CyberFair Project ID: 8051

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International Schools CyberFair Project Narrative
Title: Hsichou Shangshui Water Farmer Co. Ltd.
Category: 3. Business and Community Organizations
URL: http://librarywork.taiwanschoolnet.org/gsh2016/gsh8051/index.htm
Bibliography: http://librarywork.taiwanschoolnet.org/gsh2016/gsh8051/main/006.htm

School: SI-YANG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
    Changhua, Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan)

10 students, ages 14 worked together to complete this CyberFair project on February 19, 2016. They have participated in CyberFair in the following year(s): 2014,2015

Classes and Teachers: Sun Chun-Chieh,Shih-Yin Hsu

E-Mail contact:

Our School's Web Site: http://163.23.101.189/

Project Overview

1. Description of Our Community

Hsichou Township is located in the extreme south of Changhua County and just situated in the floating and overlying place of Siluo River in the east of Zhuoshui River mainstream. It is originally named as “Xizhou” as it is the sandbar of stream. Later, it is renamed as “Hsichou”. In 2011, government planned to set Phase 4 of Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP-4) in the Erlin, and it was originally scheduled to carry out river closure from Tzutsaipi Ditch, but the heated dabate on the allocation problem of water resources was triggered due to farmers' resistance. In the end, government accepted the good advice to transform CTSP-4 into precision machinery park and cancel the water diversion project. Farmers in Hsichou established Hsichou Shangshui Water Farmer Co. Ltd and actively promote non-toxic and friendly farming methods so as to retrieve the dignity of agriculture and the hope of sustainable agriculture. So far, Shangshui Rice, Local Food Materials, Agricultural Bookstore, Paddy Wetland and other projects have become the representatives for the successful transformation of non-toxic agriculture in Hsichou.

2. Summary of Our Project

This research took Hsichou Shangshui Water Farmer Co. Ltd as the subjects to understand the origin and spirit of this team and deeply understand the 4 projects promoted by the company at present. In this way, people can have a better understanding of the development of sustainable agriculture in Hsichou Township, and it is expected that people can have a deeper understanding of Taiwanese agriculture and realize the importance of Taiwanese agriculture with the leading of this research. The objectives for this research are as follows: A. To understand the idea of company’s set-up, development process and management conditions. B. To understand the reason that Cheng Gong Hotel is used as Agricultural Bookstore and to introduce the diverse activities held by bookstore. C. To introduce the impetus process of ecological restoration project for Hsichou Shangshui Rice ~ Paddy Wetland as well as the idea course of farmers’ participation. D. To introduce the Happy Pear~Pear Paradise in Hsichou and to explore the friendly agricultural idea and warm human relationship behind the Happy Pear. E. To understand the project that the local food materials are adopted for lunch in the kindergarten promoted by Hsichou Township Office and to explore the issue of safe food materials for nutritional lunch.

3. Our Computer and Internet Access

A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:more than 50%

B. Number of workstations with Internet access in the classroom:1

C. Connection speed used in the classroom:dedicated connection

D. Number of years our classroom has been connected to the Internet:2-3

E. Additional comments concerning your computer and/or Internet access (Optional):

Chunghwa Telecom FTTB, 100mb for downloading, 50mb for uploading

4. Problems We Had To Overcome

1.In the aspect of research topic fromulated: Hsichou Township is still unclear about what characteristics they are. we decided to extend and discuss various projects and activities to conclude the concrete agricultural characteristics in Hsichou. 2.In the aspect of composition and division of labor of research team: The division in theme was carried out according to everyone’s specialty and interest. 3.In the aspect of arrangement in research time: we made use of the time of local camp course in summer holiday for lecture and field survey the lunch break on Tuesday was used for the modification of report content, data supplement and website. 4.In the aspect of information technology: we have learned not only web page making but also photo’s editing and compiling. 5.In the aspect of data collection and writing of research report: Teachers arranged many course units to teach us how to take photos to find a view how to photograph how to make an interview and how to make a record.

5. Our Project Sound Bite

Land, water, guava and farmers have interweaved the most unsophisticated and precious rural culture in Hsichou Township! Thanks to this Cyberfair project, we finally have a chance to approach the land where we stand on and further understand the greatness of land and farmers. Though this Cyberfair project, we have a deep feeling that the non-toxic and friendly food will not be produced to maintain our life without the enthusiastic and persistent farmers as well as their brave trying and challenge in new agricultural management methods, although “water” is the basis of agricultural development. Hsichou Shangshui Water Farmer Co. Ltd is the pride of the folks in Hsichou. It is believed that it will be the pride of Taiwanese with the joint effort of the company and farmers.

6. How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?

1.We have constructed the integrated theme and learning contents rooted in the living and local community. We have learned the ability of using information technology correctly. 2.We have known that computer networks can help us learn deeply and is also terrific platform for knowledge exchange. We have learned to cooperate and shoulder the responsibility, as well as the attitude of being brave to face and solve the problems. 3.We have learned the research ability and spirit. Through research subject, research framework, research questions, interview, literature collection, data analysis, report and web page making, we have constructed the knowledge of non-toxic agriculture in Hsichou. 4.We learned the knowledge in the textbooks, and the surrounding persons and things with care and giving.

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Project Elements

1) What information tools & technologies did you used to complete your CyberFair project?

During the process of research, we used digital camera to take photos required and used software to edit and compile the relevant photos to present the best-fit effect of web page. In order to obtain the first hand information and increase the reliability of Cyberfair project, we carried out several times of field visit and also used the voice recorder to record the conversation with farmers after asking for the farmers’ permission and made the interview record for use. In order to better understand the problem of water resources in Changhua, we even invited experts to our school for lecture and also visited the Paddy Wetland and Pear Garden on site to confirm what we have heard and seen. When we cannot obtain the first hand information, we mainly used internet to collect information. We paid special attention to intellectual property rights and specify in detail the sources to comply with the regulation of intellectual property rights. The information tools we used were all the devices of our school. In order to obtain the information smoothly, we received the relevant training and guidance before use.

2) In what ways did you act as "ambassadors" and spokespersons for your CyberFair project both on-line and in person.

Our research process, on one hand, makes the teachers and students at school care about the current status of agricultural development in their hometown, on the other hand, the complete research process of Cyberfair project makes everyone know that the agriculture they are engaged in is not the work without hope. We can create the characteristic brand of agricultural products in Hsichou to obtain the recognition of the widespread consumers as long as we are able to work hard to develop the originality and learn with heart, and the young people will also stay in Hsichou for farming due to the increase in income.

3) What has been the impact of your project on your community?

Through participating in this Cyberfair project, I have seen the greatness of farmers in Hsichou and also understand the laborious and persistent efforts behind the farmers in Hsichou. Thanks to them, the villagers in Hsichou can eat the local organic vegetables and fruits which are reassuring and healthy. In my childhood, I ever recited one poem of the Tang Dynasty like this: “At noon hoeing up the crops in the sweltering sun, sweat dripping onto the soil beneath the crops. Who knows that the meal in the dish Each grain is filled with hard work?” Whether it is just the homework recited to teacher for listening? Whether we just know that farmers are painstaking and do not know why they are painstaking? This Cyberfair project enables us to know our deficiency and also enables me to have a deeper understanding of the sweat behind farmers’ hard work.

4) How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers?

1.Thank “Shangshui Water Farmer Co., Ltd.” for being interviewed and introducing their business philosophy and the process of the development. 2.An old couple running “Pear Paradise” led us to visit their pear garden, and shared the friendly agricultural ideal. 3.The teachers and cooking mamas in Cheng Gong kindergarten show the delivery of non-toxic food materials and how to cook them.

5) Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises (Optional)

After the research for these days, I have seen the idea and greatness of these nobodies, and also have understood the hard work, and insistence behind the farmers in Hsichou Thanks to their attention and efforts, more people can eat the reassuring foods, I know very well that there is a group of enthusiastic people who contribute great efforts for farmers and land in Hsichou, not asking for anything , and they just hope that their ’’love’’ for this piece of land can be passed to everyone, and more people know the beauty in the countryside. Hsichou Shangshui Water Famer Co. , Ltd has created these farmers and also benefited people . The rich in Hsichou Township can be said the most delicious rice in the nationwide. The irrigation from Zhuoshui River gives the bright clothes for the rice. It is very gratifying that the originally 7-years land has become 11-years land. I am thinking whether Hsichou Township may become the kingdom of rice if all the people in Hsichou Township come to cultivate such rice. It is hoped that this imagination can come true in the future. I feel greatly honored and pleased to participate in this project. More time paid for these days is worthwhile. Thank Cyberfair project for giving me this opportunity.

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