「老鷹回來了」：從新竹科學城到有機共和國

“Eagles Are Back!”: From City of Science to Organic Republic

近幾年我在新竹沿山甚至靠近市區的田野中經常發現老鷹蹤影，也聽到不同人提及他們的遭遇經驗，我的種菜老師阿伯樂將老鷹的回來歸因於有機與友善耕作風潮。雖然官方統計有機耕作田地面積僅約全國農地 1%，加上各地自主的生態友善田地，應該也不會超過 2%，但是這 2%的另類農耕正在產生可觀的變化。新竹近年區域發展雖然讓市容熱絡，但各類汙染公害或生態破壞事件層出不窮，在這樣的條件下，到底鷹兒是怎麼回來的？ 本文檢視讓老鷹回來的一個另類世界形成，我稱為「有機共和國」。新竹區域因為 1980 年成立的新竹科學工業園區以及 1993 年提出的科學城計畫，造成都市紋理的蔓延，同時也產生許多重點不同但同樣強調反污染、護生態、保荒野與救田地的論述與行動。本文會說明一個具本體反思性的都市自然概念，如何帶領我們探索這個世界裡的各類行動者及其關連。

I among many watchers spot eagles more often in the skies close to the Hsinchu metropole. My gardening teacher Abole attributes it to the emerging eco-friendly farming in the area. According to the official statistics, the lands for certified organic agriculture comprise only 1% of the farmlands nationwide. Even including those lands where self-help natural farming is practiced, the unconventional farmlands would not exceed 2% of the total farmlands. This paper investigates why under the heavy environmental pressure due to the intensive industrialization and urbanization in the area, this 2% alternative farming is able to make an enormous difference. Why have the eagles returned to the urban skies? This paper examines an alternative worlding that have helped to bring the eagles back. I call the world evolving from this worlding process “the Organic Republic.” The Hsinchu Science Metropole has been in the making since the Hsinchu Science Park was created in 1980. There has been an urban sprawl since the early 1990s when a large-scale urban expansion and renewal plan was proposed. However, we also find that many environmentalist and eco-conscious discourses, actions and networkings have come into existence. This paper contends that an ontological reflection on the concepts such as city and nature can lead us to explore diverse actors and their relations across this alternate worlding process.