In recent years, Lushui City has vigorously developed the "picking economy" to promote rural tourism and achieve a stable increase in farmers' income.
At present, it is the season when mulberries are ripe and listed, and the 30 acres of mulberries located in Xiaoshaba Village New Village, Liuku Street, Lushui City have ushered in the picking period, attracting many citizens and tourists to check in.
Walking into the Xinxin Ecological Farm in Lushui City, a bunch of red, black, purple or white mulberry fruits bent the branches of the mulberry tree, which looked particularly attractive under the sunlight.
Among the green mulberry leaves, long-fruited mulberry, black pearls, and white pearls ...... Various varieties of mulberries have been ripened one after another, and visitors hold fruit baskets in their hands, shuttle through the mulberry orchards, bring plump mulberry fruits, and pick them while eating, completely ignoring the purple-black juice dyed on their fingertips and the corners of their mouths, tasting this sweet and sour.
"Look at my dark mouth, it doesn't look like a 'monster', hahahaha......" Yan Nannan, a child from Jiangdong Kindergarten in Lushui City, opened his dark mouth to show reporters his 'results'. ”
"This mulberry tastes sweet and sour, so delicious, and the process of picking mulberries is also very interesting, I love it so much. Yan Nannan said happily.
"The mulberries I imagined were round, purple-black, but I didn't expect there to be white mulberries that are as long as fingers, which is really a long knowledge!" said Gao Yuehan from CCCC Lushui Hope Primary School in amazement.
(Tourists are picking)
Xinxin Ecological Farm is about 10 kilometers away from Lushui City, surrounded by Xiaoshaba Scenic Area, Denggeng Hot Spring, Yueji Villa, Farmhouse and other leisure and entertainment places.
"It's close to the city, it's very convenient to go back and forth, and on weekends I take my children to relax, breathe fresh air, and pick a little mulberry fruit, which is not only close to nature, but also able to exercise children's hands-on ability, which is very good." Tourist Gao Wenguang said while picking mulberries.
Cai Haixin is the person in charge of Xinxin Ecological Farm, after taking over the farm with an area of about 250 acres from his parents in 2017, he began to explore the business model of the innovative farm, and gradually built an ecological farm integrating fruit picking, self-service barbecue, leisure and entertainment, poultry breeding and other functions from a single fruit market sales.
"Now the business scope of Xinxin Ecological Farm has covered picking, planting, breeding, leisure and entertainment, etc., the purpose is to maximize the benefits of the farm, and there can be income all year round. Cai Haixin said.
In December last year, Cai Haixin also tried to plant 7 acres of Xiangfei strawberries, and now it is also ushering in the picking period.
"It's a place where you can play games, eat barbecue, pick strawberries and mulberries, it's fun, delicious and interesting, it's amazing, it's a paradise for our little ones. Zhao Guoyu, a child from the elementary school in the center of Laowo Town, said happily while holding a big and red strawberry.
(Tourists are picking)
Rural revitalization, industry first. In recent years, Lushui City has vigorously developed characteristic planting industries according to local conditions, promoted the integrated development of modern leisure agriculture and rural tourism, realized agricultural transformation and upgrading, and driven villagers to increase their income at their doorsteps, drawing a new picture of rural revitalization.
(Tourists are taking Tik Tok)
"Now the farm has about 3,000 visitors a week, and the income from mulberry and strawberry picking, plus other industries, can also have a good income a year, and our family can make a good living by running the farm. Cai Haixin said happily.
(Hu Xiaohua is working)
Xinxin Ecological Farm has also created employment opportunities for the surrounding villagers. "The farm needs workers every year to repair the water pipes, apply fertilizer, weed and prune the branches, at least six to 10 workers a year, and we usually ask the surrounding villagers to do this. Cai Haixin said.
Hu Xiaohua, 42, is a villager in Xincun and has been working at Xinxin Ecological Farm since 2018. "Working in a farm, not only can I take care of the elderly and children in my family, but I can also earn two or three thousand yuan a month, and it is good to work at the 'doorstep'. Hu Xiaohua said with a smile.
(Hu Xiaohua shows the reporter ripe strawberries)
As a post-90s generation, Cai Haixin also keeps up with the trend and uses WeChat moments and major short video platforms to "earn" popularity for his farm.
(Cai Haixin is guiding customers to send moments)
"After the customer comes to the farm, if he sends a small video of the circle of friends or Douyin with the positioning of the farm, I will charge 10 yuan less. Cai Haixin proudly "taught" the "traffic code" of the farm to reporters.
(Mulberry enzyme)
When talking about the future development of the farm, Cai Haixin said confidently: "This year's strawberry trial has achieved good results, and the farm will expand the scale of strawberry planting in the future." In addition, we have successfully produced mulberry enzymes, and in the future, we will increase the research and development of mulberry by-products to further extend the industrial chain. ”
Lushui financial media reporter Gao Qingying and intern reporter Wang Xiaotong