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Category: Natural Farming EN

GROW A FOOD GARDEN AND BE HEALTHY

Growing your own food is very gratifying. Planting seeds, nurturing them to seedlings, watering and feeding them as they grow into crops, then picking them fresh to cook and eat, and sharing them with others can bring much satisfaction and joy. Food gardening saves you money on grocery bills, connects you with nature and is good for the environment. And do you know: Gardening also keeps you...
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WHY FARMERS IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN ARE SHIFTING TO “REGENERATIVE” FARMING

Nine years ago, farmer Sultan Ahmed Bhatti gave up tilling the soil and using most fertilisers and pesticides on his farm in Doober Bhattian, Pakistan. Today. researchers, climate experts, and agriculture students visit his 100-acre farm, where he grows wheat, rice, maize, sugarcane, and vegetables, to see how he is able to reap bumper crops with minimal input costs. The magic is in the soil,...
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Synthetic fertilisers are killing the microorganisms in the soil!

Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on farmers and consumers to avoid using synthetic fertilisers. It is because they can indeed have negative impacts on soil biodiversity, including the suppression of the activity of beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria, thereby negatively affecting the very crops people are trying to plant. While synthetic fertilisers are able to enhance crop...
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PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH URBAN GARDENING & ENERGY CONSERVATION

Sharing Knowledge with Schools and Educators What an enriching day it was at our urban garden! Guided by the passionate Green Educators' Workgroup (Grew) and orchestrated by the dedicated efforts of Saraswathi Devi & Theeban Gunasekaran, our urban garden welcomed a vibrant group of 10 primary school students, 20 secondary school and university students, and 10 dedicated teachers on 23...
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Start your new year with growing your own vegetables: CAP

The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) has advised Malaysians to start the 2024 with growing   their own vegetables. CAP believes, the 2024 will be more challenging to consumers on food prices. To reduce the burden of vegetable price increases CAP urged the Malaysian consumers to grow any type vegetables and herbal plants in beginning of the New Year. The FAO projections indicate that...
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