CUS2411 service-learning
Food, Technology and Environments, Lingnan University.
- 30 students in two groups on two farms
- Three farm days, early October to late November
School
Street
Field
Projects and track record
From campus to street corner
由校園到街尾
Since 2022 we have worked with schools, universities, small shops and neighbours to make food waste recycling, composting and food education part of daily life.
Now runningCURRENT PROJECTS
Farm to Table farm days
With VolTra, for an international school’s Impact Learning Week.
- Two farm days
- Farm work, local-vegetable lunch, preserving and composting
Food waste collection, just down the street
A food waste collection network for small shops in Tuen Mun.
- Training 90 outreach volunteers
- Door-to-door collection growing from 10 to 80 shops
- Five-senses street stalls
SchoolsCASES
- 2026.05STFA Cheng Yu Tung Secondary SchoolBlack Soldier Fly STEAM
On 4 and 6 May 2026, STEAM learning with a black soldier fly bin on campus, with E Farm Biotech.
- 2026.01Queen Elizabeth School Old Students’ Association Primary SchoolFarm to Table
A farm day for all of Primary 4, with parent volunteers.
- 2025.04TIACC Woo Hon Fai Secondary SchoolDay Day Waste-Wise carnival
79 students from three Secondary 5 classes rotated through three workshops: organic potting, food waste tie-dye and peel enzyme, followed by a reflection led by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups.
- 2024.12HKUGA Primary SchoolFood waste workshops
Two workshops: Food Waste 101 and upcycling food waste.
- 2023.12Kwong Ming SchoolGreen fair, International Volunteer Day
With the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups: four workshop stalls in rotation.
- 2023.04Tung Tak SchoolWhole-school food waste programme and fair
Run with help from Lingnan University service-learning students.
UniversitySERVICE-LEARNING
133 shopsFood businesses visited in Tuen Mun by the fourth cohort of 由餘 Soc; 22 agreed to take part
357 kgSelfCareOthers, Tai Po Market: 30 shops, 5 collections
- 2024 onCUS2411 Food, Technology and EnvironmentsLingnan University
Students farm, create recipes from the harvest and tell stories through food.
- 2024.02–04Comparative Cultures of CareFaculty of Humanities, EdUHK
Co-organised the SelfCareOthers shop collection in Tai Po Market.
- 2022–2023由餘 Soc, cohorts 1–4Lingnan University service-learning
Students visited food businesses in Tuen Mun San Hui, Ho Fuk Tong and Tseng Choi Street to promote shop recycling.
CommunityCOMMISSIONS
- 2024.12TWGHs Eco Village (Tseung Kwan O)Custom teaching materials
Four sets: the landfill story, bees and butterflies, the eco-toilet and our carnival. Preview
- 2023.08Organic potting family workshopPublic
Growing plants with food waste compost.
- 2023.04Leftover cooking workshopTin Shui Wai residents
Cooking with leftovers and “ugly” produce.
- 2023.03Earthfarm Open Day talkGuest speaker
Topic: growing a good community.
Want to run a programme at your school? Get in touch.