Episode 10: Andrew Tsui on bringing an urban farming revolution to Hong Kong
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Show Notes
With a mission to bring and regenerative and urban farming to Hong Kong and the rest of Asia, Andrew Tsui and his co-founders created Rooftop Republic. They are city dwellers themselves who saw the impact farming can have on individuals, corporations and communities. Since 2015, they have launched over 80 projects, but that is just scratching the surface. Research suggests that Hong Kong itself has over 6 million square metres of rooftop space that could be utilised for farming, and less than 1% of that was being used. Listen to this episode to learn more about Andrew and his team’s journey and where he thinks the future of food is.
In this conversation, we learnt...
- What is Rooftop Republic and how it started (03:18 – 12:41)
- The impact of gardening and being in nature (12:57- 15:12)
- How the team is working with corporations, communities and individuals to drive involvement (15:53 – 19:23)
- Changing mindsets from focusing on yield to focusing on conscious consumption (26:31 – 33:20)
- Andrew’s experience giving a TedX talk (39:11 – 41:24)
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