Published On August 7th, 2020, Prof. Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital presided over the event “Backyard Vegetable Gardening” at the garden in front of Siriraj Bimuksthan Museum, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital.
The event is the project co-arranged between Siriraj Museum, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, and East-West Seed International Ltd. under the objectives to promote and help secure food supplies and reduce living expenses of Thai households with organic vegetables by planting and gardening in their own residences during the pandemic.
After the opening ceremony, the Dean was accompanied by Mr. Bert van der Feltz, President & CEO of the East-West Seed International Ltd. to have a tour around the organic vegetable garden which used to be a Marygold Garden to commemorate the passing of H.M. the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the place to celebrate the World Soil Day. The event also offered Siriraj personnel and participants to collect the organic vegetable and herb seeds back to their home for gardening in their backyards.
