Houbi Food-and-Farming Education Field, Tainan (Pu-yu Cultural & Educational Association)
Tainan, Taiwan · Operator: Taiwan Pu-yu Cultural and Educational Development Association (臺灣璞育文教發展協會)
Overview
A food-and-farming education effort started by returning youth in Houbi, Tainan. They grow diverse rice and vegetables in an experimental field as teaching material and founded the Taiwan Pu-yu Cultural and Educational Development Association to support young people in toxin-free farming.
Citizen participation
Young people who returned to Tainan started food-and-farming education in Houbi, growing rice varieties and vegetables from across Taiwan in an experimental field as teaching material; local children and residents take part in farming and learning, and the association supports returning youth practising toxin-free farming.
Operating model
A non-profit association running a community-and-education model, sustained by combining food-and-farming programs with toxin-free produce and local partnerships.
Impact
In depopulating rural Houbi, it connects the community with the next generation through food-and-farming education and nurtures a learning hub and network for returning youth practising toxin-free agriculture.
Land tenure
The association operates an experimental field for educational purposes (the exact land tenure is not specified in the source).
Crops
- rice
- vegetables
Scale
Experimental field in Houbi District planted with rice varieties and vegetables from across Taiwan for teaching
Sources(1)
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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