{"id":1207,"date":"2025-01-23T14:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T06:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2025-01-23T15:02:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T07:02:49","slug":"k-farm-experience-grmg-students-foster-sustainable-community-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/2025\/01\/23\/k-farm-experience-grmg-students-foster-sustainable-community-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"K-Farm Experience: GRMG Students Foster Sustainable Community Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Geography and Resources Management (GRMG) students visited K-Farm, a leisure farm developed by the NGO ROUGH in Hong Kong, aimed at promoting local farming and agricultural activities for the people of Hong Kong. Situated in Kennedy Town on Hong Kong Island, the purpose of this visit was to familiarize students with the concept of 'Farm to Care,' illustrating how sustainable and caring communities can be built through various farming activities that nurture physical and mental health, support the underprivileged, and safeguard the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm-1-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm-1-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm-1-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm-1-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm-1-1155x1536.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm-1-1140x1516.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm-1-552x734.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm-1.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm6-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm6-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm6-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm6-552x367.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm6.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the visit, GRMG students participated in a volunteer training workshop to immerse themselves in the role of a K-Farmer, engaging in the daily tasks of farm work. Outdoor activities covered fundamental aspects of organic soil farming, including seedling care, irrigation, fertilization, and pest control in the farmland. Indoor activities focused on hydroponic farming, teaching techniques for seedling care, harvesting, and maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm3-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm3-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm3-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm3-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm3-1536x1155.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm3-1140x857.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm3-552x415.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"803\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm7-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm7-1.jpg 803w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm7-1-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm7-1-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/KFarm7-1-552x486.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-23-144517-reduced-1024x678.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-23-144517-reduced-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-23-144517-reduced-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-23-144517-reduced-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-23-144517-reduced-1140x755.png 1140w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-23-144517-reduced-552x366.png 552w, https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-23-144517-reduced.png 1215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Homan Leung, the course lecturer said, \"Through these hands-on farming experiences, students gained a deeper understanding of the symbiotic relationship between plants and soil in an outdoor classroom setting, allowing them to apply their classroom knowledge to real-life agricultural situations\".<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">Geography and Resour...<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on 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