On Friday, year 8 went to The Organic Farm in Yuen Long, to experience and learn about organic farming. We started off by listening to a talk by Mr Stanley Wong. He told us the difference between freshly grown organic vegetables, and supermarket vegetables. We could see the difference straight away! The organic tomatoes were much heavier, redder and had a much stronger tomato smell. 
He also explained that to make something organic, you use no pesticides or chemicals. So, on their farm, some of the ways they kept the pests away are: they used shiny objects such as CD’s to keep the birds away from the plants, they used pots of beer in the ground to get rid of the snails (make them ‘happy snails’ - they fall into the beer and drown), they used chilli powder to repel insects and they also use companion planting (planting different plants together).
I enjoyed hoeing, raking and then finally planting the lettuce. I never knew how to prepare a garden bed, so it was a new and different experience for me.
We also harvested carrots, which was much harder than we would’ve thought! Overall, it was a very fun experience, and I learnt a lot.
He also explained that to make something organic, you use no pesticides or chemicals. So, on their farm, some of the ways they kept the pests away are: they used shiny objects such as CD’s to keep the birds away from the plants, they used pots of beer in the ground to get rid of the snails (make them ‘happy snails’ - they fall into the beer and drown), they used chilli powder to repel insects and they also use companion planting (planting different plants together).
I enjoyed hoeing, raking and then finally planting the lettuce. I never knew how to prepare a garden bed, so it was a new and different experience for me.
We also harvested carrots, which was much harder than we would’ve thought! Overall, it was a very fun experience, and I learnt a lot.
By Rebecca 8.1
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