Little Donkey Farm

Developing ecological agriculture, supporting healthy consumption, and promoting mutual aid between rural and urban areas.

Goals

combine business, social responsibility and sustainable development, connect urban healthy consumption with rural green production, rebuild social trust and collaboration mechanism by mutual assistance between producers and consumers, and aid development in both urban and rural areas.

Major Projects

• Delivery project: Delivery boxed of seasonal vegetables
• Work project: Leasing farmland, providing work experience and citizen education
• Equal Trade: Special purchases of agricultural products
• Education and Training: Agricultural techniques and construction-related training
• Consulting Service: Agriculture management, work schedules for farms

Major Achievements

• 2008, Beijing Haidian District Agriculture and Forest Committee, Renmin University Rural Construction Center's "Production, Study and Research Base"
• 2009, China Co-operation Times, Supply and Marketing Cooperative Economy in China, Renmin University Agriculture and Rural Development College, Renmin University China Cooperation Research Institute's “China's Best 50 Farmers Professional Cooperatives”
• 2010, Renmin University Rural Construction Center—Zhao Hangui Global Village Natural Agricultural Institute (Korea)'s "Natural Agricultural Test Base"
• 2010, Ford Motor Conservation and Environmental Grand “Energy-Saving Second Prize”
• 2011, Beijing Municipal Agriculture Committee “New Rural Construction Innovation Award”

Major Funders

Partnerships for Community Development

Major Partners

Renmin University Sustainable Development Advanced Institute, LSM Rural Reconstruction Center, Ground Green Union

Distinctions

We are the first Chinese NGO that has successfully transitioned into a social enterprise. We support local agriculture, and combine social activities with product management, advocacy, staff training, technical development and practical operation.