Tuesday, January 11, 2011

How Xinmin Teachers Became Farmers

On the 27th of October, the science teachers from Xinmin Secondary School decided to change their profession and had a little taste of planting herbs and spices in the self-watering planters.

"This is how you assemble the parts of the self-watering planter box. Do not mix up the sequence..." explained Tony.
"Ensure that the water-level indicator tube is securely tightened so that there is no chance of water leakage..." This is the EM Compost. Mix them with soil in the ratio of 1 part is to 1 part garden soil."May, don't just give instructions...must use your hands....""Hmmm.... what is the next step..."
Having my second childhood...Everybody was paying full attention to the instructor and deeply engaged in the process of planting some herbs.Tony, the teacher of the teachers, taught the teachers how to plant the plants in the self-watering pot.

After setting in the plants, fill the planter with the mixed soil till the brim...

With a little bit of tender loving care and patience, we could see the final product soon .. "Mr Lim you are doing a good job... ... like a professional farmer..."Finally, the finished product....Learning is a lifelong process. Just like what Albert Einstein said, "Learning is not a product of schooling but the lifelong attempt to acquire it ."

Text by : Jeremy Choo and photos by : Ernest Chu

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