It was in 2007, when we were back at our hometown in Perak, my father saw how his elder brother, who had succumbed to the excessive usage of chemicals/pesticides on the fruit trees such as durian, langsat, lime, etc. It had cost my uncle being paralyzed at the lower body ever since. Moving around and visiting the bathrooms had never been the same, having my aunt to carry him around at the early stage.
Doctor said that he was lucky from the excessive chemical exposure through breathing and skin contact. Most of the farmers had passed away already!
You see.. the dosage and the content of the chemicals itself is so deadly it would penetrate the skin. Imagine how it penetrates the fruits and vegetables? Even the pests were smart, as they don’t even take a bite at the leaves, but we consume the vegetables every single day in our meals!
That’s when my father realized the importance of health and to educate the community, and started an organic farm to promote healthy, pesticide-free, chemical-free, and GMO-free vegetables and fruits.
In support of his effort and positive energy, we continue to lead on by example. To inspire the lives of thousands of families through the awareness of the importance of health and sustainable food sources.
One of our main practice, is that we are against single-use plastics. We have seen too many companies and supermarkets out there that are using plastic packaging, which most of it will end up in waste disposal and it will take years to decompose by itself. In some cases, it eventually contributes to the global scale of pollution.
Therefore, this is something that we need to start giving awareness to society, and the actions starts with us!
Enhancing the life’s of thousands of families through health awareness, by adding value and make healthy food source easily accessible through technology.
What’s more, with a wide selection of vegetables to choose, ranging from familiar locals to the more exotic, the variety of dishes from my kitchen is unlimited.
I consider myself a half expert in the Japanese language now that I have increased my vocabulary with such exotic sounding greens like Yacon, Semposai and Misome.
Epoch Organics are also driven by sustainable cause as the packing reuses recycled bags and the greens are wrapped in paper, not plastics and are carefully selected, packaged neatly before delivered right to your doorstep in a timely manner. Never have I been more anxious in anticipating my next round of fresh deliveries, with the blue recycle bag at hand ready for another round of exchange.
The greens are hygienic, wholesome and more importantly, organic. So organic in fact, I would in occasions, catch some stowaway snails nipping at my greens. This kind of quality assurance puts me in a peace of mind when I concoct and dish out my green ‘masterpieces’ on the table for my dear family.