Yeh is determined to create a rebirth of Taiwan's rice culture and improve the ecology of Taiwan's rice paddies. Yeh says that in the past farmers were driven by the notion that yield was paramount, and as a result they made ample use of chemical fertilizers. The overuse of fertilizers, coupled with industrial development, left Taiwan's rivers very polluted.
一心想恢復台灣稻米文化、復育稻田生態的葉淑蕙說，以往農友在產量至上的觀念驅使下，水田中大量使用化學肥料，加上工業化發展，也讓台灣河川飽受污染。