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Chung Zhen Primary School (2013 CyberFair Project ID 7494)
Taiwan,
Hualien city, Hualien county
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 3. Business and Community Organizations
We estimate 14 student(s) from 11 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Hualien is always a place where people look forward to visiting. Then, they enjoy themselves so much that they do not want to leave. As one drives along the East Rift Valley, one can see the Coastal Mountain Range on one side, and the vast crystal blue ocean on the other side. The topography, the diverse soils, and as one goes farther inside, one will discover a different world, which has towering canyons, clear streams, abundance in flora and fauna ecological resources, and a much better view of the big ocean if one goes up streams. These ecological resources are uniquely God’s gift to Hualien. And yet, aside from these resources, the agricultural crops in Hualien county are also multi-variant. Planting crops is much easier than selling them. To sell organic fruits and vegetables at a more expensive price is even more difficult. But for those farmers who are engaged in ‘organic’ and ‘natural farming method’, and with their common ideals of wanting to attain environmental-friendly lands, the establishment of ‘Be Good House Of Hualien’ has provided them with a channel that eliminates exploitation from traders, and lets the customers understand the ideals they stand for. It is a place that builds a deep friendship between the farmers and the customers. Moreover, it is a place where consumers can appreciate art and culture, where they can experience a special ‘market’, a unique culture of Hualien
Project Description: In Hualien, there is a group of farmers who love their lands with passion. They plant rice, vegetables, fruits, yams and other agricultural crops. They are also engaged in food processing. They formed ‘Be Good House Of Hualien’ farmer’s market, wherein they specially sell their own products there. The distinctive feature of ‘Be Good House’ is that the farmers apply the natural way of cultivating crops, they do not make use of chemical pesticides, nor chemicals to grow them. They use an environmental-friendly method of planting crops because they value and cherish their lands, and their persistence has resulted in producing unattractive fruits and vegetables from what we see in the market. Although their ideal of planting non-toxic products is good, its disadvantage is the lack of marketing channels. Thus, in December of 2010, a group of land-loving farmers founded a farmers market, ‘Be Good House Of Hualien’, and the location is fixed at the railway culture park, second building. The market also holds many activities that include local hand-made creations, DIY experiences, parent-child interactions, cooking, farming experiences, lectures, and musical concerts. We hope that through this study, we will be able to spread to the world the ideals of Be Good House, and let more people join in the ranks of people at Be Good House, and to attract even more supporters, and they will come to buy their food at this market so that our small farmers can continue to hold on to their ideals and still continue to make their living.