Guangdong eco-friendly pork sells for 46 yuan per jin
Pigs are not fed with feed but rice and vegetables
When sick, they are treated with Chinese herbal medicine
Would you buy pork that costs 46 yuan per jin and pig bones that cost 30 yuan per jin? On the 5th day, reporters in Dongfeng Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province saw that the eco-friendly pork of breeder Wu Lingfang was sold at a "sky-high" price. Why is it so expensive? Wu Lingfang said her pigs were not fed with feed but rice and vegetables, and when sick, they were treated with Chinese herbal medicine.
Reporters observed on-site that there were not many consumers coming to buy. Some customers who came said that this kind of meat was reassuring to eat, while others said that 46 yuan per jin was too expensive for an ordinary family.
The entire pig farm is very "organic"
Reporters in Xigux Village, Dongfeng Town, Zhongshan City saw that Wu Lingfang's pig farm was located in Xigux Village, a traditional agricultural area far from the urban area of Zhongshan, and Wu Lingfang was very famous locally, known as "Sister Fang." Inside Sister Fang's farm, between more than one hundred square meters of farmland, there were two bamboo-wood structured pig sheds. Sister Fang told reporters that these two large sheds were the dormitories and canteens for the pigs. Outside the two pig sheds, there was also a large garden enclosed by bamboo fences, with an area equivalent to the pig sheds. The garden had artificial rock formations and mud pits that pigs liked. Sister Fang said that every day at a certain time, she would drive the pigs into the garden to let them move around, which could make the meat more tender.
Next to the pig farm, Sister Fang also specially allocated a piece of land to grow rice, sweet potato vines, and vegetables like water spinach. According to Sister Fang, these plants were all grown to feed the pigs. To ensure that the pigs did not consume any chemical substances, no chemical fertilizers or pesticides were used on these plants; instead, pig manure was applied. Currently, the entire pig farm has about 1,000 pigs.
When pigs get sick, they are not given injections but fed Chinese herbal medicine
Reporters on-site saw workers adding feed to the troughs, with the main ingredients being bran and broken rice, along with some chopped carrots and corn. After eating the main meal, reporters also saw workers throwing large amounts of fresh corn stalks and pennywort into the troughs that had been licked clean by the pigs. Sister Fang told reporters that sometimes when the food on the farm was insufficient, she would specifically transport some high-quality rice from acquaintances in Guangxi to cook porridge to feed the pigs.
To avoid chemical contamination, Sister Fang said she insisted on not giving the pigs injections or medication. However, pigs always get sick, and if left untreated, they would die. So how to solve this problem? Sister Fang had been searching hard for a solution and began studying Chinese herbal medicine books. Through continuous trials, she finally found the right prescription. Sister Fang said that to avoid any external contamination, she even grew the Chinese herbs herself on her farm. Reporters saw that Sister Fang grew common Chinese herbs such as honeysuckle, plantain grass, and fish腥grass.
Few buyers, mostly car owners
Is the pork so expensive that many people buy it? Reporters observed in Sister Fang's store for two hours and found that there were not many customers coming to buy meat, only a few. But most of the customers drove themselves to purchase.
Customer Miss Li said that she had always bought Sister Fang's pork, and indeed, the pork here did not have the gamey taste of the pork outside. "Nowadays, there are too many food safety issues, and we are scared just by watching the news. If the price can be this high, the quality should be fine."
On the other hand, Miss Liang, who lived nearby, clearly stated that she had heard of the 46-yuan-per-jin pork long ago, but she would not spend money on it. Although she was also worried about current food safety, 46 yuan per jin was too expensive for an ordinary family. She also said that it was understandable for those with conditions to pursue a higher quality of life.
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Editor's comment: Sister isn't selling pork, she's selling safety
This method of feeding pigs may sound fresh, but it's actually old wine in new bottles. In rural areas, pig feed is usually leftover grain from ordinary households, such as sweet potatoes, carrots, and vegetables, supplemented with leftover rice and washing water. If the pigs got sick, either they were left to fate or their feed was adjusted based on experience, which is what the reporter referred to as treatment with Chinese herbal medicine.
Why can Wu Lingfang seize this business opportunity? Simply put, she has tapped into the distrust urban residents have towards current food safety. The swill from various hotels and restaurants in the city and the numerous artificial feeds used to raise problematic pork scare people. Therefore, health-conscious individuals who can afford it naturally have a preference for Wu Lingfang's eco-friendly pork.