Background 背景 EdU Eco-garden Farmers (former IEd Farmers) and Biodiversity Surveyor Team were established in 2016, consisting of EdU students and staffs from various programs and different departments. 教大生態園農夫（前身教院農夫）和生態調查員由來自不同學科和部門的教大學生與職員組成，與2016年成立。 Objective 目的 To enhance knowledge level of participants on managing Ecogarden, organic farming, biodiversity survey and environmental research, so as to raise the participants’ awareness on ecological balance, sustainable development of the community. 增加參加者關於管理生態園、有機耕種、生物多樣性調查和環境研究方面的知識，培養對環境和生態方面的興趣，提升對有機耕種、生物多樣性、生態環境和可持續性發展的認識，訓練導賞技能。 Facilities 設施 Ecogarden including butterfly garden, solar panel, vertical turbine, rainwater harvesting system, terrace, artificial wetlandAquaponics system and organic farmland生態園的設施包括：蝴蝶園、大陽能系統、垂直風車、雨水收集系統、梯田 、人工濕地、魚菜共生及有機耕地。 Activity included 活動包括:

Training 培訓	Basic organic farming skills 基本有機耕種技巧 Aquaponics System setup and management 魚菜共生系列管理 Basic ecological survey skills 基本生態調查技巧 Identification of common wildlife 鑑定常見的野生動植物 Basic docent skills 基本導賞技巧 Environmental research 環境研究
Practice 實踐	Growing plants 耕種植物 Ecological survey 生態調查 Docent service and education activity 導賞服務和教育活動 EdU Market 教大農墟 Promotional activities to EdU students 推廣活動 Env. monitoring & constructed wetland 環境監測和人工濕地運作

Timeline 時間表Time 時間Activity 活動4-22 September 2017Recruitment 新成員招募27-28 September 2017Interview 面試4 October 2017Kick-off & Workshop on Plant 開幕禮及植物工作坊12 October 2017Workshop on Herpetofauna 兩棲及爬行動物工作坊20 October 2017Workshop on Butterfly 蝴蝶工作坊25 October 2017Workshop on Bird 鳥類工作坊2 November  2017Workshop on Organic Farming 有機耕作工作坊8 November 2017Workshop on Aquaponics 魚菜共生工作坊15 November 2017Field visit to 上水大龍實驗農場 or 坪輋國泰花園魚菜共生實驗農場22 November 2017Workshop on Docent 導賞技巧工作坊November 2017 － May 2018Practice 實習E.g.General management of EcogardenCampus biodiversity surveySTEM conferenceChristmas eventsEdU MarketDocent service in Ecogarden for general public and local schoolsEnvironmental research practices (e.g. environmental monitoring, constructed wetland operation) Application 申請 https://goo.gl/L3mF3K