Xingtang County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province: little Strawberry Yinghong Road to Wealth

In early spring, it is warm and cold again. But in the greenhouse of Jinsui Strawberry Ecological picking Garden in Jiamu Village, Xingtang County, there are flowers and fruits, fragrance and color, a sense of spring. The red fruit is like an agate, delicate, sweet and delicious, attracting many tourists to come to pick.

While busy receiving tourists, Meng Qiang, the head of the base, instructed workers to box freshly picked strawberries and move them to couriers to send them to online shopping customers. "the benefit is good, with a daily income of more than 10,000 yuan." Meng Qiang said happily.

Meng Qiang, 32, has been working in a greenhouse vegetable and fruit growing base in Shunping, Baoding, since graduating from high school. In 2013, Meng returned to his hometown to start a business, leased more than 60 mu of land from the villagers with his brother Meng Zengmin, invested more than 1.6 million yuan to build 17 high-standard strawberries and nectarines, and developed modern agriculture.

"strawberries grown in 14 greenhouses are all organic fertilizers to ensure green and safety. The water irrigated by strawberries and nectarines is sweet groundwater. Each shed also bought more than 1000 bees to pollinate flowers. " Pointing to the red strawberries in the greenhouse, Meng said that the strawberries here are not only big and watery, but also have very good color and taste, and tourists come one after another. There are self-driving tours and group tours in Shijiazhuang and surrounding counties, picking more than 400kg of strawberries every day and earning more than 150000 yuan in the first month of this year.

In order to effectively connect the greenhouse strawberries to the market, the two brothers carried out publicity and promotion with the help of the Internet, Wechat and other platforms. With its good quality and reputation, it is becoming more and more popular. Last year, they also launched a membership card package service, attracting more repeat customers.

Strawberries need a lot of manpower in all aspects of growth, management and harvest, which also provides migrant jobs for the villagers. At present, Jinsui Strawberry Ecological picking Garden employs more than a dozen villagers for a long time. When strawberries mature on a large scale, it can drive more than 30 villagers to work on their doorstep.

"when I returned to my hometown to join modern agriculture, I was sure that this was a promising sunrise industry. However, if you want to make money from city people, you have to use the thinking of city people to think about new ways of farming. " Meng Qiang, who armed his mind with new ideas, has now basically recovered his prior investment. Next, he will continue to expand the scale and lead the villagers to become rich together.