CHEN HAO

After ten years of working in Beijing as a captain in air force command, I moved to a town of ChengDu to ‘escape the pressures and pollution of the big city’, and start an organic farm with the themes of permaculture and aquaponics. tMy farm is on the Chengdu plain, about an hour drive from Chengdu city, near the edge of the western Sichuan highlands. On a clear day, you can see the snow-capped mountains to the west. The farm is near the famous and culturally rich Anren ancient town. My farm has an aquaponics system housed inside a large greenhouse, as well as organic vegetable fields, rice fields, grape vines and fruit trees. In addition to the fish in the aquaponics system, we raise a few goats, pigs, chickens, and rabbits. The farm also has facilities used for hosting programs for kids and families, including outdoor kitchen areas, a cafe with bakery area, and a pottery studio. A lot of effort has been put into beautification of the farm, including displaying the work of the farm's resident artist.