How can a community garden connect local residents, professional teams, civil society organisations and public agencies to create a more vibrant neighbourhood?
Led by Keluan Yin, Director of Clover Nature School, this workshop draws on more than a decade of community garden practice in Shanghai. It shows how gardens can become a medium for dialogue, collaboration and coexistence, and helps participants understand how community action takes root at different levels of the city.
Leung Ka Yan, Senior Innovation Associate at Good Lab, and Chan Pui Ying Crystal, Managing Director of Very Hong Kong, will join the roundtable to bring Hong Kong perspectives into conversation with Shanghai experiences. Together, they will explore possible pathways for community development, including multi-stakeholder collaboration, resource mobilisation, and balancing expansion with local character.
The roundtable will touch on questions such as: how different stakeholders engage in community building; the roles of local governance and community work; shifts in public understanding of community development; where funding comes from; and what “scaling up” means in both cities.
The session is open to anyone interested in community development, urban life, cultural practice and public participation. Through cross-city dialogue, participants are invited to consider how, starting from a small piece of land, we can build more connected and resilient communities.
