GE2019-21
Urban farming is a growing global trend that is helping to make cities throughout the world more sustainable. During this workshop series, we will learn how to grow our own organic vegetables and herbs at the HKU rooftop farm, and learn how to apply permaculture concepts that will enable us to grow food and live more sustainably. By becoming more in tune with our natural surroundings and recycling food waste, we can reduce our impact on the environment. During our last workshop, we will make a delicious farm-to-table meal using the fresh produce we have grown!
During the programme, each participant will be allocated a planter at the HKU Rooftop Farm for their learning exercises and participants may visit the farm at specific daily timeslots.
21/9 (Sat) Introduction to organic farming and concepts of
19/10 (Sat) Fertilisation, composting, companion planting
9/11 (Sat) Pest control, pruning, etc.
11/11 (Mon) Farm-to-table Lunch
▍Instructor:
Mr. Fai Hui (Founder, Wildroots Organic Farm)
Dates: 21/9, 19/10 & 9/11 (Sat) & 11/11 (Mon)
Time: 15:30 – 17:30 (Sat); 12:00 – 14:00 (Mon)
Venue: HKU Rooftop Farm (Runme Shaw Building) and Gatherland (2/F, Pao Siu Loong Building)
Language: English supplementary with Cantonese
Fee: $100 (Full-time student) / $250 (Part-time student or staff)
Quota: 20 (10 for students and 10 for staff) (FULL)
Enrolment Counters
During the programme, each participant will be allocated a planter at the HKU Rooftop Farm for their learning exercises and participants may visit the farm at specific daily timeslots.
21/9 (Sat) Introduction to organic farming and concepts of
19/10 (Sat) Fertilisation, composting, companion planting
9/11 (Sat) Pest control, pruning, etc.
11/11 (Mon) Farm-to-table Lunch
▍Instructor:
Mr. Fai Hui (Founder, Wildroots Organic Farm)
Dates: 21/9, 19/10 & 9/11 (Sat) & 11/11 (Mon)
Time: 15:30 – 17:30 (Sat); 12:00 – 14:00 (Mon)
Venue: HKU Rooftop Farm (Runme Shaw Building) and Gatherland (2/F, Pao Siu Loong Building)
Language: English supplementary with Cantonese
Fee: $100 (Full-time student) / $250 (Part-time student or staff)
Quota: 20 (10 for students and 10 for staff) (FULL)
Enrolment Counters
| 4/9 (Wed) | 10:00 – 17:00 | K.K. Leung Concourse |
| 5/9 (Thu) onwards | 09:30 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 18:15 | GE Office, 2/F, Pao Siu Loong Building |
Schedule:
| Date | Time | Venue |
| 21 Sep 2019 | 15:30 - 17:30 | HKU Rooftop Farm |
| 19 Oct 2019 | 15:30 - 17:30 | HKU Rooftop Farm |
| 09 Nov 2019 | 15:30 - 17:30 | HKU Rooftop Farm |
| 11 Nov 2019 | 12:00 - 14:00 | GE Gatherland2046 |
Bio of Instructor(s) 導師簡介:
Mr. Hui FaiHui Fai is a Royal Horticulture Society (RHS) certified horticulturist and rooftop farming specialist. He earned the IFOAM Organic Agriculture Inspector certification and has worked on production organic farms in Taiwan. He is the co-founder of Go Green Hong Kong, Hong Kong’s number one sustainable living website that has been featured in TVB, RTHK, Mingpao, Oriental Daily and many local magazines. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and earned a law degree from the University of British Columbia.