It was an exciting weekend both at the farm and the village. Gamuda Berhad, with a volunteer force of 30 staff members came to build another greenhouse for the farm. This greenhouse, measuring 50′ x 24′ is an improved version of the earlier two units. The new greenhouse is a tremendous boost to the […]
There is an urgent need to understand the mindset of the Orang Asli in moving forward… Some young people have come to join the farm as contract workers. However, many are not catching the vision of owning their own farm. We made these observations: The young men appear more content with finding quick money to […]
There are eight Orang Asli farmers at the OA Organics farm. Out of this, six are women – the backbone of the farm since its inception in November 2016. These women juggle working on the farm and managing their family, but minus the modern gadgets we enjoy. After a day of back-breaking work, six days a […]
OA Organics is People-oriented and Planet-friendly. People-oriented – the consumers, the farmers OA Organics believes in eating healthily and strives to make farm produce affordable for all, through direct purchase from the farm. We aim to provide buyers: Choices – you choose what you like to buy from the available range, and which day and place to get your orders. Order online at […]
Let’s celebrate with our OA farmers the mini milestone they have achieved at the farm! Most plots are planted. Harvesting for bitter gourds, sweet corns and mini pumpkins have started. Greenhouse plants are coming along great; those not faring too well are being replaced. Okra, long beans, sweet potato leaves, spinach (bayam), ceylon spinach, chinese white radish, […]
An exciting week of countdown it was at the farm! The greenhouse is up and running! The OA farmers are deeply satisfied and excited to see the fruit of their laborious work. Just look at the rows of greens!!! Are you counting the days to having more variety of leafy vegetables? […]
The Orang Asli farmers worked throughout the Chinese New Year holidays while the rest of us enjoyed the break. But it was a week of “ups” for the farmers. It was a week we witnessed ownership and leadership! The farmers collectively decided they would skip the CNY break to catch up with the piling work at […]
Mission Statement ~ Building fair businesses to build fair societies OA ORGANICS aims to provide quality organically grown produce at affordable prices. We strive to ensure that small producers obtain a fair share of the value chain in environmentally friendly ways, and consumers get chemical-free food at best values. OA Organics is committed to the 5Ps of […]
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