Peng Kuo-tung, who pointed the way toward the "ecological village" concept at the very beginning, declares: "Community work must be led by the community itself. Outside experts can only provide some ideas and assistance, but cannot make decisions for the community."
「社區工作必須以社區為主導，外界的專家只是觸媒、協助者，不能幫他們做決定，」當初為桃米指出「生態村」之路的彭國棟說。