An over a millienium old tradition is being reborn and explored in China.  Modern Agricultural Science Demonstration Park at Xiaotangshan, is located in Beijing, 17 Kilometers from the Asia Games Village.  It’s a planned community, 111 sq K, of which 2/3 is used for farming and rest is an urban community.  Don’t get too excited, it seems there is nothing organic yet and the “exciting” news is that ‘tomato trees’, ‘vertical pillar cultivation’, ‘industrialized seedling production line’ exist.  While I wouldn’t call this great news to hear, lots of good …

Shanghai is a large, roaming city. For many, the first hunt for greens for dinner will take them to their neighborhood grocery store. The unease that most people have with any kind of Chinese grown vegetables, organic or not, is China happens to be a large producer of agricultural chemicals, DDT included, which are banned in USA. While there are plenty of markets and grocery stores to chose from (Look for future blogs), the task of completing a shopping list of vegetables is not easy.
Today’s quest for organic vegetables in …