Introductions, activities, progress updates, participant records, and reviews related to the Lianhe Programme.
Foodthink Says What do young people experience and take away when they step away from the conventional life path to intern at an ecological farm? This piece shares the reflections of Zhejun, an intern on Foodthink’s third ‘Ecological Agriculture Internship Programme’, adapted from her remarks at last year’s sharing session,…
Foodthink says On 25 January, Foodthink Lianhe Creative Project-funded 《“Fake Meat” Ousts Real Meat: Tables, Herders, and the Amazon》 premiered on Jiesheng Zhi, garnering significant attention. We thank our readers for sharing and engaging with it. In this long-form piece, grounded in multi-site fieldwork and interviews, you will read an…
I first encountered ecological agriculture around 2016. Through my work in nature education, I naturally crossed paths with practitioners in the field, learning that many were cultivating the land to produce healthier food, foster sustainable environments, and build a better way of life. Back then, I was tending flowers and…
In this episode of Food Talk, we connect remotely with five interns who participated in Foodthink’s ‘Lianhe Project’ to hear about their daily routines on the farm. These young people, hailing from all corners of the country, have successively headed to Lvwo Farm in Jingyang, Shaanxi, for their placements. You…
Recently, the chaotic practices surrounding the tanker transport of edible oil have once again sparked public concern over food safety. From production to processing, and from transport to sale, every stage impacts food safety. The workers, managers, regulators, researchers, and financial interests behind each link in the chain collectively determine…
I. Setting out with questions in mind Late in March, I embarked on a three-month internship at Guixinyuan Farm. Partly, this was to test whether I was suited to life as an agricultural worker; partly, I was searching for an ideal model of farming: What kind of relationship ought agriculture…
A year ago, I decided to leave a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture and head straight to the frontlines of cultivation. I wanted to observe and reflect on the practical workings of ecological farming, experience rural life as a semi-farmer, and explore the possibilities of putting ecological agriculture…
Foodthink Says Organic farming is no pastoral idyll, and young people joining Foodthink’s Lianhe Project ecological farming internship programme have long been mentally prepared for this. Yet, once out in the fields, through day-to-day labour and observation, they develop an entirely fresh perspective on farmers, ecological agriculture and farm management,…
Since its establishment in August 2017, Foodthink has chronicled the stories of dozens of small-scale ecological farmers across the country. Standing apart from conventional agriculture, they have navigated numerous setbacks and learned through costly experience. Yet, after years of dedication, they have amassed a wealth of practical expertise in production…
Foodthink Says In the final episode of the recently acclaimed drama Blossoms Shanghai, protagonist Bao Zong quotes a famous line from Gone with the Wind — “Only land remains eternal” — before retiring to the fields of Chuansha on Shanghai’s outskirts. Had his plot not been sold to Disney or…
