Urban Farming Winter 2023

Urban Farming Programme - Winter 2023 is open for registration now. In this programme, you can acquire knowledge on organic farming and hands-on experience working at your planter boxes through a series of workshops. It gives full experience of growing your own vegetables and connecting with nature on campus. 👩‍🌾 What's more, by joining the programme, you can earn up to 60 GreenCoins to use with the PolyU GreenCoin app!

In this phase, we will have a sharing session in addition to the farming and workshops. You can register either or both of the activities.

Sharing Session:

Topic:  Urban Farming and Home Growing
Speaker:  Karen Li, Co-founder of Grow Something
Date and time:  24 Oct 2023 (Tue); 1 pm to 2 pm
Venue:  Online via Zoom
🟢 By attending the sharing session and completing the feedback form, participants are able to earn 10 GreenCoins!

Farming & Workshops: 
Farming period:  Nov 2023 to Jan 2024

Workshop Schedule:

VA Farm

Y6 Farm

What to grow

Lettuce, Kale, Pak Choy, Bush Bean, Cherry Radish, Radish

生菜, 羽衣甘藍, 白菜, 四季豆, 櫻桃蘿蔔, 早水蘿蔔 

🟢 By fulfiling the attendance requirements and completing the feedback form, participants are able to earn 50 GreenCoins!

Quota:  VA farm - 20; Y6 farm - 24 (Priority will be given to registrants who attended the sharing session.)

Fee:  Free of charge*
*Subject to fulfilment of the attendance requirement - attended four workshop including the first workshop. The organiser reserves the rights to charge the workshop fee ($400 or 800 GreenCoins), if participants cannot fulfil the attendance requirement.
Language: English supplemented by Cantonese terms when appropriate
Registration deadline:  16 Oct 2023 (Mon)
Enquiries:  3400 8420 / green.campus@polyu.edu.hk

For PolyU students and staff only. Seats will be allocated by drawing lots if applications exceed the quota. Successful registrants will receive confirmation emails. The organisers reserve the rights to exercise final decision. 

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