On a bright cheery Saturday morning, I joined (as a guest) some people from the Rotoract
club to visit an organic farm. In a nutshell, it was an interesting experience indeed. See the extended entry for the write-up.

On a bright cheery Saturday morning, I joined (as a guest) some people from the Rotoract
club to visit an organic farm. In a nutshell, it was an interesting experience indeed. Overall, despite the initial delays, slow drivers and bad navigators, we made to arrive at 10:30am. You do have to note that parking indeed is limited and car-pooling is advised.

The visit costs about RM20 per person and the farm is located outside Bangi (near ATOM). Anyways, it starts off with a presentation by Gan (the “G” in GK) which elicited a fair share of laughter especially when he mentions things like running after and catching chickens and eating them raw, checking your, ahem, output for certain attributes such as color, weight and consistency. He also had some weight loss tips though. We had fresh sugarcane juice and fruits during this session.

After his presentation (which was cut short due to time constraints), we we given a tour of the farm, barefooted! Walking around barefooted is part and parcel of his “organic” way and is something I do in my garden anyway so no biggie.
Along the tour, Gan will point out various edible plants and he’ll invite you to try some. Flowers, leaves and produce fresh off the branch or twig can be eaten and it’s an interesting experience. There was one citrus tasting leaf to which I forget the name, sweet tasting ladies fingers, flower petals and sweet corn. There’s plenty of various types of produce despite the farm itself is not really vast.

Finally, we’re treated to lunch, buffet style. Most of us decided to do the eating standing up, which makes it more interesting to discuss the various things we were eating. The menu varies depending on the harvest and season so you never know what exactly you’ll get but do note that it is a vegetarian meal. Our lunch menu consists of pumpkin soup, salad (a fruit and vegetable mix with an interesting sauce), ramen and
sandwiches made by Kozumi (the “K” in GK). Dessert was an organic raisin cake. Various teas (roselle, lemon grass and another I forget) were also available. Organic raisin cake was also available but I did not have a chance to try it. However, someone in our group took 15 minutes to finish a slice so that might give you an idea. Don’t get me wrong though, the salad was excellent and the soup fantastic. The sandwiches, especially the peanut butter-marmalade conbination (a combination I have yet to try) was great too.

There were several produce and products for sale although they only sell produce only on harvest days which are Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Other visitation options are available such as farmstays, long-term volunteer work and group lunches.