The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association
Green Organic Farm(1^st Stage)

(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:

1^st stage: June - Ocotber 2018 (10 gardening sessions)

*2^nd stage will be started in October 2018 and the recruitment will be arranged in September 2018, please stay tuned for website update

 

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

1st Stage	Time	Venue
9, 16, 30 June 2018	15:00 - 17:00	HKGGA Headquarters
14, 28 July 2018
11, 25 August 2018
8, 22 September 2018
6 October 2018
All Saturdays

 

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 1 Farming Workshop (Details to be announced later)

 

Selection criteria:

Priority will be given to applicants who never joined the “Happy Organic Farm” 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 1^st June 2018 (Friday)
 

Enquiry:

Ms. Connie Lui (Tel: 2359 6815)