综合一区欧美国产,99国产麻豆免费精品,九九精品黄色录像,亚洲激情青青草,久久亚洲熟妇熟,中文字幕av在线播放,国产一区二区卡,九九久久国产精品,久久精品视频免费

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語(yǔ)Fran?ais
Lifestyle
Home / Lifestyle / People

Wild life enthusiasts

By Yang Feiyue | China Daily | Updated: 2022-06-14 06:24
Share
Share - WeChat
An elaborate rainwater collection device. [Photo provided to China Daily]

The farmhouse is simple and opens onto a vegetable patch. Further afield lies a vast stretch of cropland and a pasture. An orchard adjoins the back of the house and extends its way to a mountain slope that is 200 meters above sea level. Everything else within sight is complete wilderness.

"To be frank, doing farm work is a bit of a pain," Zhang says.

Although they know about plants and animals, they still spent the first two years feeling their way around the field and developing their agricultural skills.

"Sometimes, it seemed that we were in over our head, and it was more difficult than going to work in the city," she says.

"There is lots of stooping and squatting, which takes its toll on the lumbar region of the back and the knees."

They have to drive a kilometer to switch on the motor-pumped well to get the water transferred to an old-fashioned cistern.

However, the antiquated pipeline breaks occasionally, so they started to collect rainwater in two big pots. One is used to water the plants, while the other is sterilized and filtered to feed the chickens and other animals.

The tight water resources also encouraged the couple to design and build an ecological toilet.

"It is odor-free and invites no flies," Zhang says.

The human waste is mixed with wood chips for fermentation into compost, which then is used as fertilizer for the orchard.

"It is very friendly to the soil, and helps with healthy growth of the fruit trees," Zhang says.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 Next   >>|
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1994 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
 
长顺县| 舟曲县| 亚东县| 云和县| 平果县| 阳西县| 福州市| 栾城县| 会宁县| 温州市| 罗平县| 安吉县| 山丹县| 呼伦贝尔市| 资中县| 凌海市| 昌吉市| 马边| 互助| 九寨沟县| 延安市| 景泰县| 阿克苏市| 尼木县| 镇安县| 宜昌市| 泰州市| 凤山市| 长沙市| 永吉县| 天气| 伊川县| 昌图县| 瓮安县| 东至县| 临邑县| 井冈山市| 北安市| 潞城市| 治多县| 前郭尔|