In 2001 the Taipei County River Protection Association and the Tamsui Culture Foundation applied to the Council of Labor Affairs for a "sustainable employment infrastructure" grant. To help NGOs implement the part of the grant entitled "transformation of village farming toward natural farming," the Homemaker's Union and Foundation introduced them to Chen and Li.
2001 年，台北縣河川保護協會和淡水文教基金會向勞委會申請「永續就業工程」，為了執行其中一項「自然農法農村種植的改造」子計劃，透過主婦聯盟找到他們。