恩施利川乐福橘生态农场有限公司（湖北）Lichuan Happy&Sunny Orange Ecological Farm Co., Ltd. (Enshi, Hubei)

Lichuan Happy&Sunny Orange Ecological Farm Co., Ltd. (Enshi, Hubei) was founded in 2008, and has been mainly engaged in the production and sales of agricultural products. Between Feb 2018 and Dec 2023, a 73hm² citrus farm was built 20 kilometers away from the Yangtze River, in Xinghong Village, Jiannan Town, Lichuan City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province. Because of the aging population here, young people go out to work in cities, and there are a lot of land that has been out of cultivation for more than 20 years. Therefore, the farm has a good ecological production environment. So, we planted a citrus variety that grows on trees for more than 366 days, and the fruit will not mature until the flowering season in April every year. After tasting it, many people think that the taste is what they dream of.

For us, the biggest confusion comes from the need for manual weeding. Because we don't use herbicides, all kinds of weeds grow wildly, especially in summer, and weeds may exceed the height of fruit trees for a week or two. Before the summer of 2024 is nearing, we have 40hm² orange orchards to start producing oranges for sales.

Lefu Orange Ecological Farm was recognized as "Hubei Provincial Leisure Agriculture Key Park" by Hubei Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 2021; In 2022, it was accepted as a producer member by Demeter Biodynamic Agricultural Institution. In addition, under the guidance of the Chinese Society of Agro-ecological Environment Protection, we are trying to create an ecological farm in China.

湖北•恩施利川乐福橘生态农场有限公司，于2008年注册成立，主要从事农产品相关的生产经营。2018年12月-2023年12月，在距离长江20公里的湖北省恩施土家族苗族自治州利川市建南镇星红村，投资兴建了73hm²柑桔农场。这里，因为人口老年化，年轻人外出去城市打工，有大量荒芜超过20年的土地。因此，农场拥有很好的生态生产环境。于是，我们栽种了一种在树上生长期超过366天的柑桔品种，完全自然生长到每年4月花开时节果实才会成熟。很多人品尝之后，认为梦里的味道。
而我们，最大的困惑来自与需要人工锄草。因为我们不使用除草剂，各种杂草疯狂生长，尤其在夏天，一两周野草可能会超过果树的高度。2024年夏天来临之前，我们有40hm²桔园开始生产柑桔对外销售。
乐福橘生态农场在2021年被湖北省农业农村厅认定为“湖北省休闲农业重点园区”；2022年被“德米特（Demeter）生物动力农业机构”接纳为生产商会员单位。此外，我们在中国农业生态环境保护协会（CHINESE SOCIETY OF AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION）的指导下，努力创建中国的生态农场。