Being a first-time blogger, this was no easy task making a first post on the Singapore leg of the Secondary Two Cohort programme this year. Competition commitments have prevented my team and I from going to Malaysia with the rest of the cohort but no complaints over here, it is a sacrifice we would gladly make.
On the first day, we went to an organic farm somewhere at Kranji. During the long bus ride, we kept ourselves amused by cracking jokes, and the atmosphere of euphoria persisted throughout the whole day, even through the boring but educational talk by a lady who insists that organic farming is the best way to grow plants. Maybe it takes that kind of verve and enthusiasm for what she does that made her a figure who is known to many in Singapore. Over there, we saw many different types of plants, like the dragonfruit and the luffa, all home-grown by the lady and her gang of workers. Organic farming includes sharing of the crops with insects and birds and leaving nature to do the work of cultivating the plants rather than giving it fertilizers.
After this, we went to a hydroponics farm around Sembawang road. Conversely, the principle behind hydroponic farming is to erect nets to keep out the sun, rain, insects and birds while immersing the roots of the plant in a nutrient solution. The vegetables produced look generally more appetizing than those produced by the organic farm, mainly because there are no signs of the plants being damaged by insects.
On the whole, it can be said that it is better to control change than to be controlled by change. A best-case scenario would be to have an equal number of organic and hydroponic farms where we will not risk an outbreak of unknown diseases but still can cater to those who prefer food that looks good.
Unfortunately, I had to go for a checkup on the second day and missed the activities and the other three days were consumed by competitions.
That’s all for now.
Neo Seh Woon

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