The wonderful student volunteers behind The EggsChange Project headed out to the country last week, to see the farms and meet the producers who have benefited from their micro-financing venture which supports farmers to set up organic egg farms.
The EggsChange tour was led by egg-loving Shanghai American School student JinJin Xu, who came up with the idea for the project after traveling with her family to some rural areas of China and seeing the poverty there first-hand. JinJin was one of our School Ground Green Heroes in Shanghai Family’s April issue, and a very worthy bearer of that title.
The group made their way by train to Jianxi Province, home to many poor rural communities, where the students had the chance to observe the farmers’ lives firsthand and see how their project is working on the ground, while also getting to know the local children. Of course, there was some chicken patting and egg collecting to be done as well.
Farmers who become involved in EggsChange receive 50 chicks, chicken feed and instructions on how to produce their eggs free-range and organic, but most importantly, they also are guaranteed a price and market for their eggs.
If you’re hankering for real farm fresh eggs, EggsChange does classroom deliveries at SAS Puxi and Pudong campuses, plus home deliveries in Greencourt, Westwood, Forest Manor, SRC, Rancho Santa Fe, and other locations in Gubei.
For information take a look at their website - eggschange.weebly.com – or email on [email protected]
The EggsChange tour was led by egg-loving Shanghai American School student JinJin Xu, who came up with the idea for the project after traveling with her family to some rural areas of China and seeing the poverty there first-hand. JinJin was one of our School Ground Green Heroes in Shanghai Family’s April issue, and a very worthy bearer of that title.
The group made their way by train to Jianxi Province, home to many poor rural communities, where the students had the chance to observe the farmers’ lives firsthand and see how their project is working on the ground, while also getting to know the local children. Of course, there was some chicken patting and egg collecting to be done as well.
Farmers who become involved in EggsChange receive 50 chicks, chicken feed and instructions on how to produce their eggs free-range and organic, but most importantly, they also are guaranteed a price and market for their eggs.
If you’re hankering for real farm fresh eggs, EggsChange does classroom deliveries at SAS Puxi and Pudong campuses, plus home deliveries in Greencourt, Westwood, Forest Manor, SRC, Rancho Santa Fe, and other locations in Gubei.
For information take a look at their website - eggschange.weebly.com – or email on [email protected]