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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

Other

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

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Houbi Food-and-Farming Education Field, Tainan (Pu-yu Cultural & Educational Association) — Urban Farm DB