To engage the HKUST students and staff on sustainable lifestyle, an Urban Gardening Workshop will be organized by the Sustainability Unit and Wild Roots Organic Farm during the Environment Week.
1. Educational Games (Walk-in)
Less than 2% of all vegetables consumed in Hong Kong are grown locally. Eating produce grown in the southern China region not only reduces our food miles, but also means fresher, more nutritious food. To eat locally, we need to eat according to the seasons. One educational game will teach participants which vegetables are grown during the Warm (Apr-Oct) and Cool (Nov-Mar) seasons in Hong Kong and how we can choose according to the seasons.
Another game will teach participant what is organic farming, how to identify pest vs. beneficial insects, and some of the chemicals used in conventional farming vs. organic methods.
By winning the games, you can get free seedlings of herbs or vegetables.
2. Urban Gardening Workshop (Registration is required)
Participants will learn about the basics for how to grow your own vegetables in small spaces. During this interactive, hands-on 30-minute workshop, you will make a seedling.
Come to join us and start your urban gardening today. Any staff, students or residents are welcome.
About Wild Roots Organic Farm
We are a small organic farm located in Sheung Shui, near the Hong Kong Golf Club and next to the Agriculture Fisheries Conservation Department (AFCD) Tai Lung Experimental Organic Farm. Our mission is to help people connect with nature by creating unique experiences through organic farming and by providing them with the freshest, highest quality, seasonal vegetables that are sustainably produced.
Our philosophy is that we cannot produce food thats good for you without also looking after the environment. Many of us think of organic as prohibiting the use of chemical pesticides, but it is much more than that. True organic farming means looking after the soil, encouraging biodiversity and growing only what is suitable given the seasonal climate.
Fai is a Royal Horticulture Society (RHS) certified horticulturist, has earned an IFOAM Organic Agriculture Inspector certification and has worked on production organic farms in Taiwan. He teaches organic farming workshops for schools and organisations such as CUHK, HKU, ESF Schools, Grassroots Pantry and many more.
