Helping our farmers

The sweet potatoes, rice, eggs, shaddocks, ginger, and vegetables of all kinds laid before my eyes amid the smoke from burning joss sticks at Hsiahai City God Temple (霞海城隍廟), is the work of a young volunteer group named ‘The Good Helpers’. They have taken the initiative of organizing the ‘Help our Farmers’ movement, which hopes to assist farmers sell their produce direct to the public, cutting out middlemen and thereby giving both the farmer and consumer a better deal. The person behind all the activities, from ‘Help our Farmers’ to ‘One person, One Veg’ and ‘Temporary Grandkids’ is Huang Rong-dun. He has managed to enlist the participation of many youngsters in the village schemes, helping Taiwan’s indigenous farmers to shift slow-moving produce, gain a more reasonable price and bring the public’s attention to this problem. The schemes are supported by many university students who are able to participate in the activity as part of an internship.

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Helping our farmers (by CJ TKUMC)
URL: http://www.peopo.org/news/101989

(以下為中文對照)

助農一卡車 ( 淡江大傳 )

地瓜、白米、雞蛋、柚子和薑，各式各樣的蔬果陳列眼前，這裡是由青少年公益組織裡一群名為「好人幫」的志工，在香火鼎盛的台北霞海城隍廟旁，所舉辦的「助農一卡車」公益活動，希望透過社會互助跟共同購買的概念，可以讓大家買到比較便宜的農產品。

本次的「助農一卡車」活動，或是曾在各大火車站發起的「一人一菜上火車」、「臨時孫子」等活動，幕後推手都是黃榮墩。他帶著年輕朋友一起參與，協助部落發展種菜的計劃，讓農民的價錢就可以脫離市場價格，賣到比較好的價格。活動現場，更有大學生配合實習課程，持續參與助農行動。他們主要的概念就是幫助農民，然後賣一些滯銷的農產品。也希望大家可以重視這個農產品滯銷的問題。

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