I was invited to the radio station Ai FM talk show yesterday. The talking point is about organic and environmental protection. The topic of organic ranging from farming, food, production to the waste and composting. While taking organic food for health reason is popular to many people, running an organic farm for love towards environment is not known to many. Many people patronise organic shop and eat organic due to health reason such as illness, presence of heavy metal in the farm grown vegetables and perhaps the feel good factor.
The question to me is the relationship between organic and environment. I reasoned that organic farming is about observing the rules in ecological life cycle system and also focusing on recycling of waste. For example, by composting the solid waste for soil fertilisers will help in reducing the waste problem, and thus global warming. At the same time, not using chemistry fertilisers and no excessive use of pesticide will help in protecting the environment and soils. While there are disputes about the benefits of eating organic, undoubtedly steps associated to organic farming, if observed faithfully is protecting the environment and leading to sustainability.
The practice of organic gardening should become an appropriate activity for urban household. People can utilise the little court yard or even flower pot for planting, watering it with rain harvested from the sky, using compost made from kitchen rubbish and importantly treat that as an exercise after meal. By doing so, we will have small plot of gardens, and collectively making the city a garden city.
The question to me is the relationship between organic and environment. I reasoned that organic farming is about observing the rules in ecological life cycle system and also focusing on recycling of waste. For example, by composting the solid waste for soil fertilisers will help in reducing the waste problem, and thus global warming. At the same time, not using chemistry fertilisers and no excessive use of pesticide will help in protecting the environment and soils. While there are disputes about the benefits of eating organic, undoubtedly steps associated to organic farming, if observed faithfully is protecting the environment and leading to sustainability.
The practice of organic gardening should become an appropriate activity for urban household. People can utilise the little court yard or even flower pot for planting, watering it with rain harvested from the sky, using compost made from kitchen rubbish and importantly treat that as an exercise after meal. By doing so, we will have small plot of gardens, and collectively making the city a garden city.
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