Green Organic Farm(2nd Stage)
The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association
Green Organic Farm(2nd Stage)
(Note: The activity would be conducted in Cantonese)
Learning Goals:
- 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.
- Facilitates communication, cooperation and mutual support between participants, in order to establish a good social network and improve relationship with families.
Period:
2nd stage: November 2019 - March 2020 (7 gardening sessions)
Venue:
HKGGA Headquarters (G/F, 8 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong)
Fee:
$250 per stage per standard farm(size: 4 feet *3 feet) (Fee including borrowing of plot and tools, providence of seeds, organic fertilizers, organic pesticides and 7 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 who is aged 18 years old or above.
Schedule for Gardening Sessions
2nd Stage | Time | Venue |
2 November 2019 | 15:00-17:00 | HKGGA Headquarters |
16 November 2019 | ||
23 November 2019 | ||
7 December 2019 | ||
4 January 2020 | ||
1 February 2020 | ||
7 March 2020 | ||
All Saturdays |
Briefing Workshop:
Date: 2 November 2019 (Saturday) - Before the 1st Gardening Session
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:
- The Farm is opened from 8:00am to 6:30pm, on every Monday to Sunday (Expect Public Holiday).
- Applications must be submitted in Family/ Unit basis by participants.
- Each Unit must send at most 2 representatives to attend all gardening session. One of the representatives must be family member/ Guider/ adult who is aged 18 years old or above.
- If there are spaces left after application deadline, HKGGA will contact all applicants about addition of farm. Each applicant can apply at most 3 farms.
How to apply:
Application Form should be submitted by Post or In-Person to The Hong Kong Girls Guides Association – Course Registration (Address: 8 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong) or register online (website: https://ocrs.hkgga.org.hk/CourseDetail.aspx?id=9904) on or before 18 October 2019 (Friday).