T09:43:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T01:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2018\/03\/01\/guard-the-land-farmers-are-take-action-with-great-support\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T14:22:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T06:22:34","slug":"guard-the-land-farmers-are-take-action-with-great-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/guard-the-land-farmers-are-take-action-with-great-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Guard the Land- Farmers Are Take Action With Great Support."},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, One Media announced the news<\/a> of lotus roots, which been drawing great attention from the general public.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Last week, One Media announced the news\u00a0of lotus roots, which been drawing great attention<\/a> from the general public. Supported by everyone, over 40,000 guardians of the land participated in the relay of helping farmers, assisting them in selling 105,000 KG of lotus roots. The participants\u2019 kindness has warmed the heart of farmers in Henan Province who dug lotus roots at minus seven degrees with the wind chilling them to the bone.<\/p>\n

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The local people keep digging and shipping lotus roots every day. They still keep going, even though their hands are tired and cracked. So far, there are still 900,000 KG of lotus roots waiting for urgent support.<\/p>\n

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In the harsh winter, a group of farmers looked at their fields good harvest that had become dead stock and could do nothing but let them lie waste to the conditions.<\/p>\n

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On December 2nd, some caring consumers from WeChat community<\/a> of Guard the Land gave feedback that farmers in Chenzhuang Town, Fan County, Puyang City, Henan Province were extremely anxious and upset as 15 million kilograms of organically grown lotus roots were left spoiled. Later, it was confirmed by volunteers\u2019 field trip of Guard the Land that there are one million kilograms of organically grown lotus roots among the 15 million kilograms of unsellable ones.<\/p>\n

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There is A Long and Arduous Journey Called Guarding.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Having learnt\u00a0this news, volunteers from Guard the Land started a long \u00a0overnight trip of 1,670km on December 6th. They transferred for five times and arrived at the destination after 13-hour trip. They conducted field trip and \u00a0looked thoroughly into the local situation.\u00a0\u201cWe are taking action to guard the land.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There is a kind of harvest called desolation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeople stuffed the farmland in this season in the former years and all of us rushed to dig lotus roots before the weather cooled down. Nowadays, however, the temperature gets increasingly lower but lotus roots remain lying under the farmland. Once in a while, a few families dig lotus roots in the fields and place them on the roadside. If a dealer comes to buy lotus roots, then they sell them at a low price; otherwise, they are left to rot and wasted away,\u201d said the Villagers.<\/p>\n

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Every Grain Comes from Hard Working.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The piercing cold wind blew keenly. We were still shivering in cotton-padded clothes. The old farmers dug with a shovel and then by hands. The moist soil could freeze their hands even if they wore gloves. For them, however, it didn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n

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The temperature was a few degrees below zero. Farmers\u2019 hands were soaked in the wind chill for a long time and giving them painful cracks from \u00a0the dryness and temperature. The farmers\u00a0listened to inspiring Yuju opera with local culture features while digging lotus roots with a view to work energetically. The villagers explained that this made\u00a0them work with strong energy. Volunteers from Guard\u00a0the Land also experienced the work as local old farmers did.<\/p>\n

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Volunteers dug and picked\u00a0up lotus roots one by one. Then they packed the\u00a0crops\u00a0into the bamboo crates and carried them out. Finally, all of the lotus roots were gathered together awaiting their buyers. What a toilsome process!<\/p>\n

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Digging lotus roots takes skills. Some of them are horizontally inside the soil; hands and feet are needed to fumble for the shape and length of the whole lotus root. Hence, farmers are required to do it in moderation so as to avoid trampling the lotus roots.<\/p>\n

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Lotus roots and harvesting farmers filled the mountains and plains as far as the eye can see. After a round of toil, their trousers were entirely drenched by sewage and shoes covered with mud.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s cold as hell at only minus six or seven degrees. In these days in Henan, volunteers were literally frozen with their teeth chattering and they did not even take showers. However, aiming to help local farmers, they contacted EMS, provided logistics training and packing details as well. Volunteers from Guard\u00a0the Land simply wanted\u00a0to spare no efforts to help them overcome\u00a0such\u00a0difficulties. If all of the volunteers take action, then local\u00a0farmers will\u00a0have a better winter.<\/p>\n

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Yellow River Breeds High-Quality Louts Roots.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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According to local people, here is the largest planting base of lotus root in the north of Yellow River. Local soil is saline and sandy soil irrigated by water from Yellow River, which gives birth to good and high-quality lotus roots.<\/p>\n

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Immaculate lotus root hided in the soil (RMB 19.9 every 2.5KG)<\/p>\n

In 2009, Chenzhuang Town\u00a0was awarded the Second National \u201cOTOP\u201d Professional Demonstration Village by Ministry of Agriculture.<\/p>\n

In 2010, lotus root of Fan County acquired the Henan Lotus Root Certificate of Origin and Non-Pollution Product Certification.<\/p>\n

In 2012, its lotus root were\u00a0successfully declared national green product.<\/p>\n

In 2015, the product entered conversion period and started to be organically planted. It is an organic certification is expected in March 2018.<\/p>\n

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Yet,\u00a0the pass success fails to bring about sales<\/a> volume. Lotus roots contain no preservatives and bactericide. They keep fresh by soil but their ugly appearance has led to few buyers.<\/p>\n

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Farmers who cultivate lotus roots are industrious and irrigate the land with diligent sweat rather than\u00a0spray preservatives and bactericide. They simply deem that someone or other will be sure to know so long as they are good crops. They know how to plant, but are failing to bring their fruit of painstaking labor to others.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur lotus roots stay fresh only relying on soil. They are not as beautiful as those washed ones since we don\u2019t clean the mud. In addition, the cost of manual digging is higher than that of washed lotus roots, which makes the dealer further reluctant to buy our products, \u201d explained the villager.<\/p>\n

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Washed lotus roots are those washed off from the sludge by squirt gun. They can be easily picked up from water without digging but certainly,\u00a0they need to be soaked with preservatives for freshness in that the covering mud on the lotus root is washed away.<\/p>\n

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They look ugly with mud.<\/p>\n

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But they become white and clean after washing.<\/p>\n

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Nevertheless,\u00a0less than 1\/50\u00a0of\u00a0such good lotus roots were purchased\u00a0in Chenzhuang Town. It has been three whole months since the products got ripe at the end of September. Later, young adults, even the old and kids went to the field to dig lotus roots with an attempt to help sell out the unmarket<\/a>able ones.<\/p>\n

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For people in the city, they eat lotus roots occasionally as farm dishes. But for people in the home of lotus root, they\u00a0are not only the whole-year harvest but also their children\u2019s tuition and parents\u2019\u00a0retirement costs.<\/p>\n

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How can we leave such good lotus roots in the fields without working out a solution and how can we bear to let these arduous old farmers lose hope \u00a0 for their lands\u00a0simply\u00a0owing to the lack of effective sales channels?<\/p>\n

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They plant lotus roots not only for survival but also for guarding the land. They \u00a0are close to the nature with reverence and live a lifetime of diligent and conscientious work. The crop\u00a0in the land is their sole hope for life.<\/p>\n

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Guard the Land: Prevent Good Harvest from Becoming Desolation and Assist the Farmers to Sell 1 million Kilograms of Lotus Roots.<\/p>\n

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Guard the Land Green League initiated the event of \u201cPrevent good harvest from becoming desolation and assist the farmers to sell 1 million kilograms of lotus roots\u201d, aiming to help the sale of organically grown lotus roots without pesticide from Chenzhuang Town, Henan Province.<\/p>\n

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Organic\u00a0grown\u00a0lotus roots produced in Henan: RMB 19.9 every 2.5KG (express fee covered) and they are much more fresh, cheaper and of more original ecology than those sell in the supermarkets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Click the image above to buy superior-quality lotus roots, which is urgent and caring help for the farmers.<\/p>\n

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Organically cultivated with farm manure, every bite of the fresh lotus root is pure natural. Without pesticide residue, the lotus root is crisp & tasty and make people feel confident about its safety.<\/p>\n

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Warm tips:<\/p>\n

1. 2.5KG in one carton, each lotus root is delivered after freshly dug, so they\u00a0go with mud and\u00a0can be kept for around 15 days while 7\u00a0days if without mud. They are shipped from Fang County, Henan by EMS. As the temperature lower to below zero since nightfall that affects digging lotus roots, only 2,000-3,000 KG of them can be delivered each day. Moreover,\u00a0the deliver time maybe a bit late, which is expected\u00a0to be shipped within a week upon \u00a0payment and arrive in around 4 days after delivery.<\/p>\n

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2. We apply\u00a0organic planting with farm manure, breeding pure natural lotus roots without pesticide. Our crops follow the growth rhythm of nature rather than\u00a0being fertilized\u00a0with pesticide and swelling agent. Thus, the lotus roots you receive will not be with the same size and even a little bit small. Each of them weights about 0.45-0.5KG and 5-6 pieces in every 2.5KG. Sorry for any\u00a0trouble. They taste crisp once dug out\u00a0from the soil\u00a0but not in later period.<\/p>\n

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3. Order message: Click \u201cShan Yi Ji\u201d in \u201cAnt Good Things\u201d at the lower left of our WeChat interface and then click \u201cMy\u201d to check order message.<\/p>\n

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4.\u00a0Customer service when problem occurs: If there\u2019s something wrong with the lotus roots, welcome to send message in the chat frame of our WeChat backstage or dial 4007162103 to contact customer service.<\/p>\n

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This event gets great support from the government of Chenzhuang Town which proves its truthfulness; in addition, the government shows its gratitude and gives support to us\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n

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\u25bcProof issued by the government of Chenzhuang Town<\/p>\n

If you happen to like eating lotus roots or your family or friend does, please give preference to organically grown\u00a0lotus roots of Chenzhuang Town, Hennan\u00a0Province. Please do us a favor and help the farmers. It would be very grateful if you greatly forward and spread this message\u00a0to solve the pressing need of the farmers, keeping their efforts from being wasted. Hope people in trouble can get warmth and receive\u00a0kindness from the world.<\/p>\n

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Who Are We?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We\u00a0are the Green League jointly initiated by Fly Ant and MAYCONSEN with the intention to build a bridge between people and non-pollution farm products with\u00a0original ecology. On one hand, we help conscientious farmers who guard the land and support green farm products with original ecology. On the other hand, we attempt to enable people far away from villages\u00a0to eat really green non-pollution farm products.<\/p>\n

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Profits deducting operating costs of each Guard the Land Project will all be donated to non-profit foundation of Guard the Land, using for continuously promoting non-profit good causes. By the way, Corporate Responsibility Report of Guard the Land will be published semiannually.<\/p>\n

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Farmer Assistance\u00a0+ Environmental Protection + Public Welfare<\/p>\n

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We are always on the way to guard the land and protect the soul with\u00a0joint efforts.<\/p>\n

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