Organic farming a rising star in German agriculture

BERLIN: Visitors to the hall for organic farming at the 75th International Green Week here would find it hard to neglect a man with a green pinafore. Standing at the main entrance of the hall, with a plate full of flowers in hands, he would invite you to taste his flowers with a big smile.

He is Christian Herb, a farmer from Germany's southern state of Bavaria. He has brought the flowers he cultivated for visitors to eat.

Herb said: "My flowers are different from normal flowers because they are cultivated by organic farming and are harmless to human health."