Tag Archives: organic farming

The Third Road?

Posted on July 6, 2015 by elenakayes

After spending the past two weeks in Jilin helping out on the farms of friends I first met back in 2010 – Wei and the Lu Family – I sat down this morning to binge out on the news I … Continue reading →

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Suichang Part III: Spring Festival 2015

Posted on February 26, 2015 by elenakayes

Today I caught a ride back to Hangzhou from Suichang with my research partner and his father. During the drive, his father said to me ‘China’s development is happening too quickly, and our traditions are being destroyed in the process. … Continue reading →

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“Seeking Truth From Fact” Part II: Gaoping’s Organic Farm Cooperative

Posted on November 28, 2014 by elenakayes

In my last post I described the recent evolution of Gaoping’s peasant-tourism cooperative association. Mainly, how the villagers scaled up from scattered, individual households opening their homes to tourists, to sharing resources and combining services to form the ‘Four Unifications’ … Continue reading →

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Urban-to-Rural Migration: From Business Marketing in Beijing, to Fish Farming in Sichuan?

Posted on October 31, 2014 by elenakayes

Rapid urbanization, rural-to-urban migration, social stratification and the environmental consequences of poorly regulated economic growth and resource degradation – including the pollution of air, soil, and water, loss of arable land to development, deforestation, and desertification – are all central concerns facing China, … Continue reading →

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