Gardening For Nutrition 101

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.

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.

 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Session 8 Essential Element Carbon Part 2 Please click on the link below to view Session 8 https://youtu.be/FGDpo4UaoMA You can interact with Iman and ask him questions on the Facebook link

              Session 9 Understanding What pH Means     Please click on the link below to view session 9         Illustrations are pasted below this link https://youtu.be/rCP25ktSTmY We have a  Facebook  page where you can interact with Iman and ask him questions.

Session 10 Soils. Part I The Mineral Factor. Click on the link below to view Session 10 https://youtu.be/6fQMyyEfFT8 Soil components Soil per area weight metrics Cation exchange explained We have a Facebook page where you can interact with Iman and ask questions.

Session 11 Soils. Part II. Soil Analysis Click on the link below to view session 11 https://youtu.be/ipeRccCEXY8 We have a  Facebook page where you can interact with Iman and ask questions.

Session 12 Soils Part III. Organic Matter     Please click on the link below to view Session 12               https://youtu.be/5gCjwkqwGDY          Molecule of EDTA (Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetic Acid)                      Section of a typical humic acid molecule We have a Facebook page where you can interact with Iman and ask questions.

  GARDENING FOR NUTRITION Please click on the link below to view Session 13 https://youtu.be/Af2cCEQgyN0 ESSENTIAL NUTRITION DEFINITION LEAF ANALYSIS DATA FROM DIFFERENT CROPS ON SAME SOIL We have a Facebook page called  Gardening For Nutrition 101  where you can interact with Iman and ask questions.

       GARDENING FOR NUTRITION    To view session 14 please click on the link below. https://youtu.be/bFSH0_kXWSI The Natural  Nitrogen Cycle 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.

To view Session 15 please click on the link below.    *Diagrams etc are on this page below the link. https://youtu.be/J0q-_D9PSz0 We have a Facebook page where you can interact with Iman and ask questions

Please click on the link below to view Session 16  https://youtu.be/OZkBqNxbB6w We have a Facebook page  called   Gardening For Nutrition 101  where you can interact with Iman and ask questions.

  Please click on the link below to view Session 17 https://youtu.be/XdoUkmek404 We have a  Facebook  page called  Gardening For Nutrition 101  where you can interact with Iman and ask questions.

  Please click on the link to view session 18.  https://youtu.be/H0TGCOLg9BU Note: The lemon Iman displayed is from a tree at least 50 years old, in a very rainy environment. Here is a typical one from our property after many months of rain and mist! (The wife) We have a  Facebook  page called  Gardening For Nutrition 101  where you can interact with Iman and ask questions.