In spite of her limited physical strength, which barely allows her to work her small piece of land, Li Zhilan (Grandma Li) insists on practising ecological farming. This is because of her love and concern for Nature and her awareness of the need to protect the rivers, the ecology and the health of the family. “I used to think pollution didn’t concern me. I didn’t know chemical pesticides and fertilizers would seep into the earth and pollute the underground water, causing severe pollution of rivers. I learnt about this after practising ecological agriculture.. Since we live together on this piece of land, we should share it and take care of it together,” Grandma Li told participants of the International Conference on Cultural Resources for Sustainable Development, held in Shanghai in 2006. She was invited to attend the conference and talk about the impact of eco-farming on the land. Now she enjoys once again the gifts of Nature, hearing the songs of birds, crickets and frogs, and even the whispers of earthworms, early in the morning.
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