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Introduction to Gardening for Nutrition 101 By Iman Safi

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This is the first of a series of videos Agronomist, Iman Safi, has produced to encourage and empower everyone to produce their own nutritious food.  Iman holds a Master ’s in Science, specialising in soils and plant nutrition and has worked in this field in Australia and elsewhere for 45 years and counting, introducing many innovations. Moreover, Iman has a BSc in Biology and Chemistry and has always been passionate about issues pertaining to health, herbalism, nutrition and general wellbeing. Click on the link below. https://youtu.be/jBP1MYv3DOQ We now have a Facebook page where you can interact with Iman, discuss issues and ask questions.
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GARDENING FOR NUTRITION 101 Session 2. Misunderstandings around Chemicals and the Importance of Knowing the Essential Elements

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Session 2 Misunderstandings around Chemicals and the Importance of Knowing the Essential Elements  In this session Iman explains the misunderstandings around chemicals and the importance of knowing the essential elements which are the building blocks of life.  Click on the link below. ***** Correction: at 6:28, there’s a slight error. I said plants need oxygen from the atmosphere. I meant to say carbon dioxide. https://youtu.be/2NN64ygHbqU We now have a Facebook page wh ere you can interact with Iman, discuss issues and ask questions.
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GARDENING FOR NUTRITION Session 3 Polymers Part I Carbohydrates

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 Session 3 Polymers. Part I : Carbohydrates Please click on the link below to view Session 3  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJYnttcm20o We have a Facebook  page  called  Gardening For Nutrition 101  where you can interact with Iman and ask questions.
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GARDENING FOR NUTRITION 101 . Session 4 Polymers Part II: Proteins

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Session 4 Polymers Part II Proteins NOTE: Serotonin is a hormone and Iman accidentally referred to it as an enzyme. Please click on the link below to view session 4  https://youtu.be/g2lZmxjkzNI Amino Acids ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS 1. Histidine 2. Isoleucine  3. Leucine  4. Lysine  5. Methionine  6. Phenylalanine  7. Threonine  8. Tryptophan  9. Valine We have a Facebook page where you can interact with Iman and ask him questions.
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GARDENING FOR NUTRITION: Session 5: Connecting the Dots

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Session 5: Connecting the Dots. Please click on the link below to view session 5: https://youtu.be/9EYOX8ZPB3s?si=G8K48IQXj0HRIvMf We have a Facebook page where you can interact with Iman and ask him questions.
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GARDENING FOR NUTRITION: Gardening For Nutrition Session 6 The Nitrogen Cycle

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Session 6 The Nitrogen Cycle Click on the link below to view session 6 https://youtu.be/tYg_mIbtMfE We now have a Facebook page where you can interact with Iman, discuss issues and ask questions.
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GARDENING FOR NUTRITION Session 7 Essential Element Carbon Part 1

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Session 7: Essential Element Carbon: Part 1 Please click on link below to view session 7. Accompanying illustrations are on this blog page just below. https://youtu.be/jeHH75A9i10 Accompanying illustrations:  (a) Periodic Table (b) Methane Mollecule                         (c) Hydrocarbons (d) Graphene Section (e) Diamond Structure  We now have a  Facebook  page wh ere you can interact with Iman, discuss issues and ask questions.
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