On her bio-farm, the nature rules over man. Instead of eliminating weeds and pests, the wholesome biosphere works on its own to render seasonal harvests.
"Agriculture is the management of life, and life should be nourished by life itself," she said. On her farm Heaven's Blessings, trees, bushes, grass, insects, birds and cattle coexist in harmony. It is more like a habitat than a farm. In early summer she chops tender leaves and branches of weed under peach trees to feed the cattle and make room for the gramineous crops to thrive. In early autumn, she let cows roam free to finish the weeding.
In Wang's vegetable shed, the natural ecosystem works for the harvest to be healthy while no intervention from the outside is necessary.
"I have observed that the grass that coexists with the crops functions as a regulating factor of the microclimate by keeping the soil humid," Wang said.
Also, a native breed of spiders that leaves webs among the vegetables, feeds on the whiteflies that are usually hard to detect due to their miniscule size, preventing the need for harmful insecticides.
Wang has also gone back to ancient Chinese agricultural traditions to find inspiration to better coordinate human actions with nature, after learning the latest farming models in Japan, Germany and Israel.
At a "Farmers' Assembly" held in China Agricultural University (CAU) last month, Professor Meng Fanqiao with CAU's College of Resources and Environmental Sciences said organic/ecological farming is an important measure to improve the quality and safety of agricultural products.
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