Description
** Depends on harvesting local agricultural products **
🥬🥒🥕❤️ If you choose "Vegetables Only" please write 3 types of preferable vegetables but we cannot guarantee but will try to accommodate (please fill in the remarks at the end of the order)
🚚 The fastest delivery time : 2-day delivery.
🐝 Supplier / Origin : Mrs Lam Organic Farm
🔖 Certification : HKORC Certificate No. C22008
🌱 Producer introduction :
Mrs. Lam used to be the representative farmer of the annual fisher, farmers and food carnival, with a cheerful and sunny smile. Mrs. Lam and her husband has been running an organic farm for more than 10 years. Although there is a master to help him, one person has to take care of all the work of farming, harvesting and sales. As she gets older, she even falls asleep when she opens the stall. Many friends are very distressed for him. Every Sunday, there are volunteer Ming Je who decide to give up their rest time every weekend to help used to be the representative farmer of the annual fisher, check files. His crops and yields are very rich, and he sells crops at Mei Foo Organic Farm and Kam Sheung Road West Rail Station on Sunday and evening respectively.
Mrs. Lam’s organic farm in Sha Tin Hang. The government proposed the Kam Tin South development plan in 2015, reclaiming 12.3 hectares of land and planning to build 8,000 public housing units. The Sha Tin Hang where Mrs. Lam is located is one of the reclaimed agricultural lands. Mrs. Lam Farm now belongs to the relocated farmers. The agricultural park project will be completed in 2024. The area has been given priority to re-cultivate with other farmers and farmers affected by the concurrent development plan.
Mrs. Lam is now relocated to Kwu Tung South Agriculture Park for re-cultivation.
🛍 Product Information :
秋が深まり、地元の農産物の生産量もどんどん増え、地元の有機農家を応援し、高品質な農産物を直接皆様のお手元にお届けいたします。
🟠 Order and Payment
Go to the online place the order (online ordering) by click "Buy Now" and fill in the delivery method, payment method, contact information and delivery address & date.
❤️ The cut-off time is 12:00 am every day (limited quota, first come, first served).
⌕ After we submit the order, customers can check the order progress in the online store (My Account). We will contact the subscriber 3 hours before the delivery date to confirm the delivery arrangement.
💳 Accept Mobile Octopus, Alipay, Payme, WeChat Pay, credit card or FPS: 95555280. You can pay when submitting the order or after the order is submitted.
🟠 Delivery Areas and Charges
🚇 Organic Vegetable Bag - Self-pickup price 3kgs, $200 (only available at Kam Sheung Road Station / Tsuen Wan West Station / Mei Foo West Rail Station / Old Mei Foo Farmers Market [Every Sunday])
Free delivery covers New Territories, Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, Tai O, Discovery Bay and Tung Chung.
Minimum order thresholds are set for other remote areas, please contact us for details.
We will collect vegetables from the farm on the morning of the delivery day and dispatch the boxes for delivery at around 9am. Delivery is limited to the area that the vehicle can reach.
Regardless of the order size, a service fee of $20 will be charged for remote areas, and an additional $20 service fee will be charged for the staircase fee for delivering vegetables.
After ordering, if the subscriber encounters a problem with receiving the goods (no one at the house is available to receive the goods) and fails to complete the delivery, he can notify the master to leave the goods at the door, or deliver the goods the next morning. If the delivery master fails to contact you multiple times due to other factors, we will consider rejecting similar orders in the future.
🟠 Bad weather arrangements:
If there is a sudden bad weather situation on the delivery day (red/black rain or the farmland cannot be harvested due to flooding) and the transaction needs to be changed or canceled, we will notify subscribers before 8a.m. on the delivery day.
If the transaction is cancelled, the subscriber can return the money. We will first choose to return the purchase amount to the ordering account to reduce our administrative staff and administrative costs. If you want to return cash, we need three to five working days, and for subscribers who have made prepayments, we will return the same amount.
However, unless there are special circumstances such as long-term red/black rain or widespread flooding, subscribers cannot refuse to receive and pay on the grounds of "bad weather".
📢 Please note
One catty (斤；香港斤) is approximately equal to 600 grams.
The photo of the vegetable box is for reference only, and the variety will be adjusted according to the season.
♻️ The vegetable bags will be paper boxes and will not be recycled for the time being. When customers order vegetables again in the future, we will set up a recycling method later, and the details will be announced later.
🟠 Inquiry phone number:
35651770 / 95555280 (Special line/Whatsapp)
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We cherish our customers, and we treat every stakeholder in the entire operation chain better, so that we can demonstrate the efforts of producers and put the value in your hands!
We understand that our customers respect our farmers and love our service, we treat our customers the same way! In addition to providing quality products and a good customer experience, for our long-term support customers, our system will automatically give our customers to additional store credits, customers will receive an additional 3-10% discount based on their monthly consumption, shopping points, and double discounts of the "Store Credit Customer Support Program". The more you buy, the more you get.
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🔹 About Kwu Tung South Hong Kong Agricultural Park, New Territories
The Agricultural Park in the Tsiu Keng, Kwu Tung South covers an area of about 223 hectares, which is equivalent to 12 time of areas of Victoria Park and is one of the largest agricultural lands in Hong Kong. Former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced the implementation of new agricultural policies in the 2016 Policy Address, including the establishment of agricultural parks, the establishment of agricultural priority areas, the establishment of a 500 million "agricultural sustainable development fund", strengthening support and assisting farmers to add value, etc., to promote local agriculture. Modern and sustainable development, the agricultural park is located in the Kwu Tung South. It is a traditional vegetable planting area. Its soil and nearby water sources are suitable for the cultivation of agricultural products. Affected farmers began to move in 2023.
🥘 Suggested Recipe：
🔅 Notes:
☘️ Preserve vegetables
1. Leafy vegetables and softer vegetables, if packaged, should be placed in the cold box in the original package;
2. Organic Vegetables are more prone to spoilage if they have water droplets. Put the vegetables in a ventilated place to dry or wipe off the water vapor, then wrap the vegetables in slightly damp newspaper and put them in a plastic bag before refrigerating. ;
3. Organic vegetables do not use preservatives or special treatments. Vegetables are generally stored for three to five days. Some vegetables will decompose enzymes, so they should be eaten as soon as possible.
☘️ How to wash vegetables
1. Wash vegetables before cooking to keep them fresh;
2. It is not advisable to soak the vegetables for too long, and they should be washed first and then cut to avoid the loss of vitamins;
3. Washing vegetables with dilute salt water or Dish Drop can easily remove vegetable insects;
4. Cut vegetables with a stainless steel knife to reduce vitamin loss;
5. Vegetable leaves contain a lot of nutrients, so you should avoid shredding, chopping or grinding the leaves;
6. Immediately after cutting, to avoid the loss of vitamins due to air oxidation.
Product Description：What is organic food? Organic food generally refers to food that uses organic methods during production, handling, processing and sale, such as the absence of synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics, growth promoters, food additives from non-organic sources, and Genetic modification and irradiation (a type of radiation used to kill bacteria). In addition to vegetables, fruits, rice and other crops, common organic foods also include cheese, honey and processed products such as bread, corn flakes, and cereals.
Benefits of organic vegetables
Why choose organic vegetables? First of all, organic vegetables are safer and healthier for the human body. In terms of farming, organic vegetables must meet organic production standards and be certified by a third-party certification agency to ensure that no chemical pesticides or fertilizers are used in the production process. Strict organic production supervision can protect consumers from ingesting residual pesticides or chemicals. .
In addition, organic farming helps maintain a balanced production system. This is because organic farming does not use synthetic chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Farmers tend to choose crop rotation, animal and plant composting, etc. to avoid pests, thereby avoiding soil contamination and maintaining the vitality of the soil to achieve a sustainable ecosystem.
野菜の収穫時期は天候や土壌などに影響され、現在香港で栽培できる野菜は100種類以上あり、季節ごとに栽培される野菜も異なります。
The harvest period of vegetables will be affected by weather, soil and other issues. There are currently over a hundred types of vegetables that can be grown in Hong Kong, and the vegetables grown in each season will be different.
View local seasonal produce
Supply Season：Crop schedule
Storage Method：It should not be stored for a long time. It should be eaten as soon as possible after purchase, or stored in the refrigerator for about 1 week.
It is undeniable that supporting organic vegetables can indirectly protect the environment we live in. However, choosing to eat organic or conventional vegetables depends on your personal views on food safety and health. The most important thing is to eat as many different vegetables as possible to get a variety of nutrients!
Benefits of organic vegetables
Why choose organic vegetables? First of all, organic vegetables are safer and healthier for the human body. In terms of farming, organic vegetables must comply with organic production standards and be certified by a third-party certification agency to ensure that no chemical pesticides or fertilizers are used in the production process. Strict organic production supervision can protect consumers from ingesting residual pesticides or chemicals.
In addition, organic farming helps maintain the balance of the production system. This is because organic farming does not use synthetic chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Farmers tend to choose crop rotation, animal and plant composting, etc. to avoid pests, thereby avoiding soil pollution and maintaining soil vitality to achieve a sustainable ecosystem.
*10 reasons to choose organic products*
1. Reduce potential health risks and maintain health
Many chemical pesticides have been found to be carcinogenic or have the potential to cause cancer:
(1). Long-term exposure will increase the chance of damage to the developmental, reproductive, immune, endocrine and nervous systems
(2). Organic farming avoids the use of synthetic pesticides, so the risk of pesticides is much lower
(3). In addition, organic production prohibits the use of genetically modified organisms and their derivatives, and does not allow the use of ionizing radiation to preserve food, so organic products are a safer choice for consumers.
2. Give children the safest food
Children and infants are lighter in weight and eat more food than adults. In addition, their organs, nerves and immune systems are still developing, so pesticides have a greater impact on them.
3. Organic food tastes better
Many people choose organic products because they taste better. In recent years, many high-end chefs have used organic seasonings to cook for its freshness and quality.
4. Make the earth healthier
Behind cheaper conventional products, there are actually many social costs, including the supervision of chemical pesticides, the cleaning of polluted drinking water and the environment, the treatment of diseases and injuries caused by chemical pesticides, and the loss of wild habitats and other environmental damage. These costs will ultimately be paid by taxpayers and borne by the whole society.
5. Protect farm workers
The World Health Organization estimates that 3 million people are poisoned by pesticides and 20,000 farm workers die from pesticide poisoning every year. Farmers' children are particularly at risk.
6. Protect small farmers
Most organic farms are managed by independent small farmers. According to the information on the website of the Fisheries and Conservation Department, there are an estimated 320 organic farms in Hong Kong, most of which are family operations. Buying more locally produced organic vegetables is the most powerful support for them.
7. Energy saving
Organic farming uses good agricultural practices and the recycling of organic matter to reduce pests and diseases and improve soil fertility, avoiding reliance on non-renewable energy (chemical pesticides and fertilizers). Many studies have found that organic farming is more energy efficient, and environmental groups have pointed out that the production of chemical fertilizers consumes a lot of energy.
8. Reduce soil erosion
Conventional farms are facing serious soil erosion problems. In the United States, more than 200 million tons of topsoil are lost each year (8). Organic farmers add organic matter to the soil and rotate a variety of crops, thereby reducing soil erosion and maintaining soil fertility.
9. Maintain biodiversity
Organic farming encourages a variety of organisms to live in a balanced and harmonious ecological environment. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has also found that in ecologically sensitive areas, organic farms can not only produce food, but also protect the ecology and maintain biodiversity.
10. Protect water quality
Many rivers, wells and groundwater in the United States have been polluted by pesticides (6) and nitrates (7). A major source of nitrates is chemical fertilizers, which can be converted into nitrites in the human body. Nitrite is a potential carcinogen and can also cause "blue baby syndrome". Organic production does not use chemical pesticides and fertilizers, which will avoid the loss of nitrogen and thus conserve precious water resources.
Why are organic products so expensive?
Generally speaking, organic products are slightly more expensive than general products, ranging from slightly more expensive to several times more expensive. This is because organic products are produced on a smaller scale, require more manpower, and have a higher proportion of transportation and sales costs. Sometimes, because organic products are produced in smaller quantities and demand exceeds supply, the price is higher. However, these factors will change with the expansion of the organic market and the improvement of technology, but some hidden costs not included in general farming methods will not change due to market size. For example, organic farming includes environmental protection and improvement, while the price of general products does not include the cost of future social pollution cleanup in the production cost, so the price gap between the two is even greater. In addition, in ordinary farms, due to the use of chemical pesticides, the health of farmers is less guaranteed, and future treatment costs are not included in the cost of the product. In addition, organic farms take into account the welfare of livestock, which are all reasons why the cost of organic products is higher.
Cooking Skills：This method of cooking vegetables can best retain nutrients than boiling them in water
Boiling will destroy water-soluble vitamins such as vitamin C
Judging from the criteria of whether leafy vegetables are cooked and edible, first of all, taking the boiling method which is most commonly believed by the public to retain more nutrients, what is destroyed during the boiling process is ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Since vitamins are water-soluble, when leafy vegetables are surrounded by a large amount of water and heated, they will naturally be destroyed with the cooking time and temperature.
Steaming is considered to be the best way to preserve the nutrients of leafy vegetables.
The final step is steaming, which wins the championship among the four methods of preserving nutrients. In the study, it was found that after cooking, the biological activity content and antioxidant activity of leafy vegetables will increase, so it is considered to be the best choice for cooking leafy vegetables. The most suitable method.
Notes：Don’t wash organic vegetables?
Many people may think that there is no need to clean organic vegetables since there are no pesticide residues, but this is not the case. When preventing and controlling pests, vegetable farmers may use natural enemies of pests and diseases for control, and crops may harbor organisms, such as larvae. Therefore, before eating any vegetables, they should be washed and cooked with water to ensure safety and safe consumption.
🔸 Supplementary Information：
Pre -order once a week. The supply depends on the delivery situation, or it will be shipped separately.
