How Is Organic Eco Friendly

Organicwhat it really means

Wong Kai YuenEcoGreen Organic

Organic Wongs

• Drafting committee of Skim Organik Malaysia by Department of Agriculture

• Represented Malaysia in the Slow Food event at Turin, Italy

• Committee member of Organic Alliance Malaysia

• Member of Cetdem (Centre for Environment, Techonolgy & Development)

• Given numerous talks to various organizations

1 Restaurant1 Cafe + Grocery

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eco-friendlyhow is organic

?

today’s discussion

How does our plate connect to Mother Earth?

energyreduce

reason #1

reason #1

10

1is needed to produce

calories

calorieof fossil energy of food energy

This is

Not Sustainablein a future where oil is limited.

reason #1

the Organic Advantage

• On average, organic crops use 25% less energy

reason #1

Energy use is reduced to a fraction of that needed forthe conventional intensive/centralized food system.

climatechange

reason #2

reason #2

Ammonium NitrateChemical formula: NH4NO3

Indispensible to modern agriculture as ahigh-nitrogen fertilizer

The problem?

• Nitrous oxide is produced• 320x more global warming potential

than CO2

reason #2

the Organic Advantage

• No chemical fertilizers• Crops grow deeper roots• Locks up carbon underground

reason #2

Stops the emission of nitrous oxide & sequesters carbon alreadyin the atmosphere

H2O

reason #3

reason #3

72% of all global

freshwater

Modern agriculture consumes

the Organic Advantage

• Healthy soil structure• Avoids problems e.g. compaction, erosion…

reason #3

Water usage for organic farming is greatly reduced comparedto normal farming methods

localization

food

reason #4

reason #4

30

25%

billion of allvehicle kilometres HGV journeys

19milliontons of CO2

Food transport accounts for

A Washington AppleTravels

13,075 kmto reach Kuala Lumpur

reason #4

the Organic Advantage

• Aims to provide local food to people• E.g. our organic vegetables arrive the

same/next day from the farms

reason #4

biodiversity

reason #5

food

• 75% of crops has gone extinct over the past 100 years.

• Modern intensive agriculture depends on relatively few crops

• only about 150 species are cultivated on any significant scale worldwide.

reason #5

the Organic Advantage

• Emphasizes on eating locally - Locavore

reason #5

pesticides

reason #6

• pest resistance• disease susceptibility• loss of natural biological controls• reduced nutrient-cycling.

reason #6

the Organic Advantage

• healthy plant grown in a healthy soil are more resistant to pest damage.

reason #6

ecosystem

reason #7

impact

the Organic Advantage

• encourage biodiversity in order to maintain soil fertility and aid natural pest control

reason #7

Care?why should we

keep planet earth livablefor our the sake

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One bite at a time

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Saving the world

For every bite @ EcoGreen

We make sure that

your health&

Mother Earth’s healthare taken care of

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