A few years ago, a prolonged slump in the plum market caused the value of plum orchards to fall so much that farmers along the forest road stopped spraying pesticide on their trees and let them grow wild. By happy accident, several organic orchards were created in this way. More surprisingly, fairy pitta birds were drawn to the orchards and began to build nests in the forest.
當時，利嘉林道的梅子年年滯銷，居民因梅子園的經濟價值不高，往往放任梅樹生長，數年不噴灑農藥，意外營造出一些有機梅園；更令關心生態者驚喜的是，有機梅園還引來了八色鳥棲息林間。