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Fresh herbs...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eA growing number of Emiratis are turning their hands to farming to meet an increased demand for organic vegetables.\u003cbr/\u003eDespite being a desert country, there are 12 commercial farms and thousands of small holdings in the UAE. \u003cbr/\u003eFresh herbs picked and ready for the market.\u003cbr/\u003eThis farm is one of dozens that has expanded from a small holding to meet the growing demand for pesticide-free vegetables in the UAE.\u003cbr/\u003eDespite harsh desert conditions farmers make use of natural underground water via wells and bore holes to grow vegetables - which includes aubergines, tomatoes, courgettes, beetroots and peppers.\u003cbr/\u003eWater is piped in rubber hoses to the plants and natural compost is used.\u003cbr/\u003eSome of the produce is sold at markets like this.\u003cbr/\u003eSix years ago Yael Mejia set up 'The Farmers' Market on the Terrace' in the centre of Dubai.  \u003cbr/\u003eOriginating from London, Yael established the first of four Baker and Spice restaurants in Knightsbridge in 1995.\u003cbr/\u003eAs a result of the success of the artisan bakery and restaurant she was asked to bring the concept to Dubai and has now established three branches of Baker and Spice here.\u003cbr/\u003eDriven by a need for local fresh produce for her kitchen, Yael says she explored the desert to find farmers. \u003cbr/\u003eAfter a year of phoning and visiting farms she persuaded four farms to produce vegetables for her restaurants.\u003cbr/\u003eSuch was the demand from customers at Baker and Spice that Yael set up the farmers' market. \u003cbr/\u003e\"You come to a place like this where the stuff was picked up this morning or yesterday afternoon. It is seriously fresh,\" she says.\u003cbr/\u003eThe market has grown from four farms to more than 12.\u003cbr/\u003eThey're all are certified by an Italian organic agency.\u003cbr/\u003eMejia says the organic movement has grown and grown since she arrived in Dubai six years ago.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The movement has gained quite a momentum. This is a community initiative, farmers don't get charged to come here.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWith much of the fruit and vegetables imported into the UAE shoppers are only too happy to buy fresh produce.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I like to come here with my children at the weekends to meet the farmers and get our fresh produce,\" explains market regular Christine Faurhat.\u003cbr/\u003eMeanwhile, the market has also attracted local celebrities, like chef Suzanne Husseini.\u003cbr/\u003e\"When I don't know what to cook I just come here and I'm inspired by the gorgeous coloured vegetables\", she says.\u003cbr/\u003eAbdullah Khalid Al Gaz, of Organic Land, is one of the farmers that supplies the market. \u003cbr/\u003eHe produces 1,000 kilogrammes of tomatoes a week plus aubergines, peppers, herbs and kale.  \u003cbr/\u003eThe greenhouses are equipped with fans to help protect against the sun and heat during the hot months.\u003cbr/\u003eHe supplies the farmers' market as well as supermarkets and has seen demand grow steeply.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's getting busier and busier, each year demand is increasing and increasing. People are more aware and want to be organic. Five years ago not many people knew, but now there are lots of restaurants and shops selling organic food,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003eAbdullah says he's opening up more land for farming to meet this demand.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eDubai, UAE - 14 January 2015\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of workers picking coriander \u003cbr/\u003e2. Close-up of worker tying-up a bunch of coriander \u003cbr/\u003e3. Worker picking coriander \u003cbr/\u003e4. Worker carrying bunches of coriander to box \u003cbr/\u003e5. Close-up of box as coriander is being dropped into it \u003cbr/\u003e6. Tilt-up of aubergine being cut\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close-up of buckets full of aubergines \u003cbr/\u003e8. Pull-out of workers carrying aubergines to buckets \u003cbr/\u003e9. Workers putting aubergines into buckets\u003cbr/\u003eDubai, UAE - 12 December 2014\u003cbr/\u003e10. People buying produce from 'The Farmers' Market on the Terrace' farmers market \u003cbr/\u003e11. Close-up of vegetables including radishes and coriander\u003cbr/\u003e12. Woman picking vegetables \u003cbr/\u003e13. Close-up of tomatoes \u003cbr/\u003e14. Two banners advertising the market \u003cbr/\u003e15. Mid of two Emirati men selling eggs \u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid of Yael Mejia, farmers' market organiser \u003cbr/\u003e17. Close of cakes \u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Yael Mejia, farmers' market organiser: \u003cbr/\u003e\"You come to a place like this where the stuff was picked up this morning or yesterday afternoon. It is seriously fresh. I mean you wouldn't be able to - the bizarre and the perverse thing is that this quality you would be hard pushed to find in farmers' markets in London.\" \u003cbr/\u003e19. Pan right from skyscrapers to people sitting and eating in a garden\u003cbr/\u003e20. Mid of sign advertising organic produce\u003cbr/\u003e21. Various of people sitting in the garden\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Yael Mejia, farmers' market organiser: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The movement has gained quite a momentum.This is a community initiative farmers, don't get charged to come here.\" \u003cbr/\u003e23. People buying vegetables at the market \u003cbr/\u003e24. Mid of seller exchanging goods and money with a customer\u003cbr/\u003e25. Various of customers buying goods at market\u003cbr/\u003e26. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Christine Faurhat, shopper at market: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I like to come here with my children at the weekends to meet the farmers and get our fresh produce.\" \u003cbr/\u003e27. Local celebrity chef, Suzanne Husseini, at the market\u003cbr/\u003e28. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Suzanne Husseini, local celebrity chef:  \u003cbr/\u003e\"When I don't know what to cook I just come here and I'm inspired by the gorgeous coloured vegetables.\" \u003cbr/\u003eDubai, UAE - 14 January 2015\u003cbr/\u003e29. Abdulla Khalid Al Gaz, owner of Organic Land, picking tomatoes on his farm \u003cbr/\u003e30. Close-up of tomatoes being picked\u003cbr/\u003e31. Mid of Al Gaz picking tomatoes \u003cbr/\u003e32. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Abdulla Khalid Al Gaz, owner of Organic Land: \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's getting busier and busier, each year demand is increasing and increasing. People are more aware and want to be organic. Five years ago not many people knew, but now there are lots of restaurants and shops selling organic food.\" \u003cbr/\u003e33. Mid of organic vegetables with greenhouse either side \u003cbr/\u003e34. Worker picking green peppers\u003cbr/\u003e35. 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