"May Blueberry Craze" to Launch in Taichung's Calligraphy Greenway on May 23, Showcasing Sustainability and Resilience
The Taichung Branch of the Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation Agency will host the "May Blueberry Craze" event on May 23-24 at Taichung's Calligraphy Greenway. With the theme "Carbon Reduction, Resilience, and Sustainable Co-prosperity," the event will showcase the sustainable transformation achievements of rural areas in central Taiwan.
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(CNA, Taichung, May 19, by Hao Hsueh-ching) The "May Blueberry Craze - Rural Water and Soil Conservation Fun Park," organized by the Taichung Branch of the Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation Agency (RDSWCA), will take place on May 23 and 24 at Taichung's Calligraphy Greenway. This year's event, centered on "Carbon Reduction, Resilience, and Sustainable Co-prosperity," will showcase the results of the net-zero carbon transition in rural communities of Taichung and Miaoli.
The organizer, the Taichung Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture's RDSWCA, explained that the "May Blueberry Craze" event, held in conjunction with Soil and Water Conservation Month, which created a blueberry whirlwind at Calligraphy Greenway in 2023, will return this year with an even stronger lineup focused on "sustainable resilience." The venue will feature 50 stalls with local cultural and creative products, blueberry planting DIY activities, and specialty foods from community culinary experts.
The Taichung Branch stated that this year's event has been upgraded and expanded, for the first time integrating nearly 25 public and private entities, including the Central Taiwan Environmental Education Facilities Alliance and the Miaoli Humanities and Ecology Leisure Alliance. It has also garnered the enthusiastic participation of leading ESG corporations such as TSMC's Fab 15 at the Central Taiwan Science Park's ecological zone and the AUO Foundation for Sustainability. The event deeply links rural industry revitalization with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), demonstrating the transformation of rural Taichung and Miaoli towards net-zero emissions and climate resilience.
The Taichung Branch pointed out that the opening ceremony will incorporate the passionate spirit of baseball, with a special invitation to famous baseball coach Hsieh Chang-hen. He will join players from the Jiyou Elementary School in Taichung's Heping District's Shuangqi tribe, who won a bronze medal at the 2023 U12 Baseball World Cup, and other guests to swing for a "berry" good new chapter. At the same time, baseball bats will be presented to the young athletes from remote areas, aiming to hit a new high for Taiwan's rural industries.
Chen Jung-chun, Director of the RDSWCA's Taichung Branch, said that domestic blueberries are not only a "blue ocean agriculture" with great potential but also a key crop for promoting rural resilience. Through the May Soil and Water Conservation Month event, the agency hopes to transform "soil and water conservation" from a technical, hard science into a "rural life aesthetic" that parents and children can participate in, inviting the public to experience the trendiest and most sustainable rural carnival at Calligraphy Greenway. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching)
The organizer, the Taichung Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture's RDSWCA, explained that the "May Blueberry Craze" event, held in conjunction with Soil and Water Conservation Month, which created a blueberry whirlwind at Calligraphy Greenway in 2023, will return this year with an even stronger lineup focused on "sustainable resilience." The venue will feature 50 stalls with local cultural and creative products, blueberry planting DIY activities, and specialty foods from community culinary experts.
The Taichung Branch stated that this year's event has been upgraded and expanded, for the first time integrating nearly 25 public and private entities, including the Central Taiwan Environmental Education Facilities Alliance and the Miaoli Humanities and Ecology Leisure Alliance. It has also garnered the enthusiastic participation of leading ESG corporations such as TSMC's Fab 15 at the Central Taiwan Science Park's ecological zone and the AUO Foundation for Sustainability. The event deeply links rural industry revitalization with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), demonstrating the transformation of rural Taichung and Miaoli towards net-zero emissions and climate resilience.
The Taichung Branch pointed out that the opening ceremony will incorporate the passionate spirit of baseball, with a special invitation to famous baseball coach Hsieh Chang-hen. He will join players from the Jiyou Elementary School in Taichung's Heping District's Shuangqi tribe, who won a bronze medal at the 2023 U12 Baseball World Cup, and other guests to swing for a "berry" good new chapter. At the same time, baseball bats will be presented to the young athletes from remote areas, aiming to hit a new high for Taiwan's rural industries.
Chen Jung-chun, Director of the RDSWCA's Taichung Branch, said that domestic blueberries are not only a "blue ocean agriculture" with great potential but also a key crop for promoting rural resilience. Through the May Soil and Water Conservation Month event, the agency hopes to transform "soil and water conservation" from a technical, hard science into a "rural life aesthetic" that parents and children can participate in, inviting the public to experience the trendiest and most sustainable rural carnival at Calligraphy Greenway. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching)