Blueberry harvest kicks off at a blueberry base in Guidong village, Shuanggui township, Wencheng county, Wenzhou. [Photo/66wz.com]
Blueberry harvest season kicked off at a blueberry base in Guidong village, Shuanggui township, Wencheng county, Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, local media reported on June 1.
Li Yueliu was the first farmer in Shuanggui township to grow blueberries. After 11 years, Li has built a blueberry base for both picking and selling blueberries, helping surrounding villagers increase their incomes.
A farmer picks blueberries at a base in Guidong village, Shuanggui township, Wencheng county, Wenzhou. [Photo/66wz.com]
More than 80 tourists a day visited the blueberry base to pick the fruit during peak season, which now brings in more than 100,000 yuan ($14,941.41) a year in net profit, said Li.
Wang Tingting, one of the beneficiaries of the village's blueberry industry, has opened a blueberry outlet on online platforms.
To promote blueberry sales, Wang and her family began selling blueberries via online platforms such as WeChat, a social media app. Next, they plan to leverage the platforms to increase sales for the whole village.
