Xin'an Spring is the life fountain of the people of Changzhi, and all the vegetables and fruits grown here use natural farm manure. In xin'an spring in early autumn, farmers are immersed in the joy of harvest: bright red apples hanging from the branches, sweet sweet potatoes breaking out of the soil, colorful peanut grains with large skins, golden millet grains full, freshly out of the pot of chili sauce wafting through the garden... In recent years, with the support of the town party committee, the villages of Xin'anquan Town have carried out a large-scale agricultural production adjustment, and effectively guided the planting of different terrain plots, so that the farmers' days are getting more and more prosperous.
In the ancient city village of Xin'anquan Town, villagers are busy cutting sweet potatoes in the field. "Sweet potatoes have become the biggest industry in our village, we do not use chemical fertilizers here, all use farm manure and organic fertilizers, not only has the income not decreased, the villagers have also earned more money." Li Xiangrong, a villager in Gucheng Village, said that because all the farm manure is used, the sweet potatoes grown here have a sweeter taste, and when it comes to the harvest season, buyers and traders flock to pull sweet potatoes out of the trucks. "Basically, I bought it in the field, which not only saved the transportation cost, but also was not afraid of poor storage."
In the southwest village adjacent to the ancient city village, the cooperative's agricultural products are even more dazzling. Millet is being bagged in the processing workshop, red silk vegetables in the yard are dried, farmers in the fields are harvesting good okra, and liu Qingxiang, the secretary of the branch, is guiding everyone to boil chili sauce together. "This is the chili sauce produced in our village, pure natural and additive-free. The taste has been unanimously recognized by everyone. When it was first produced last year, many people had doubts, and this year, when it was time to harvest peppers, there were orders that took the initiative to come to the door, and the sales channels were really in short supply. Liu Qingxiang, secretary of the southwest village branch of Xin'anquan Town, said happily with the chili sauce. After the reform of the property rights system, the southwest village began to target the characteristic planting, and the pepper is one of them, due to the limited picking time, storage and other reasons, the harvested pepper directly sold the added value is relatively low. Liu Qingxiang consulted many parties, and after several experiments, developed a chili sauce suitable for the taste of locals, and once it was introduced to the market, it was welcomed by consumers.
In order to guide farmers to change their farming methods and strengthen their awareness of environmental protection, Xin'anquan Town has built a 10,000-mu green organic fruit and vegetable grain base and a 3,400-mu green organic walnut closed demonstration area along the Zhangzhang River. Grown in full accordance with the green organic agricultural production standards, the local sweet potatoes, grapes, apples and vegetables have a good taste and good quality, and have become a beautiful brand in Xin'anquan Town, so that farmers have also received real benefits.