During the last weekend, PEAC organized two-day workshop about World Environment Day & Pesticide-free Future. There were in total 55 urban residents attended (femal29, male7, children19).
In almost all Chinese festivals, food is always the most important part, such as Zongzi (pyramid-shaped dumpling) in the Dragon Boat Festival. Zongzi is a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. About three decades ago, making Zongzi is basic skill for women. But now, all they need is go shopping. However, pesticide residue, chemical treated reed leaves, and food safety problem due to long-distance supply are challenging people’s joy of taking a bite of the traditional food.
In order to improve awareness about pesticide and children health as well as ecological agriculture & food safety, PEAC organized workshop in Dreamfield (ecological food store & green-consuming workshop). The attendee got training, joy, and delicious food, by eating none-pesticide food, by learning making Zongzi, by face-to-face training, and by reading training handouts. More than half of them appreciated the efforts by PEAC and Dreamfield, and another half wished to keep on consuming small-scale-based none-pesticide foods.