Press Release
Embrace ‘Ugly Food’ fruits and vegetables that are imperfect in appearance but are perfectly delicious and nutritious
Sustainable Living
Customers have been conditioned by supermarkets to buy produce that is "standard" in shape and "perfect" in appearance. On 15th December 2019, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) conducted a publ...
Concerted efforts to protect China’s last River Terns proved successful Major threats mitigated and population doubled
Nature Conservation
(Hong Kong, 4 July 2019) Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) led a five‐month collaborative project to save the River Tern (Sterna aurantia), a bird species on the verge of extinction in China. T...
Uncultivated Produces from Local Organic Farms
Sustainable Living
The moist, fertile soil of farmland favors growth of plants that are cultivated on purpose as well as the unintended. Traditionally, subsistence farmers have selectively included wild edible greens o...
The KFBG Wild Animal Rescue Centre celebrates its 50,000th rescue case and 25 years of wildlife rescue service
Nature Conservation
(HONG KONG, 14 June 2019) Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Wild Animal Rescue Centre (Rescue Centre) received its 50,000th animal, a native Burmese Python, on 22 May 2019. The Python marked a ...
Eating with the Seasons
Sustainable Living
Supply of cucumber at the Central Farmers’ Market (Central Star Ferry Pier 7) is a sign of the imminence of summer in Hong Kong. On 12th May 2019, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) held a publi...
Groundbreaking Ceremony of Jockey Club Nature Conservation Centre
Holistic Education
(HONG KONG, 9th April 2019) The groundbreaking ceremony of the Jockey Club Nature Conservation Centre was held today (9th April). The ceremony signifies a new era of nature conservation, sustainable ...
Smuggled Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtles Head Home to Japan
Nature Conservation
(HONG KONG, 9th March 2019) In October 2018, 60 Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtles were intercepted at Hong Kong International Airport and seized by the Hong Kong Customs. The turtles were sent to t...