Bid farewell to the noisy and bustling city Luzhou women's dream of being a farmer in the countryside

The issue of food safety has been concerned by the whole society, and how to grow ecological vegetables has become a common concern of growers and citizens. In early 2014, Song Xiaolan, a Luzhou woman who grew up in the city, saw a business opportunity and, with the support of the district government, resolutely decided to go to Dong Yunba, Fenshuiling Town, Jiangyang District, Luzhou City, and invested nearly 2 million yuan in land preparation, buying vegetable seedlings, and building a greenhouse. Contracted about 1000 mu of land to grow ecological vegetables, set up Dong Yunba vegetable and fruit professional cooperative, cultivated their own entrepreneurial dream.

What a bumpy road to start a business

At the beginning of starting a business, one setback after another.

The contracted land is hard and needs to be softened as soon as possible. As the traffic in Dong Yunba village is not convenient, the machines that specially soften the land will not come in. Song Xiaolan led the villagers in the co-op to pour water into the soil and hit the hard land with the back of a hoe. even after working for two months, the people around her were cynical and cynical, and her family tried every means to persuade her to give in. In the face of difficulties, she is calm and unreclaimed in this piece of hard soil. "if you want to do something, you have to be unyielding. I don't believe that you can't find a way to get rich in the field!" Song Xiaolan always motivates herself in this way.

In order to expand the project of growing ecological vegetables, at the beginning of her business, Song Xiaolan mobilized three agricultural self-employed to participate, raised a total of more than 1 million yuan, and established Dong Yunba vegetable and fruit professional cooperatives. Agricultural experts and surrounding "lost land" farmers also joined the cooperative.

However, two months later, the partners saw that the fields were still barren, and the farmers were still knocking on the hard land, so they could not help "backing out". At the same time, the development of the project still needed a lot of financial support, and after discussion, the other three partners unanimously decided to withdraw from the project cooperation, and the funds invested in the early stage were lent to Song Xiaolan in the form of arrears.

In this way, the "task" of growing more than 1000 mu of ecological vegetables fell on Song Xiaolan, often making her "out of breath."

"now you are sallow and skinny, and if you don't grow vegetables, we don't have to owe our relatives and friends." Song Xiaolan's entrepreneurial dream was opposed by her husband, the withdrawal of partners, and the invisible return once made her want to give up.

"however, when farmers' hand over 'the land' to me, they trust me. I don't want to disappoint those who trust me. Growing ecological vegetables has become my 'belief'." Song Xiaolan rolled up her sleeves and trouser legs. she, who had never done farm work, also learned to raise seedlings, weed, and apply chemical fertilizer. She often learns experience from agricultural experts, and now she has become a farmer of the new era.

Now, the vegetables planted by Song Xiaolan are directly transported to the major farmers' markets and large supermarkets in Luzhou, which are well received by consumers and are often in short supply, and more and more customers come to her to negotiate vegetable reservations. These vegetables also have their own name-"Jiang Yang vegetables", is a green, pollution-free, safe and rest assured products.

Lead the villagers to get rich together

"carry out the cultivation of ecological vegetables, bring our green agricultural products to the national market, and let the villagers embark on the road to becoming rich." Song Xiaolan founded Dong Yunba vegetable and Fruit Professional Cooperative. While striving to achieve self-value, she also tried her best to lead Dong Yunba's villagers to become rich, and set up a model for women's entrepreneurial development with practical actions. as a result, he has won the title of "advanced individual" for two years in a row.

"We have all joined the Dong Yunba vegetable and Fruit Professional Cooperative, and now we have two incomes, land rent and working income, and our days are getting better and better!" The villagers who transferred the land, Gan Qinghuai, lamented that Song Xiaolan, with a daily labor fee of 60 yuan, asked the villagers around to help take care of the vegetables, realizing the villagers' desire to find a job on their doorstep.

Ecological vegetables sell well and are widely favored by customers. Hearing the news, nearby villagers came to ask for advice on new technologies. Song Xiaolan and agricultural experts from the cooperative took great pains to introduce planting techniques and development prospects, and often went deep into the fields to conduct training, so that villagers could master modern agricultural techniques, enhance farmers' enthusiasm for planting, and increase farmers' income and become rich. At present, cooperative members have absorbed more than 200 members, and radiation drives farmers in surrounding towns and villages to engage in ecological planting, production and management.

"Great changes have taken place in the village. Ten thousand mu of land has been leveled, steel sheds have been built, and traffic extends in all directions. We are full of hope for the future." The old appearance of the village has taken on a new look, and the villagers of Dong Yunba village are often happy to look beautiful. Song Xiaolan's entrepreneurship has added impetus and vitality to the development of the Dongyunba modern agricultural demonstration zone project. at the same time, the Dongyunba modern agricultural demonstration zone project has played a positive role in adjusting the agricultural industrial structure, promoting the rapid development of the rural economy, and speeding up the operation of agricultural industrialization. it has played a positive role in promoting the level of agricultural science and technology and productivity, improving the quality of life of citizens in surrounding cities, and increasing farmers' income.

"in the next five years, cooperatives will expand the scale of planting and production, form an industrial chain, put our green agricultural products on the national market, and make Jiang Yang vegetables famous throughout the country." When it comes to long-term planning, Song Xiaolan is full of confidence.