Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/-We-Grow--Launch-Event-in-Thailand-27MZIFJJUQFV2.htmlConceptually similar'We Grow' Launch Event in ThailandGP0STQR1MCompleted★★★★★★'We Grow' Launch Event in ThailandGP0STQR1DCompleted★★★★'We Grow' Launch Event in ThailandGP0STQR13Completed★★★★'We Grow' Launch Event in ThailandGP0STQR16Completed★★★★'We Grow' Launch Event in ThailandGP0STQR1JCompleted★★★★'We Grow' Launch Event in ThailandGP0STQR18Completed★★★★'We Grow' Launch Event in ThailandGP0STQR1RCompleted★★★★'We Grow' Launch Event in ThailandGP0STQR1ECompleted★★★★★★'We Grow' Launch Event in ThailandGP0STQR10Completed★★★★View AllGP0STQR1S'We Grow' Launch Event in ThailandStudents and staff from Vanessa School, volunteers and Greenpeace Southeast Asia personnel pose for a group photo. Greenpeace is working with the local school to create an ecological kitchen garden, where students will learn how to grown their own food and benefit from ecological agriculture. The activity, part of We Grow project, aims to promote a sustainable food system and self-sufficiency. Ecological agriculture enables communities to produce enough food to feed themselves. This form of agriculture fosters a future of healthy farming and food to all people, as opposed to industrial agriculture that uses expensive farm chemicals and rely on companies that supply both the seeds and the chemical technology.Locations:Bangkok-Southeast Asia-ThailandDate:3 Mar, 2017Credit:© Baramee Temboonkiat / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4000px X 2667pxKeywords:Boys-Children-Crops-Day-Ecological farming-Education-Farms-Food for Life (campaign title)-Girls-Greenpeace members-Happiness-KWCI (GPI)-Large group of people-Outdoors-Primary school age (5-9)-Public engagement-SAGE (campaign title)-Students-Sustainable agriculture-Urban areasShoot:'We Grow' Launch Event in ThailandGreenpeace Southeast Asia and Vanessa Rangsit School officially launched in Bangkok the project entitled “We Grow: Kids growing their own food.” The goal of the the project is to promote gardening among children as a way to build a healthy, safe and more sustainable food system based on ecological agriculture. One of the main activities is the creation of an ecological kitchen garden, where students will learn how to grown their own food and benefit from ecological agriculture. In addition to the building of the vegetable garden, the launch event also included a talk by experts in education and sustainable agriculture, several urban farming workshops and the presence of an organic market. Ecological agriculture enables communities to produce enough food to feed themselves. This form of agriculture fosters a future of healthy farming and food to all people, as opposed to industrial agriculture that uses expensive farm chemicals and rely on companies that supply both the seeds and the chemical technology.Related Collections: 'We Grow' Project Preparation and Launch Events in Thailand (Photos & Videos)