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圖一︰默默地務農的同事和村民  Picture 1:HKBWS colleagues and villagers cultivating the land.

大嶼山近半個世紀以來的首片稻田收成了！

去年11月下旬，我們和水口村村民一起收成稻米，大半天就完成了收米、打穀、精米（將種子同禾分開及將糙米磨白），然後品嚐萬眾期待的「100%本地水口米」！

????????‍????村民A：熟手割禾師，二十多年後再割禾，技巧完全沒有生疏！

「好多謝你哋呀～有重回以前收割稻米嘅感覺！」

????????‍????村民B：細心驗米師，人手每粒將打穀後未能與禾分離的米找出來

「終於有機會見到水口有返米！見到大家咁努力，一粒米都唔可以浪費，粒粒皆辛苦～」

期望下一次收成呢！（大家繼續默默地開田了）

We successfully established the first paddy field in Shui Hau after about half a century!

By the end of November last year, we held a small-scale Shui Hau's first rice harvest da. Together with the villagers, we spent the better part of a day harvesting the rice and threshing the grain (separating the seed from the straw). After threshing, the grains were taken to be polished (the process of milling the brown rice to white), and then came the much-anticipated moment – mealtime!

????????‍????Villager A, harvested the rice with ease despite claiming to have not done so for many years.

"Thank you all so much – it feels like returning to the old days of harvesting rice!"

????????‍????Villager B, seeing some grains still clinging to the straw after threshing, carefully picked off each one.

"It's finally possible to see rice back in Shui Hau! Seeing everyone's hard work, not a single grain of rice can go to waste, each one is the fruit of labour!"

Looking forward to the next harvest! (continue to use shovels to turn the soil)

圖二︰水口村長基哥和香港觀鳥會的阿駿和水口米合照

Picture 2: The Shui Hau Villager Representative Kei gor and Chun from HKBWS taking photo with the Shui Hau Rice

圖三︰水口村民華哥與華嫂拿著親手收割嘅水口米，笑得很燦爛

Picture 3: Shui Hau villager Wah gor and his wife grabbing the harvest by themselves with a bright smile

圖四︰村見證水口米收成，笑得合不攏嘴

Picture 4: The villager is so excited to participate to the Shu Hau Rice harvest and witnessing the rice grain coming out

圖五︰村民專注地對待每一株禾

Picture 5: With the great focus on each Shui Hau Rice, you can feel how much touching was in her heart

圖六︰勞苦功高的農夫阿田

Picture 6: Without the great effort from our farmer, ar Tin, we will not able to establish our first paddy field in Shui Hau!