Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah has launched an organic garden, which recently completed its first successful soil cycle.
The garden is home to a wide variety of fresh vegetables and herbs.
Executive chef Jens Muenchenbach, who is championing the initiative, said: "In an effort to educate team members about sustainable food practice and better serve our guests at Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah, we hope to incorporate organic ingredients at our on property Vietnamese restaurant, Lao, and convert it into a completely sustainable dining experience.
"The garden’s vegetables along with herbs like parsley, coriander, young spinach, spring onions, cherry tomatoes and bok choy will be incorporated into the menu starting spring of 2016."
The next phase of the project will place an increasing importance on composting, which will be used throughout the hotel grounds.
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The property hopes to incorporate composting because the process, unlike other waste management practices, does not produce methane, meaning it does not contribute to global warming.
The hotel will employ 'agriculture box' technology used for urban vegetable garden and composting system. This is a process that reduces environmental impact by quickly recycling organic kitchen wastes in a third of the time aerobic composting takes. The process is quick and safe and enriches the soil with plenty of nutrients that support plant growth and healthy soil.
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