Rustic

Nature is not only in the distance, but also in the suburbs and fields;

If you want to dream of a peach blossom garden, it is better to believe in hand-knocking.

▷A couple born in the 1980s, living in Lishan for seven years:

70 kilometers away from the city, sitting on 30 acres of land, self-cultivation, comforting chickens and sheep, visiting birds and animals, caring about the folds of mushrooms, the posture of chopping firewood, and the whereabouts of garbage... Indulge in the sound of all things, and talk to the wonderful wild

▷350 hand-painted color plates, 11 types of semi-wild life skills, 10 observations of 7 kinds of animals and plants

▷Friends of Nature authoritative certification丨Lv Zhi, Yang Dongping sincerely recommend

【Introduction】

"No Rusticism in the Soil: Lishan Life of Knowledgeable Farmers" records the 7-year farming life of "post-1980s knowledgeable farmers" longhorn antelope and mosquito Zizi with a biological education background in the shallow mountainous area of ​​Northeast Beijing. In the seemingly unremarkable Beijing suburbs near the wild, and the northern hillsides and valleys that sound dry and indifferent, there are full of wild secrets and life stories hidden—as long as you retain the sensitivity and wonder of nature. The book is divided into three parts: "Lishan Skills", "Lishan Cuisine" and "Lishan Guest". It uses more than 350 hand-painted color plates to share 11 categories of semi-wild life skills and observations of 107 kinds of animals and plants. Table", "Lishan Food Calendar", "Farmer's Year" and other eleven groups of visually full "wild communications".

◐ Satoyama technique

What is a hoe, which is a pickaxe, and what kind of tools are used to weed?

Share the wisdom and skills of sustainable use of natural resources, such as tool use, fire making, stone masonry, water drainage, knot use, roads, ecological dry toilets, garbage disposal, use of trees and firewood, food preservation, fighting with weeds, etc.

◐Li Shan Ke

Chickens love introversion, sheep know how to "break out of jail", and cats can kill snakes!

Observe the wild animals and plants (mammals + arthropods + reptiles + birds) in the natural environment of Lishan, and share the growth experience and anecdotes of self-raised animals on the farm.

◐ Satoyama food

Crispy, soft and rotten family-style braised pork, spiritual Provence stew...

The materials are all from their own production, and you can enjoy the global flavor without leaving the mountain.

【Recommendation】

A pair of urban youths are looking for their own lives in the soil and nature of the countryside, while giving back to the land and caring for other lives that coexist here. Self-interest and altruism are integrated.

——Lv Zhi (Professor of Peking University, expert in ecological conservation)

This book is not only a survival story about resource sustainability, but also provides a simple anthropological sample of another possible life. With the humble attitude of a member of nature, the author has close contact with wild beasts and insects, plants, chickens, ducks, geese and sheep, and explores fire and stone masonry, garbage disposal, firewood use, and delicious food in the countryside. Must read!

——Yang Dongping (educator, cultural scholar)

Many years later, in an environmental protection sharing, I ran into the "natural" teacher Mosquito Zizi in elementary school and found that we are still doing what we like. It feels good. The first time I went to Worth Garden was invited to investigate the leopard cat on Gaia Peak. At the same time, I was also attracted by the life attitude and lifestyle of her and the longhorn. I secretly described it as "the ultimate form of human civilization". This seemingly trivial record is probably the wonderful explanation and guidance of that civilization form. .

——Chen Laoshi (breeder of Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo Rescue Center, once worked in the wild for CFCA)

The Satoyama life of intellectual farmers is full of challenges and fun. It is neither a fancy field pastoral, nor a rustic field kang. Thirty acres of land carry the tasteful little days, but also connect to a bigger world, which is mouth-watering to watch.

——Cheng Zi (Vice Principal of Friends of Nature Gaia Nature School)