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Our store's delivery is now extended to Cheung Chau, Mui Wo and Tai O, Lantau Island. Please support us!

Restaurant delivery is every Tue, Thu Sat & Sun and lead time is 2 days.

Welcome to HGF, our produce for the next week will be updated at Friday 5pm.

Cham Shan Farm

Pat Fan's Farm - From Degenerative to Regenerative


Pat Fan (left) and Walter from Healthy Express & Homegrown Foods (right) at the Farm


Pat Fan at the Farm


Back in 1993, when Pat Fan was 12 his parents stopped farming but continued living on it. Just under 20 years later, Pat Fan returned to farming the organic way, using the skills that were passed down to him by his mother all those years ago. 


Pat Fan’s Farm


As with many farmers in HK, due to the ever changing climate there are many challenges - and Pat Fan is not immune to this.  After years of farming organically, he found the soil quality was not where it should be (or remembered). So he set himself the task of finding out ways to improve it.  Hence, he stumbled across regenerative agriculture.

He is now in the process of transitioning towards regenerative farming on his farm, where he aims to develop a sustainable system and long-term solution. The summers in HK are particularly difficult for farmers as the heavy rainfall leads to floods, killing all the microbiomes in the soil.  


Pat Fan’s Produces


However, Pat Fan believes that as long as he actively focuses on rebuilding the farm’s soil microbiome and reclaiming soil health, he can better control pest issues and eventually grow healthier, tastier vegetables. He admits that there are less customers now at the outlets that he sells, but he is determined to keep improving his produce and attract more customers to support regeneratively farmed food. 


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Size: 30,100 sqf 

# of Employees: 3 persons

Years in Operation: 50 yrs

Certification: In transition towards Regenerative Agriculture [EU standards]