Webinar on 'Organic Farming - How and Why we can eliminate toxicants' by Mr. Satyam Jha,an organic horticulturist and the founder of Sprouted Jungle

The Synergy Club, Department of Commerce and Management Association of CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Lavasa organized a webinar on the topic "Organic Farming -how and why we can eliminate toxicants'' .The webinar was conducted on 5th September 2020 highlighted major aspects of how organic vegetables could be grown at our homes.The webinar was led by Mr Satyam Jha , an organic horticulturist and the founder of Sprouted Jungle, which majorly works on upcycling and organic farming. He conducts various workshops to spread awareness on sustainable farming and harm prevalent in chemical-based farming. 

As the session commenced, the speaker enlightened everyone about the difference between normal vegetables and organic vegetables. He proceeded to tell about how many toxic elements are present in the normal vegetables and how organic vegetables are a healthy alternative as they eliminate and prevent various kinds of diseases . The audience learnt about the advantages of growing vegetables in their homes along with steps to grow them . They were enlightened about the fact that it is just a myth that organic plants are expensive , as in reality they are very cheap and middle men are the ones that extensively exploit people. 

Attendees from different institutions and departments joined the webinar.The attendees were also given a chance to pose different questions to the guest speaker. Attendees posed numerous questions to Mr. Satyam Jha relating to organic farming and how they are exploited by the middle men in terms of pricing. Overall it was an extremely enriching experience.