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Our journey as advocates for regenerative farming in Hong Kong, China
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HomelandGreen Limited
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Hong Kong, China
Summary
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ZPFA reached out to HomelandGreen for assistance to launch a Restore project that promotes, amongst others, adoption of regenerative practices in local farms. The Restore project is funded by ZPFA’s restaurant partners. Zero Foodprint Asia (ZFPA), an extension of Zero Foodprint (ZFP) in California, is a nonprofit organization mobilizing the food world around agricultural climate solutions. ZFPA hosts a crowdfunding program that gathers funds from member food businesses such as restaurants, cafes, bars and food retailers. Members pledge 1% of every restaurant purchase to ZFPA to fund regenerative farming practices that draw down carbon from the atmosphere and help combat global warming. -- Excerpt from ZFPA Annual Report We also help to provide free training for the technical assistants who are responsible for monitoring the farms’ progress. The Restore project has also acquired various tools including soil penetrometer, soil sample collector, portable soil pH, temperature and humidity meter, various soil and sap ion meters, pH meter, conductivity CEC meter, Brix refractometer, CO2, and chlorophyll meter to collect data. They are used for progress assessment and fine tuning of daily practice. The basic premise of regenerative farming is science and evidence-based, it starts with restoring the vitality of the soil. This document (Fundamental Principles of RF practices.pdf) summarizes the principles and methods HomelandGreen shares with farmers. Electrical conductivity probe Soil cube observation Soil pH is also driven by F:B ratio. No wonder some crops adapted to high F:B ratio prefer low soil pH (acidic) and low F:B ratio prefer neutral to higher soil pH (slightly alkaline; more lignin) Preparing fish hydrolysate Field works June 2023Collaboration with ZFPA – helping farms to make the switch
Our role in this collaboration
HomelandGreen advises the five local farms receiving the ZPFA Restore Fund with the transition to regenerative farming methods from using the fertilizer trio (chicken manure pellets, bone and peanut meal) to nutrient supplements, such as hydrolysate made from natural material such as fish, nut powder and other residue from food processing. The goal is to restore the soil microbiome and enhance the nutritional profile avoiding the adverse effects of conventional NPK or organic fertilizers without giving due consideration of their carbon consumption effect in soil. Throughout the project, we share with the farmers the how-and-why including the science behind it. This transfer of knowledge helps them to be better informed farmers. The weekly sharing session brings the participating farmers and the technical assistants of the Restore project together creating an RF community. Our belief
Some Tools and tests used in the Restore Project
CO2 meter Field CO2 meter MicroBiometer Moisture meter Penetrometer Soil infiltration test Plant roots observation Brix meter Nitrate meter Chlorophyll meter Challenges unique in Hong Kong farms
Other fronts
Composting workshops Providing consultation for student research project
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Date Start local time (hh:mm) Video chat link Monday, 5 June 2023Stand No Time zone +/-UTC Duration (hh:mm) Attendant 0166 HKT UTC+8 18:30 01:00 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86189080225?pwd=TjdZazVlcTlvUTgvYjhpWVlsMWRLZz09 0166 HKT UTC+8 Tuesday, 6 June 2023 19:00 01:00 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86189080225?pwd=TjdZazVlcTlvUTgvYjhpWVlsMWRLZz09 0166 https://meet.jit.si/4p1000_stand_0166
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