By Michelle Kennedy Hogan / Source: Inhabitat

Years ago, Hello Kitty notebooks and stickers and little doll houses were coveted by little girls, and not often found in American stores. Now, Hello Kitty is everywhere you look and as much beloved as she was years ago. She’s also helping Raymond Cheng attract children to his community organic garden program in Hong Kong. Cheng was searching for a way to get more kids involved in his program, when he had the bright idea to employ one of the world’s most popular felines as his mascot. Now his farm has exploded as both a place for growing food and an attraction – all thanks to Hello Kitty.

In Hong Kong, you can now explore, visit and participate in the Hello Kitty Go Green Organic Farm. Kids visiting the farm can take care of their own small 5 square-foot garden plot as part of the Hello Kitty Little Farmer Program that lets them come by anytime they want for two months or more to take care of their plants and feed the goats, sheep and a pig.

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