Workshop in the Community
社區工作坊
To further extend the positive impacts of urban farming to the community against the adverse challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, CEDARS-GE have been collaborating with the Caritas Mok Cheung Sui Kun Community Centre at Kennedy Town to organise farming workshops for the public, especially the needy communities in the neighbourhood. The workshop aims to empower the participants with basic organic farming and food processing skills. And during the workshop, additional learning elements such as wellbeing awareness will be included.
為了進一步與大眾各界分享都市種植的好處和潛力，特別是在應對疫情帶來的影響，CEDARS-GE與堅尼地城明愛莫張瑞勤社區中心合作，舉辦種植工作坊和導賞等活動，讓區內的公眾人士包括弱勢社群學習有機耕種及食物加工技巧，藉此提升大眾對身心健康的關注。
Past Events 過往活動
Rooftop Farming Workshop
「天空優閒莊園」種植工作坊
Rooftop Farm Guided Tour
「天空優閒莊園」導賞
Sharing by Participants
參加者分享
Urban Farming Workshop Under The Pandemic
疫情下的都市種植班
Ann (Mrs. Wong) has been living in Sai Wan for over 40 years. She was scared of going out when the Pandemic situation was serious. Always staying home greatly affected her social life. Later, when she and her husband saw the recruitment of Rooftop Farming Workshop at Caritas Mok Cheung Sui Kun Community Centre, they enrolled right away as they have been longing to learn. It was surprising that learning to grow vegetables brought Ann an unexpected experience, it helped Ann to regain the motivation of going out and to reconnect with friends sharing her joy.
住在西環四十幾年的阿Ann（黃太），在疫情嚴重期間害怕外出，經常留在家中，大大影響社交生活。後來她與丈夫看到明愛莫張瑞勤社區中心舉辦天台種植班，是他們一直很有興趣但從未參加的活動，於是立即報名，想不到學種菜讓阿Ann重拾外出的動力，多了與友人分享種植樂趣，亦為她帶來特別的體會。
Life Education in the Farm
田園中的生命教育
Gardening lover Cui Hua and her son Wai Shing have joined the parent-child farming workshop at the community centre. Led by the instructors from City Farm, they have gone through a complete growing cycle at the rooftop farm, from sowing seeds and transplanting, to fertilising and harvesting. Kids growing up in urban cities usually do not know where and how vegetables are produced. So if they can taste the food grown by themselves, it would give them an impactful experience about nature and life.
喜愛種植的翠花和兒子偉城一起參加社區中心的親子種植班，都市農莊的導師帶領他們在天台園圃種菜，由播種、移苗，到施肥、收成，親身經歷整個生長過程。在城市長大的孩子，未必知道蔬菜從哪裏來，有機會讓他們嚐一口自己種出來的食物，是對大自然和生命的深刻體會。
Growing a Happy and Sustainable Community
種出個快樂永續的社區
From organic planting, a group of retired neighbours experience the joys and challenges of planting. Delicious fruits and vegetables are not taken for granted, and the joy and sense of accomplishment of tasting their hand-grown produce is indescribable. The neighbours make friends through farming and gain happiness and satisfaction by sharing opinions and experiences. They also build a community network of lifelong learning and neighbourhood mutual support.
學習有機種植，一眾退休街坊體驗種植的苦與樂；美味的蔬果並非理所當然，嚐到自己親手種的成果，那份喜悅和成功感實在難以形容！街坊因共同的興趣結交朋友，在種稙過程中交換意見和經驗，從中獲得快樂和滿足感，亦因而建立了一個社區網絡，延續下去。終身學習，發掘興趣，鄰里互助，種出快樂。