We started the week worried that vegetable sales would be poor as many buyers closed their kitchen for Chinese New Year. But it turned out to be a week of many blessings! Blessing One: A number of people generously bought RM150-RM200 farm produce to share with relatives/friends or charity homes. This was a response to an appeal on the OA […]
It was a week of hands-on training and continuing farm development. When the farm started a year ago, the Orang Asli had no farming nor team work experience. It was a steep learning curve from Day 1. To empower them towards being professional farmers, a series of workshops are planned to plug in their knowledge gaps. The […]
It was a week of high notes! Most plants, finally being seeded, were transplanted as scheduled. The two greenhouses were installed with netting, drainage and doors. […]
The farm greets 2017 with a number of developments. We are now moving at a fast pace to make up for time lost during the holiday season! Mulching of all the plots, using both temporary plastic and natural mulch, were completed. The store room and nursery were spring cleaned, and racks rebuilt to better store farm equipment, materials and […]
Fertilization is a crucial part of farming. Knowing each type of fertiliser and its importance, and understanding application rates and dilution rates allow the OA farmers to be self-sustainable. This week, our OA farmers learned how to make Fish Emulsion Fertiliser. Fish emulsion provides calcium, magnesium, sulphur and sodium which plants require in micro quantities. This process takes […]
This was a week of both ups and downs. The rain was a welcome relief. The farm has been facing irrigation problems for many months now [pic 1]. A portable water tank and pump is being used until the irrigation system can be replaced in January/February 2017. The rainy season reduced intensive irrigation of plants using the portable […]
70 kg of four angle beans in one harvest – what a bumper crop! […]
This week, a group of Penan students visited the farm to learn more about organic/sustainable agriculture. Nor, one of our women farmers, conducted the educational farm tour and explained the processes used on the farm. It was great watching the sense of pride shown by our OA as they shared farming knowledge! It was also a week of lessons […]