What is organic vegetables?
Currently on the market, consumers are still confusing between safe veggies and organic vegetables. Some vegetables only meet the standards of safe vegetables, but they label them as organic vegetables for sale at very high prices. So what is the difference between safe vegetables and organic vegetables and Why are organic vegetables so expensive?
Safe vegetables are produced under a standard regulation; fertilizers and pesticides are used at a permissible dose under strict control and have a certain isolation time to bring safe products to consumers. Vegetables produced by this method if done properly will bring very high productivity, so the cost of this type is not too high, within the affordability of most consumers and still ensure the level safe. However, safe vegetables still contain chemical content because of the short growth time, there is less nutrient accumulation.
Organic vegetables are the best quality vegetables because the entire production process is strictly controlled and does not contaminate any chemicals in terms of:
- Soil: Soil for growing organic vegetables must be tested to ensure that it is not contaminated by heavy metals and toxic chemicals.
- Water: Watering vegetables taken from drilled wells or dug wells, is always tested regularly to ensure that the water source is not contaminated with chemicals and heavy metals.
- Nutrition: do not use any kind of chemicals, chemical fertilizers, growth stimulants and genetically modified products during the entire production process. Hot compost is a major source of organic fertilizer used to create an environment for soil microorganisms to function. In addition, the tree added green manure which is incubated with soybean, banana stalk, chicken bone, fish, pig, kitchen waste.... All of the plant's nutrients are naturally provided according to the demand of the plant through the process of microorganisms.
- Plant protection drugs: Absolutely no use of chemical pesticides, mainly using natural methods to control pests such as: intercropping, crop rotation with led trees chases, catch by hand, and use traps and homemade products from herbs such as ginger, garlic, alcohol.
- Quality of vegetables: Vegetables are developed in a completely natural way so the product achieves the best maturity and flavor, longer growth time so it accumulates more nutrients, mineral content and Vitamins are higher than regular vegetables.
However, organic vegetables produce 30-40% lower yield than conventional production methods because farms have to build a natural ecosystem to support growing plants such as bees, black ants, earthworms; to repel insects, provide nutrition for trees with milk, eggs, not use chemical fertilizers ... Moreover, the time to set up farms to reach organic standards is also very long, losing from 3 - 5 years and labor requirements are always high due to caring manually for plants. Therefore, the price of organic vegetables is very high, maybe 10 times higher than regular vegetables.
Organic vegetables in Nam An Market are produced entirely by organic methods according to strict Japanese standards, under the control of experienced Japanese experts.
To buy quality Organic Vegetables, please come to Nam An Market or order online here: Organic Vegetables