We continue to clear hurdles at the farm. The Orang Asli farmers have now learned how to grow 15 types of crops. Farm planting spaces have increased to 1.4 acres, and there is an operational greenhouse. Farm yields increased to RM9,000 in May from RM4,000 in February. […]
There are 12 types of vegetables growing at any one time in the farm now. Also, the farm is picking up in its yield: 80kg of vegetables were harvested every two days in May and this is a jump from 40kg in February. This is commendable growth, but yield is still off the target for the farm […]
There is a fresh wind of hope blowing with four young Orang Asli men joining the farm on a training-cum-work programme. Suhaimi (27), Zamri (27), Haikal (17) and Panjang (15) aspire to start an organic farm of their own. Currently, these young men are paid an allowance of RM600/month. “I was only earning about RM300/month […]
It was the week the farm received a new solar system! This is another step forward towards using renewable energy source that is sustainable and inexhaustible (where budget permits) to the farm. The Orang Asli farmers were keen to learn how to install the new system, and they did with guidance! Although the solar system does not currently power […]
Exciting news at the farm this week and ahead! The orang asli farmers harvested the first batch of leafy vegetables planted in the greenhouse built by Gamuda Berhad! There were green Pak Choy and Choy Sum in that batch. They are beaming with pride for successfully growing leafy greens in their greenhouse! The lady farmers especially enjoyed the harvesting experience. […]
It was a week of new realms. Our Orang Asli farmers hosted two young indigenous Penan men from Sarawak for five days. The two young men were eager to learn our organic farming concept and methods for they wish to be trainers in the future to empower their fellow natives to be professional farmers with sustainable income. […]
We are sowing, investing and partnering in the dream of the Orang Asli to be self-sustaining professional farmers. 18 months since this community farm started, our newbies are gaining grounds. Harvest is on the increase – from 55kgs on Monday to 75kgs on Wednesday and to 90kgs on Friday! These are the total yield from okra, […]
It was a week of final touches! After a couple of months of fitting up Greenhouse 1 built by Gamuda, the week saw final touches to the greenhouse – installing ventilator, tightening piping and fittings, fixing leaks and completing test run. Hooray! The greenhouse plants can now be transplanted from the nursery into the greenhouse! With this, […]
Supporters of OA Organics sometimes wonder why they are yet to get different types of vegetables regularly. This week you get to see just how much the farmers are doing daily and how much both the farm and the Orang Asli farmers have grown and changed! Kale, sweet corns, pumpkins, brinjals, sweet potatoes, malabar spinach, and bitter gourds are growing […]
It was a week of high gears! The OA farmers stepped up on the gears to charge, more confidently, towards planting vegetables in the two greenhouses built by Gamuda. The women farmers were very busy with the groundwork of seeding and germinating leafy greens. The process is tedious and time consuming, but the women appear to have developed a more […]