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Introduction to this blog

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My name is Tsoek Man Yiu, Edwin. I am a young man who passionate in growing plants like vegetable, also interested in collecting a lot of different variety vegetable seeds for leisure. I studied HKU SPACE Higher diploma program Medical and Health and Health Product Management in HPCC (HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Community College), currently studying Bachelor of Environmental biology in Curtin University of Technology, Perth. I am writing this blog because I want to share my vegetable growing experience, as well as discuss the relationship between human health and vegetable. Many people got chronic disease due to improper diet and lack of awareness about consuming chemicals in food. This blog will go through some  vegetable introduction and my growing experience in Hong Kong, also talk about the food chemistry which deduce the mechanism of action (MOA) of nutrients within human body. I will introduce those vegetable according to their family because they shows similar properties in

Meaning of organic farming

In the r ecent years, many citizens have concerned about healthy life, more and more people have great interests in "organic farming", "organic vegetable", "permaculture" etc. Healthy food, natural health product and healthy lifestyle are needed in order to prolong their life span, as well as prevent chronic disease like heart disease, cancer, diabetes etc   What is organic farming? In simple definition, it is living origin. We are going to use technology that mimic our ecosystem, which include using environmental friendly way to cultivate our land. It practiced for few centuries. Some ancient people comment this is "good husbandry to the health of the land" Is there any organic standard around the worldwide? Different countries have different standard. There is an organization called IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movement) represent the worldwide body of organic farming activities, provide a platform for global