Ever wondered if there was any farm work amid the Hong Kong hustle? Yes, Yi O Farm is sowing seeds of its revival in a narrow valley of Yi O – a tiny village that stretches away south from Tai O. If you are looking for an experience found nowhere else, join the Yi O farmers and get in the dirt, which you can also learn about the local agricultural development and the history of the place.

With much emphasis on the urban development throughout the past decades, the establishment of Yi O Farm is definitely the game changer in rebuilding the rural economy to lessen the city’s reliance on imports. Its work ranges not only from their commercial rice farming in an area of land about the size of two tennis courts, but also a wide range of educational activities on environmental sustainability that include ecological tours and planting workshops. 

For approximately $320 (price varies depending on day of week), you can get to experience how to grow rice under guidance from local farmers. To ensure you don't become too exhausted from all the squatting and bending in the mud, they thoughtfully provide lunch and a round-trip boat ride from Yi O Pier. Keep in mind that the farm is an hour's walk from Tai O Bus Terminal. One downside is that their reservation pages are not in English but you can reach out to them via their official page for more details. 

To get there: One favorite way is to grab the free boat ride to get to Yi O, which is only available on weekends: 11:00, 13:00 & 15:00 from Tai O Pier; 13:10, 15:10 & 17:10 from Yi O Pier. But you are more than welcome to take a short hike walking along Lantau Trail Section 7 to get to the farm.