The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association
Green Organic Farm(2^nd Stage)

(Coorganized with Home Affairs Bureau and Family Council)

(Note: The activity would be conducted in Cantonese)

 

Learning Goals:

1. Through organic farming and increasing the awareness on environmental protection, to have an understanding about the United Nations "Sustainable Development Goals" (including "Sustainable Cities & Communities", "Responsible Consumption & Production" and "Climate Action"), to being changes to the society.
2. Facilitates communication, cooperation and mutual support between participants, in order to establish a good social network and improve relationship with families.

 

Period:

2^nd stage: October 2018 - March 2019 (10 gardening sessions)

 

Venue:

HKGGA Headquarters (G/F, 8 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong)

 

Fee:

$200 per stage per standard farm (Size: 4 ft. X 3 ft.)

(Subsidized by Home Affairs Bureau and Family Council, fee including borrowing of plot and tools, providence of seeds, organic fertilizers, organic pesticides and 10 gardening sessions)

 

Target:

ALL Members, including Happy Bees/ Brownie Guide / Girl Guide / Ranger Guide/ Golden Guide/ Guider (Please apply in Family/ Unit Basis)

*Participants must be accompanied by a family member/ Guider/ adult

 

Schedule for Gardening Sessions

2nd Stage	Time	Venue
27 October 2018	15:00 - 17:00	HKGGA Headquarters
10, 24 November 2018
8, 22 December 2018
5, 19 January 2019
2, 16 February 2019
2 March 2019
All Saturdays

 

Briefing Workshop:

Date: 27 October 2018(Saturday)

Time: 14:00-15:00

Venue: HKGGA Headquarters

*Successful participants must send one representative to attend the briefing workshop to have better understanding on class regulations

 

Points to note before apply:

1. The Farm is opened from 8:00am to 6:30pm, on every Monday to Sunday (Expect Public Holiday)
2. Applications must be submitted in Family/ Unit basis by participants
3. Each Unit must send a representative to attend at least 1 gardening session per month and at least 1 Farming Workshop in the 2nd Stage(Details to be announced later)

 

Selection criteria:

Priority will be given to applicants who never joined the “Happy Organic Farm”and "Green Organic Farm(1st Stage)" activity

 

How to apply: 

Applications should be submitted by Post or In-Person to The Hong Kong Girls Guides Association – Programme Department (Address: 8 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong) on or before 19 October 2018 (Friday). 
 

Enquiry:

Ms. Connie Lui (Tel: 2359 6815)