Urban Farming

Children's Food Campaign responds to the launch of the Department of Health's traffic light labelling scheme and calls on the Government to name and shame food companies which drag their feet.

June events are going up on the calendar.  Spaces are filling up fast, don't miss out!

We planted 6 celosia in a row as companions to marigolds, zinnias and kangkong, sharing the same flower bed. Kangkong was the first to grow and pulled out as veggie. Zinnias in such tight space seemed to flower early and died in chorus. Now celosia is taking prominence growing to a height of 5 feet, with long beautiful pinkish purple flowers. Marigolds just started flowering. celosia, backyard garden celosia, backyard garden to celosia, the rest are all dwarfs ________________bangchik and kakdah________________ pasir gudang

It is an attempt to give pineapples a world it deserves. Exclusiveness. Three local higher learning institutions, Tourism Department of Johor, Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation and Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board joined up to give pineapples a bright new future. I was there somewhere in the big blue ocean strategy adventure The whole effort is centered towards creating a future for pineapple fibers in Malaysia. Community engagement in Kampung Puteri Menangis, Pontian. - introducing pineapple fiber extraction Fiber extractor , a prototype. We managed to get research grant to further develop the necessary machines and techniques to produce pineapple fiber of high quality. Philippine and Indonesia had ventured into pineapple fiber for decades. Malaysia is still learning, but I sincerely hope that pineapple growers in Johor, Pontian especially will benefit in a big way soon. The journey is long but we already had " Tenun Diraja Johor or Royal Johor Weave" in mind. (sorry for being on off-mode for a few months)

Pycnanthemum, Mountain-Mint (unsure of species) in my garden, bejeweled with pollinators. Two species will be on sale this weekend and next. This Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8, and next week as well, June 14 and 15, is a rare opportunity to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]