The Satoyama Landscape Planners of the Gongliao Rice Terraces

The transitional zone between the city (satoyama) and the deep mountains (okuyama) is called Satoyama in Japan, while people in Taiwan customarily call it "neishan" (inner mountain). In the past, people in Taiwan planted rice, harvested bamboo, dug irrigation ponds and cut firewood here, creating a landscape of wind and water (feng shui) that favored the breeding and multiplication of all kinds of creatures. Follow the farmland feng shui masters of the "Hehe Production Team" into the rice terraces, experience it firsthand, take part in food-and-farming activities, and learn how, while producing what we need for daily life, these fields can also benefit downstream town and city residents and all living things.

[Target participants for this promotional activity] Registration is open to the general public aged 18 and above. To promote school food-and-agriculture education, we sincerely welcome elementary, junior high and high school teachers to take part, with 20 people per session.

[Activity fee] The activity fee is 450 yuan per person, including: seasonal tanuki bento, farming experience and DIY costs, site maintenance and conservation, insurance and business income tax, etc. An invoice from the "Renhe Environmental Ethics Development Foundation" will be issued on site. Transportation costs and instructor fees are subsidized by a Council of Agriculture plan, so please cherish them.

[Notes]

1. The instructor team includes members of the Renhe Environmental Ethics Development Foundation and the Hehe Production Team, and we need participants who are willing to learn actively by getting close to the land. Our purpose is environmental conservation and the transmission of local culture, so the activity will be conducted with careful and strict friendliness toward residents' lives and the environment. During the activity, please cooperate with us and follow the guidelines of the leaders.
2. During the activity, actual weather and farming conditions may differ from participants' expectations, so registrants must, after receiving the pre-trip notice, pass it on to their companions to ensure that everyone prepares fully according to the pre-trip notice and understands the goals of the activity.
3. During the activity, in conjunction with (1) the promotion of conservation and industry plans and (2) the execution of Council of Agriculture subsidy projects, images will be photographed, so please make sure that you and your companions can all accept and agree to this before deciding to participate; we will protect your usage rights to the extent of the aforementioned promotional purposes only.

[How to register] Online registration is open from now:

1. When you successfully submit your registration, you will receive a confirmation email; if you do not receive it after a long time, please contact the activity contact to confirm;
2. We will send out the "accepted/waitlisted notice" after 2/14 (Tue); within 3 days of receiving the "accepted/waitlisted notice," please complete the payment procedure according to the steps in the email. (Those who fail to complete the remittance procedure within the deadline will be deemed to have given up their place, and places will be filled in order until full.)
3. After completing registration and payment, we will send out the "pre-trip notice" 7 days before the activity day. If you need to withdraw or arrange a refund, please notify us at least 7 days before the activity day (inclusive); refunds will deduct a 50 yuan administrative handling fee; for cancellations within 6 days for any reason, no refund will be given because ingredients, materials, etc. have already been purchased.
4. If you need to transfer your place to someone else, please make the data change at least 3 days before the activity to facilitate insurance processing.
5. In the event of force majeure such as natural disasters, typhoons, heavy rain or earthquakes, the organizer will adjust the content as circumstances require. If the activity is cancelled or postponed for any reason, we will notify you no later than 12:00 noon 1 day before the activity; if you cannot accommodate the postponement, we will refund the full amount.

If you need to understand matters not covered in the brochure, you are welcome to contact the Renhe Environmental Ethics Development Foundation (we often cannot answer the phone because of outdoor work, so please explain by email first)

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 0966-685725 / (03)969-9212.