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Residents in the city are learning how to farm and produce organic vegetables in order to be self sustaining. Not far from Taipei's busy downtown...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eGrowing your own vegetables is becoming increasingly popular in Taiwan's capital, Taipei. \u003cbr/\u003eResidents in the city are learning how to farm and produce organic vegetables in order to be self sustaining. \u003cbr/\u003eNot far from Taipei's busy downtown area, a group of Taiwanese equipped with straw hats and gardening tools gather around small planters on the rooftops. \u003cbr/\u003eThey are here for a lesson in urban organic farming.\u003cbr/\u003eLike many urban centres around the world, people in the hi-tech city of Taipei are becoming increasingly interested in home grown vegetables and a greener lifestyle. \u003cbr/\u003eSeveral community colleges in the city now offer weekend classes on organic farming.\u003cbr/\u003e27-year-old Abby Lee has been attending one of these classes for more than year. Everyday Saturday, she comes here to tend to vegetables and trees that have been planted on the rooftop of a local school. \u003cbr/\u003eHer reason is simple; she wants to add a bit more green to Taiwan.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Whenever I go online, I always see someone complaining about Taiwan, saying our society is less moral and Taiwan is a \"ghost\" island. I feel bad that people feel this way because actually Taiwan is a very nice place. But then I wasn't doing anything to change the situation. So I thought I should try to do something good, perhaps improve our environment. There are so many ways to do so and I just decided that planting vegetables could be my contribution,\" she says. \u003cbr/\u003eTrainer, Bai Yi-shin, has been teaching the class for several years now and says the number of students is increasing.\u003cbr/\u003eToday he's showing the students important techniques for planting vegetables, but he also has a more important tip to share. \u003cbr/\u003e\"I am telling people to use their hearts when planting vegetables. That's because when the vegetables grow, they will give us what we need. They allow us to enjoy their qualities. So when we are planting them, we need to give them our heart. If we take care of vegetables well, they will grow and give back to us.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMany students say they already have planters with vegetables at home, but are attending classes to learn better techniques in organic farming.\u003cbr/\u003eOn the side of the mountain, minutes from the financial district of Taipei, Wu Chu-li is tending her vegetables that she grows on the small plot rented from the Songshan Community Farm. \u003cbr/\u003eWu pays 35 US dollars a month for a 30-square-metre plot and produces enough to feed her family of three.\u003cbr/\u003eWu used to work in the computer sector and is now a stay-at-home mother. She comes here three times a week to tend her plot and has been doing so for several years now. Sometimes she takes her son along to work on the farm and says she is happy that it provides a safe, alternative source of food for the family.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I want my children to experience nature. Another reason is food safety. Vegetables could have pesticides. Even though the sellers say there is no pesticide, you can never know or trust them. So the safest thing to do is to grow your own food. So to allow my children to experience this and for food safety, I decided to find a community farm to rent a small plot of land to grow our own vegetables.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSimilar to community colleges in the city, the Songshan Community Farm also provides classes for those who are interested in organic farming. \u003cbr/\u003eElvin Zhen has been attending a course. \u003cbr/\u003eZhen, a recent retiree, says he has a small plot of land at home and wants to spend his retirement growing organic food. \u003cbr/\u003e\"I used to grow vegetables at my old place when I was a child. Now that I am retired, I wanted to go back home and grow organic vegetables. When I was young, we did not do organic farming. So I come here to learn.\"\u003cbr/\u003eIn the class, students learn how to prepare soil and get rid of weeds and bugs without using chemicals. And most important lesson of all  - that no matter where you are or how much space you have, anyone can enjoy the pleasure of farming - boots and all. \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eTaipei, Taiwan - September 20, 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Tilt down from Taipei 101 building to group of people farming on rooftop.\u003cbr/\u003e2. Group of people gathered around farming trainer.\u003cbr/\u003e3. Close up of trainer.\u003cbr/\u003e4. Tilt down from trainer to vegetables.\u003cbr/\u003e5. People listening to trainer.\u003cbr/\u003e6. A person watering the planter.\u003cbr/\u003e7. Women working on planting trees.\u003cbr/\u003e8. Woman working on one of the planters.\u003cbr/\u003e9. People trimming vegetable sprouts.\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of Abby Lee planting vegetables in the planter.\u003cbr/\u003e11. Close of Abby Lee planting vegetables\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close up of hands working on planter.\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Abby Lee, Student Farmer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Whenever I go online, I always see someone complaining about Taiwan, saying our society is less moral and Taiwan is a \"ghost\" island. I feel bad that people feel this way because actually Taiwan is a very nice place. But then I wasn't doing anything to change the situation. So I thought I should try to do something good, perhaps improve our environment. There are so many ways to do so and I just decided that planting vegetables could be my contribution.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide of trainer talking.\u003cbr/\u003e15. Close up of trainer, Bai Yi-shin.\u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid of student farmers listening.\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE: (mandarin) Bai Yi-shin, Trainer for urban farming class: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I am telling people to use their hearts when planting vegetables. That's because when the vegetables grow, they will give us what we need. They allow us to enjoy their qualities. So when we are planting them, we need to give them our heart. If we take care of vegetables well, they will grow and give back to us.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide of student farmers working.\u003cbr/\u003e19. Close up of vegetables.\u003cbr/\u003e20. Student farmer holding a bucket and a gardening tool while others work on the planter.\u003cbr/\u003e21. Close up of vegetables.\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of trees and Taipei skyline.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eTaipei, Taiwan - September 3, 2014\u003cbr/\u003e23. Wu Chu-li working on her vegetable plot.\u003cbr/\u003e24. Close up of Wu Chu-li\u003cbr/\u003e25. Close up of a bag of herbs.\u003cbr/\u003e26. Wu Chu-li filling water in the watering can.\u003cbr/\u003e27. Wu Chu-li walking in her plot.\u003cbr/\u003e28. Close up of Wu Chu-li\u003cbr/\u003e29. Wu Chu-li watering her plants.\u003cbr/\u003e30. Close up of watering can.\u003cbr/\u003e31. Wu Chu-li walking away.\u003cbr/\u003e32. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Wu Chu-li, An Urban Farmer in Taipei: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I want my children to experience nature. Another reason is food safety. Vegetables could have pesticides. Even though the sellers say there is no pesticide, you can never know or trust them. So the safest thing to do is to grow your own food. So to allow my children to experience this and for food safety, I decided to find a community farm to rent a small plot of land to grow our own vegetables.\"\u003cbr/\u003e33. Close up of Wu Chu-li trimming her vegetables.\u003cbr/\u003e34. Wide of Wu Chu-li.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eTaipei, Taiwan, September 10, 2014\u003cbr/\u003e35. A trainer in front of the class.\u003cbr/\u003e36. Elvin Zhen in the class.\u003cbr/\u003e37. Close up of Elvin Zhen using his notepad.\u003cbr/\u003e38. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin), Elvin Zhen, Student Farmer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I used to grow vegetables at my old place when I was a child. Now that I am retired, I wanted to go back home and grow organic vegetables. When I was young, we did not do organic farming. So I come here to learn.\"\u003cbr/\u003e39. Wide of trainer showing student how to prepare planter.\u003cbr/\u003e40. Close up of a hoe on soil.\u003cbr/\u003e41. Close up of trainer.\u003cbr/\u003e42. Student farmers talking.\u003cbr/\u003e43. Farmers planting vegetables.\u003cbr/\u003e44. Student farmer planting vegetables.\u003cbr/\u003e45. Boots hanging upside down.\u003cbr/\u003e46. 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