Programme　P4 to S5

Farm to Table, Table to Farm

惜食知農

A day’s work on a Hong Kong farm: weeding, a lunch of local vegetables, preserving food, then composting the scraps and returning them to the soil.

Format
Half day, full day or a three-day learning week
Group size
15–25 per group; whole year groups in batches
Subjects
General Studies, Science, Citizenship and Social Development
A student weeding on the farm

A sample daySCHEDULE

  1. 09:30
    Arrive and settle in“What did you eat this morning? Where did it come from?”
  2. 09:50
    Farm workWeeding, turning soil and building beds; sowing or harvesting depending on the field.
  3. 12:00
    Local-vegetable lunchReusable tableware; scraps sorted on the spot.
  4. 13:00
    Farm tourThe history of this field, its lease, and the state of local farming.
  5. 13:45
    Preserving workshopDried radish, pickles or jam, depending on the season.
  6. 14:45
    Composting and reflectionStart a compost pile with lunch scraps and talk with the farmer.
Half-day version and three-day learning week
VersionLengthContent
Half-day farm visit3 hoursBuilt around one seasonal fruit: harvest it, make jam, and compost the peel and seeds on the spot.
Full farm day09:30–16:00As above; suits secondary and upper primary.
Three-day learning week3 daysPreparation in class, farm work, and sharing back at school, fitted to the curriculum.

What students learnOBJECTIVES

Local vegetables01
The local food systemWhere Hong Kong’s vegetables come from, and what local farming is up against.
A student working the soil02
Real workDoing the farm work themselves, and seeing the cost behind food prices.
Radish drying in the sun03
Traditional ways to waste lessHow pickling, sun-drying and fermenting make food last longer.
A dish made from the harvest04
The whole loopFood from growing to eating to waste, and back to the soil.

Track recordPAST

2026.01QES Old Students’ Association Primary School　all of Primary 4
2026.10International school Impact Learning Week (with VolTra)

Who does whatLOGISTICS

Before the day
On the day
Day Day Waste-WiseDDWW
Programme design
FacilitatorsFarmTools and materialsLocal-vegetable lunch
SchoolSCHOOL
InsuranceDietary needs
Coach
Typhoon Signal No. 8 or Black Rainstorm Warning: the day is postponed automatically.
Day Day Waste-WiseSchool

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