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  • Today at the Wild Farming Pilot #wildfarming

    'Wild Farming' is a work-in-progress to mimic nature.  On a vegetable plot, we will plant maybe 40% non-market plants, some with insect repellent properties, some that are just aromatic to confuse insects, etc., and 60% a mix of, or a variety of, market vegetables and plants.  In our p... Read more ...

    Published on 07/04/2017 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Slope Farming I

    Land is getting scarce and sometimes we have to work on very steep slopes.   Accessibility and erosion then become major concerns. Using used tires to make stairways is one way to create permanent, stable access with minimal erosion. The top rim of the tire should... Read more ...

    Published on 10/14/2011 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Permaculture At The Farm I

    Here's some permanent agriculture (permaculture) features at the farm: Alley cropping of napia grasses to reduce pressure on arable land for ruminants.  By cultivating grasses we can raise up to 200 goats per acre of land versus around 15 here in Malaysia.  We alley crop with nitro... Read more ...

    Published on 03/14/2011 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Organic Farming - Oasis For Birds

    An organic farm is like an oasis to birds.  At our farm we have counted close to 50 species.  Foreign workers at our farm comment that there's no longer any necessity to keep them in cages as they are all around us and we don't even have to feed or water them! That's a valuable lesson ... Read more ...

    Published on 04/13/2010 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Carcasses - Compost 'em for Sustainability

    The disposal of carcasses and animal wastes often pollutes the environment.   In Malaysia, farms generally bury them or burn them.   At DQ, we compost them and return them to the soil as fertiliser and as soil amendment.  We have innovated our own method of composting car... Read more ...

    Published on 05/27/2009 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Panas Terik - Heat Wave

    It's "unseasonal", the heat at our farm lately.  Noon day ambient can reach 38 celcius.  Chickens stop eating and some drop dead from heat stroke. Bukit Tinggi, Bentong, has it's own unique micro-climate, generally wet and humid throughout the year. Bu... Read more ...

    Published on 02/23/2009 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Is your organic farmer ”sustainable”?

    So, is your organic farmer 'sustainable'?  Does he practise sustainable agriculture, or is he the organic version of the commercial industrialised farmer?  Here's an example of how we practise sustainability: This is a filtration pond.  Plants are used to absorb the nutri... Read more ...

    Published on 01/22/2009 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Sustainable Agriculture

    We try to be as sustainable as possible at our farm.  We don't use electricity, minimise the use of diesel ( we are experimenting with our own bio-diesel), and minimise inputs into the farm. Here is how we shade seedlings from the sun - no plastic sheets, etc., just some branches an... Read more ...

    Published on 04/14/2006 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

  • Lovely Wild Yeasts, Fungi and Moulds

    Here are some lovely wild yeasts, fungi and moulds which we captured from the forests to be included in our consortium of microbes that will be sprayed on our plants and fields:         The forests are full of our allies; for our agriculture, for o... Read more ...

    Published on 07/10/2005 in DQ Farm (est. 1991)

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