These days is the picking season of Huangju. In the Chuzhou Huangju health garden in Gaoshan village, Yanquan street, Liandu District, Huangju blooms. Yesterday, more than 20 villagers came to the health garden to pick chrysanthemums. "Male workers under the age of 58 earn 110 yuan a day, while female workers over the age of 58 earn 100 yuan. It's good that our couple can earn nearly 200 yuan a day at home in their 60s." Villager Wang Guorong said, "the project just introduced this year has enabled us left behind villagers to realize our dream of increasing income at the door of their home."
Yepingtou village is a natural village of Gaoshan village. It is located in a remote area and the farmers' production and living conditions are poor. Some villagers can only pick up some vegetables to sell in Lishui City. In 2010, the per capita income of farmers in the village was only 5029 yuan. Many young and middle-aged people went out to work. Only more than 30 villagers remained in the village, and the mountains were seriously deserted.
In January this year, Liandu District introduced Huangju planting and processing project. Huangju is a new variety of chrysanthemum. It has the functions of relieving wind, brightening eyes, protecting liver, lowering blood pressure, eliminating cancer cells, expanding coronary artery and antibacterial. It has the functions of "feeding" and "medicine". It is a new favorite of green health drinks. At present, the market price is as high as 25 yuan per flower, and the supply is not in demand. According to Professor Zhou Shihua of Jiangxi Academy of Forestry Sciences, Huangju has high requirements for the natural environment. The high-altitude climate of yepingtou village can plant high-quality Huangju.
There are 105 mu of Huangju health garden in yepingtou village. The villagers transfer the wasteland to the project investment company at the price of 500 yuan per mu per year. Since Huang chrysanthemum depends on labor in all links from planting to harvesting and processing, villagers can also become "workers" of the project company and earn money by doing farm work in the health garden.
Wang Xiaoming, a cadre of Gaoshan village, told reporters that this 100 mu imperial chrysanthemum has now become the "cornucopia" of the villagers. At present, more than 30 villagers left in the village are working for the health garden.