NCUE holds courses and activities for local farmers and food producers to facilitate communication and knowledge transfer regarding agricultural products and food production. Additionally, NCUE periodically collaborates with relevant projects and campus celebration events to provide local farmers and food producers with free opportunities to promote local agricultural products through market activities. This enables teachers, students, and community residents to gain in-depth understanding of local agricultural specialty products and enhances interaction and knowledge exchange among teachers, students, local farmers and food producers. Figure 1 shows the food and agricultural education booths at the fairs.

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Figure 1: The photo of Changhua County Government Magistrate Hui-Mei Wang(on the left) with project partners and project staff - taken at the "Big Fun Youth Fair" (food and agriculture education booth) on April 27, 2024

1. From September 11 to 13, 2024, the Changhua Marine Food Research Base, Hamaguri farming enterprise Ha-Ha Fish Farm, and NCUE's 2024 project "Beautiful and Treasured Clams in Fangyuan and Dacheng: Sustainable Industry and Environment Project of Changhua’s Two Cities Amid Climate Change " jointly represented the Changhua County Government at the "2024 Agriculture and Fisheries Taiwan" (Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1). The exhibition featured the promotion of eco-friendly aquaculture techniques jointly developed with Ha-Ha Fish Farm, applying water quality analysis and environmental monitoring to ensure the health and safety of both the aquaculture environment and seafood products. It also promoted proper fish-based diet education, encouraging local consumption, food safety and hygiene awareness, and aiming to reduce carbon footprints, thereby fostering the sustainable development of both industry and the environment. (Figure 2)

Figure 2: 2024/09/11–13, the Changhua Marine Food Research Base, Ha-Ha Fish Farm, and NCUE collaborated to represent the Changhua County Government at the Agriculture and Fisheries Taiwan, promoting locally produced, eco-friendly aquaculture products.

2. The student club "Bliss and Wisdom Youth Club" participated in the Happiness Boat & Campus Organic Holiday Free Vegetarian Food Exhibition, providing local small farmers' vegetarian food to promote understanding of the benefits of organic practices, encouraging everyone to care for the environment and protect the planet. This enhanced understanding of how carnism impacts global rainforests, ecological environments, and the Earth as a whole, thereby motivating faculty and students to care about life and take practical actions to create a sustainable environment for humanity. (Figure 3)

Figure 3: May 4, 2024, Event name: Happiness Boat & Campus Organic Holiday Free Vegetarian Exhibition.

3. The student club "Bliss and Wisdom Youth Club" organized a free seminar titled "Campus Vegetarian Promotion Event - Special Vegetable Mission": Sharing vegetarian culture by providing meals made by local vendors. (Figure 4)

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Figure 4: November 21, 2024, Campus Vegetarian Promotion Event - Special Vegetable Mission

4. NCUE, through its required general education course, "Life Exploration, Development, and Practice," collaborated with the Food Bank to organize free volunteer activities. These activities included guided tours that helped students understand the importance of food and related knowledge. The volunteer work involved repackaging supplies, encouraging students to empathize with the feelings of children from disadvantaged families receiving gifts. This experience enhanced students' social awareness on global ecological development, also highlighting the importance of Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) for the future development of humanity as a whole.On March 18, 2024, the Department of Finance led a group of 35 teachers and students to participate in a volunteer activity at the Andrew Charity Association. (Figure 5)

Event Website:

https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-25451,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw

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Figure 5: General Education Course on March 18, 2024: Assisting with Food Distribution and Packaging, Understanding the Importance of Food.