June 28, 2025 Sustainable Gardening Workshop
On June 28th, more than sixty people from our community and nearby, including many students and their families of Chinese School, joined a hands-on Sustainable Gardening Workshop focused on eco-friendly ways to grow food at home. This was one of the many activities organized by Olympia Area Chinese Association to fulfill the contracted projects funded by the Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Grant.
Led by Dr Hanxue Qiu, a local Environmental Science expert with over 30 years of practical experience, the workshop covered essential topics like improving soil quality, DIY composting (including shrimp shell compost!), and natural pest control using simple, non-toxic ingredients. Attendees also learned and practiced a variety of gardening related activities such as how to build garden boxes, conserve water with smart irrigation methods, build cucumber trellises, trap slugs with beer traps, transplant seedlings, and repurpose old hanging baskets.
But the day was more than just educational—it was a true community celebration. Attendees shared homemade dishes and baked goods, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere filled with great food and conversation. Everyone went home with shared seedlings and fresh inspiration to start or expand their own sustainable gardens.
“We truly learned a lot—especially about soil preparation and planting. The knowledge was both valuable and practical. Plus, we enjoyed delicious food and exchanged seedlings with one another!”
The event highlighted the power of sustainability to bring people of all ages together around a common purpose: growing greener, together.
Stay tuned for our next OACA Gardening Workshop on July 26—we can’t wait to see you there!








6月28日,来自本地及周边地区的六十多位社区成员,包括中文学校的众多学生和他们的家庭,参加了一场以家庭环保种植为主题的可持续园艺实践工作坊。该活动是奥林匹亚地区华人协会(OACA)为落实“人人享有健康环境(HEAL)”资助项目所组织的系列活动之一。
本次工作坊由本地环境科学专家邱汉学博士主讲。邱博士拥有30余年丰富的实践经验,课程内容涵盖了提升土壤质量、自制堆肥(包括虾壳堆肥)、以及使用简单无毒材料进行自然虫害控制等关键主题。参与者还学习并实践了多项园艺技巧,包括:如何建造种植箱、节水灌溉、搭建黄瓜架、用啤酒池捕捉鼻涕虫、小苗移栽、以及翻新旧的悬挂花篮。
这不仅是一场知识满满的学习活动,也是一场温馨热闹的社区聚会。许多参与者带来了自制的美食和烘焙点心,现场洋溢着美味与交流的温暖氛围。每位参与者都带回了分享的小苗和全新的园艺灵感,准备开启或扩展属于自己的可持续菜园。
"我们真的学到了很多,尤其是关于土壤改良和种植准备的知识,既实用又有价值!而且大家分享的美食和小苗也让人倍感温馨!"
此次活动彰显了可持续理念将不同年龄段邻里连接在一起的力量——一起向绿色生活迈进!
欢迎大家继续关注我们7月26日的下一场OACA园艺工作坊,期待再次相聚!
6月28日,來自本地及周邊地區的六十多位社區成員,包括中文學校的眾多學生和他們的家庭,參加了一場以家庭環保種植為主題的可持續園藝實作工作坊。該活動是奧林匹亞地區華人協會(OACA)為落實「人人享有健康環境(HEAL)」資助項目所舉辦的一系列活動之一。
本次工作坊由本地環境科學專家邱汉学博士主講。邱博士擁有超過30年豐富的實務經驗,課程內容涵蓋了改善土壤品質、自製堆肥(包括蝦殼堆肥)、以及使用簡單無毒材料進行自然病蟲害防治等重點主題。參與者還學習並實踐了多項園藝技巧,包括:如何建造種植箱、節水灌溉、搭建黃瓜架、用啤酒池捕捉鼻涕蟲、幼苗移植,以及翻新舊的懸掛花籃。
這不僅是一場充滿知識的學習活動,也是一場溫馨熱鬧的社區聚會。許多參與者帶來自製的美食與烘焙點心,現場洋溢著美味與交流的溫暖氛圍。每位參與者都帶回了共享的幼苗和全新的園藝靈感,準備開啟或擴展自己的可持續菜園。
"我們真的學到了很多,特別是關於土壤改良和種植準備的知識,既實用又有價值!而且大家分享的美食和幼苗也讓人倍感溫馨!"
此次活動展現了可持續理念凝聚不同年齡層鄰里的力量——一起邁向更綠的生活!
歡迎大家持續關注我們7月26日的下一場OACA園藝工作坊,期待與您再次見面!