YZU students learn about tillage outside of classroom 元智學生走出教室 體驗山林田野耕作

About 40 students and their instructor Asst. Prof. Ming-Shan Kang, from Yuan Ze University’s micro curriculum of Working Holiday in Jimuling set up by College of General Studies, went out to experience the heavy work of soil cultivation, as well as, enjoy the beauty of countryside in Tamsui Kavalan historical and cultural Trails.

Kang said that the program of Working Holiday in Jimuling aims at offering students service-learning practice. Jimuling is a rural village, located in Gongliao Dist, and has fine distant view of Fulong beach, the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant and Jinsha Bay. YZU students followed the local tour guide, Hsueh-Yuan, Hsiao, to his beautiful hometown and learned farming fields. Hsiao taught the students how to break the ground with hoe and harrow; then brought water into farm for future rice transplanting. Even running out of steam, the students were still very excited when trying on farming works like cultivating soil for the first time.

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元智大學通識教學部主辦的微型課程「遇見雞母嶺工作假期」帶領學生上古道,授課老師糠明珊帶領學生約四十人,一同走1807國家級淡蘭古道,飽覽山海全景,感受秋的田野山林,並讓學生體驗耕作辛苦,用感恩的心珍惜眼前的事物。

IMG_3990(學生積極地跟著老蕭一同修復水梯田與古道/照片由本報提供)

元智大學通識教學部助理教授糠明珊表示,「遇見雞母嶺工作假期」主要目的是帶領學生透過工作假期實踐服務學習的真義。雞母嶺,位於新北市貢寮區,可以眺望福隆灣、核四廠、金沙灣,是一個純樸的農村,也是本次導覽員蕭學苑(老蕭)的家鄉。現在的雞母嶺放眼望去都是雜木芒草,老蕭為了想將印象中的家鄉景象找回來,至林務局申請了家鄉的空照圖,透過民國68年的空照圖,老蕭兒時的記憶全浮現。他期盼能在最短的時間內復育雞母嶺水梯田、修復山村山徑與楊廷理古道,並鼓勵第二、三代遊子回鄉,從事農業生產、加工進而帶動農業旅遊,不僅活絡在地經濟,也重現民國68 年雞母嶺空照圖!

糠明珊表示,老蕭正在致力恢復家鄉的水梯田與古道的修復,這次活動跟著老蕭認識他美麗的家鄉,以及協助里山耕作。他讓學生學習拿鋤頭、耙子,將雜亂的農地耙成田埂,內部引水進來,未來可以插秧。平日養尊處優的學生,第一次拿著農具奮力的挖、鏟,還要搬土及堆土,學生快累趴了,但是卻覺得十分有趣。

IMG_4124(學生在享受自耕自食的小美好/照片由本報提供)

元智管理學院張姓同學表示,從未接觸農事的她,覺得好有趣,可以與大自然親近,覺得很開心,雖然很辛苦,但在大家努力完成的計畫,特別有成就感;馬來西亞的中語系碩一李同學表示,參與「遇見雞母嶺工作假期」校外教學,是這輩子最美麗的回憶之一,第一次參與耕作體驗覺得很新鮮,拿起鋤頭,頂著大太陽,體會農夫的辛苦。

活動的安排也讓學生體驗台灣農村的割稻飯,以當地農產品為主,讓同學吃到最健康美味的當季食材。管院陳姓同學表示,第一次在果樹下享用古早人食材,吃起來特別有氣氛,也特別可口,雖不是山珍海味,但天然的食材,吃起來就是美味。

除了實地耕作,實踐服務學習的精神外,帶領學生以筆筒樹模版製作古早味讓人難以忘懷的點心「憨吉貴」,品嘗東北角名產石花凍,透過同學一整天的體驗,讓淡蘭北路多一處過暝歇腳據點,也讓學生認識這片美麗的山村與古道。

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