In late autumn, everything is full of harvest. Walking into Rucheng Street, Rugao City, "one village, one product" is booming, and colorful and characteristic industries are shining: fig rises and falls in the breeze, fruit farmers shuttle back and forth to harvest hope; the old soy sauce brewed by thousands of years of heritage and ancient methods is everywhere, becoming a living "culture" for the people to get rich and increase their income; the north wind blows, autumn fish is fat, and Zigeng breeding farm is busy fishing and sorting fish that have just left the pond. They will be transported to surrounding areas through professional cold chain logistics , becoming a safe food for the people's dining tables... The characteristic industries are colorful, and various scenic delicacies make people linger.
In recent years, Rucheng Street has relied on its good location and ecological advantages, adapted to local conditions, insisted on giving priority to the development of agricultural characteristic industries, improved and strengthened modern breeding and breeding, refined and refined local advantage intangible cultural heritage brands, extended the industrial chain, empowered and added color to rural revitalization, and led the people of Rucheng to open the "door to get rich" of characteristic industries.
green the wasteland and bulged the bag
"Fruits to get rich"
"Can you imagine this land was a wasteland before?" At the Yanhe Village Valley Yi New Agricultural Fig Base, more than 500 acres of fig tree lush, endlessly visible at a glance, and late autumn figs hang on the branches, waiting to be picked. "Although this year is the first year of fruit, the harvest is very good!" Guyi New Agriculture is a newly introduced fig planting project in Yanhe Village in 2021. Chen Ning, chairman of the company, introduced that the Balauna figs they planted have soft and glutinous taste, moderate sweetness, rich nutrition, relatively small planting difficulty, and are one of the fastest fruit trees to be put into production.
"The figs we planted are pure natural, and weeding cloth is laid around the fruit trees. We chose the fertilizer solution directly supplied by the local breeding farm, which is a real organic green fruit." Chen Ning smiled, "This is a 'longevity fruit' that is in line with the longevity culture of Rugao !"
However, the mature fig skin is thin, soft and rotten, and it is difficult to store. Chen Ning, who has 29 years of experience in intensive fig planting, had made a "preparation plan" with the support of the village party committee in the early stage of the base construction, and renovated a fig deep processing factory on the west side of the base.
deep cleaning, de-steed, cut fruit, 24-hour dust-free baking... From picking to turning into sweet and nutritious dried figs , and then to entering the market with the entry of the "Nium" brand figs, they have established an integrated production model of planting + deep processing + marketing. "It is expected that 120,000 kilograms of dried figs can be produced this year, with a turnover of 5-7 million!"
Chen Ning said that with the support of the village, they have transferred another 1,000 acres of land. Next, they will transplant and expand the 1,500 figs planted in the first phase to build a new agricultural economy "digital ABD", and take the new path of agriculture and tourism, and increase their potential. On the basis of the original efforts to drive employment of more than 100 people in the local and surrounding areas, they will expand their recruitment of fruit farmers, so that villagers can find employment at their doorsteps, and the dividends of getting rich will radiate to more people.
Ancient brewing method, soy sauce is always Yang
Local intangible cultural heritage craftsmanship creation "prosperous" industry
"Our soy sauce is purely hand-brewed, really shining by the sun! Now the process has also been applied to modern technology and is developing better and better!" Hua Tieming, who has been dealing with Rugao's old soy sauce for more than ten years, kept flipping the soybeans in the drying tank, and couldn't help but sigh at the changes in Rugao's traditional craft.
The traditional old soy sauce brewing technique of "spring preparation, summer sauce, autumn dew drying, winter sauce" has a history of thousands of years in Rugao, and has been continuously passed down to this day. Difficulties such as selecting and steaming, inoculating and installing plaques, making koji fermenting, drying into sauces and then packaging after the order, low yields caused by traditional processes and sterilization and filling processes that fail to meet production requirements, restricting the development of the old soy sauce industry. In 2017, the old sauce and vinegar factory ushered in major changes in the spring breeze of rural revitalization.Capital restructuring, brand restructuring, skills and production process updates, the brand new Huafu Food Co., Ltd. debuted with the support of the village level, the antique Huipai factory, neatly discharged "brown straw hat" soy sauce drying tank, fully automatic negative pressure filling equipment to support the latter process, and brands such as "organic soy sauce", "toudao soy sauce" and "zhiyun soy sauce" have been successively launched, making "Rugao old soy sauce" not only "selling appearance" but also "seeing appearance"!
"Although the name has changed, the traditional craftsmanship has not changed, and the original intention has not changed!" Huafu Food Co., Ltd. continues this "natural dew method" brewing technique, selecting high-quality Northeast soybeans and wheat grown in 10,000 acres of fertile fields in Yanhe Village, and hand-made natural drying for 720 days. There is no added MSG, preservative, and the rich sauce flavor is preserved, retaining the original taste of soy sauce. "The traditional craftsmanship is not lost, and the later process modern technology is supported by it, it is efficient and hygienic, and our brand is even more resounding! The antique brewing factory has also attracted many tourists!" Hua Tieming introduced that with the help of the village, the "Rugao Old Soy Sauce" process has now been included in the Nantong municipal intangible cultural heritage catalog, and it has been included in the "World Longevity Hometown" intangible cultural heritage .
Relevant person in charge of Huafu Food Co., Ltd. also said that they will continue to support the village-level idea of promoting rural development through "intangible cultural heritage + industry", inherit the "intangible cultural heritage" culture, and strengthen the "intangible cultural heritage" brand.
Returning from overseas return home smart fish farming
High-density ecological fish farming revitalizes the market
"Our farm now has 60 high-density breeding barrels and 11 ponds, and 300,000 bass, 300,000 mandarin fish , 3.1 million yellow bone fish, 300,000 green fish , grass carp , silver carp , bighead fish, 300,000 green fish , grass carp , silver carp , and thornfish, with an estimated annual output value of 3,000 hrs. 10,000 yuan." Jiang Yan, the head of Zigeng Aquaculture Base, is a rookie in the breeding park of the Wanqing Liangtian Project District of Lingqing Village. In 2021, after returning from studying in the UK, she gave up her high-paid financial position in Shanghai and resolutely returned home to start her "ecological fish farming dream".
"Go back to your hometown to raise fish, use knowledge and the power of young people to bring wealth to your neighbors!" Jiang Ying bluntly stated that the good atmosphere of supporting young people to return to their hometowns to start businesses gave her great confidence. Although she faces the dilemma of tight land use and insufficient professional knowledge, she has always believed that "ecological agriculture" and "smart agriculture" are the "people-rich chain" that benefit the people in her hometown.
"High-density breeding barrels solve the land use problem very well, not only save land, but also have less pollution! There are 3,000 fish in each barrel! We can monitor the water volume of the reservoir, the dynamics of the bass, etc. through high-precision digital display instruments!" Smartly change the breeding methods and optimize the industrial situation. Jiang Gui bluntly stated that high-density barrel breeding has high technical requirements, but they just need to face the difficulties and be the first local person to try large-scale high-density ecological breeding methods and technologies, and explore a new way of "Rugao Fish Breeding" that is consistent with local reality, replicable and popularizable.
Jiang Wen said that in the later stage, they will also inject funds to upgrade and transform the ecological fish farm, launch a leisure tourism project of "living in a farm, playing in a farm, and eating in a farm", cultivate and develop leisure fisheries, and realize the transformation from a single fish raising and selling fish to providing comprehensive services such as fishing, catering, and leisure sightseeing, extend the industrial chain, and drive more villagers out of poverty and become rich.
Mao Yan Mao Xinyuan Luo Jingjing
