We took this video a year ago. It was as cool morning - 22 celcius.  The fog came down from the hills and we decided to take a look at what's above the fog.  We released our Mavic and took this video.  Edited using Movie Maker. Above The Clouds At DQ Farm

So, everybody's claiming their 'ayam kampung' chickens are organic.  Who do you trust?  Well, trust us!! We are the only free range, grassfed 'ayam kampung' in Malaysia that's certified organic by the Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Malaysia.   We sell our chickens at Jaya Grocers, Village Grocers, AEON, and some of the organic shops in the Klang Valley.  The...

There’re only two Certified Organic Eggs in Malaysia. Just like there’re only two Certified Organic Durian Farms in Malaysia but 100s claiming to be Organic. One Certified Organic Egg is...

We are extending our perimeter fence in some areas as we need to increase the number of fields or 'padang'. Today, as we walk along the newly planted pillars checking on the work by our...

'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...

A bird seldom seen, though by no means rare, is the Green-billed Malkoha, Phaenicophaeus tristis. It is a jungle bird as can be seen by its habit of hopping and jumping around branches in a tree....

The Ministry of Agriculture gave us a national award on December 3, 2013 for being Malaysia’s most consistent and steadfast farm in implementing and following Good Agricultural Practice since...

The early European explorers to South America must have thought this plant is so important they propagated it where ever they went.  It is now found naturalised in most tropical parts of the...

This is the free-range layer model we intend to implement as a social enterprise with rural low-income farmers.  If they sell the eggs themselves at the Farmers’ Market, each egg should fetch...

Emerald Doves are usually very flighty and nervous near humans due to poaching.  At our farm, they are resident and are found in many nooks and corners.  Many times they will just swagger off, in...

People ask why we feed our chickens fruits, up to 40% of their diet, and not sell the fruits and use the proceeds to buy cheap grains like corn, since fruits, especially our certified organic...

On the 1st day of this year we saw for the first time a single female Yellow Birdwing,  Troides helena,   flying fast at the perimeter of our farm, as if making an aerial survey. From a...

We have designed and built possibly the first eco-friendly halal slaughterhouse for small-scale operations. Proper separation of 'dirty' and 'clean' areas are provided for.  Packing...

It seems odd that so many talk about welfare and rights for animals, and about taking care of the environment and the ecology and yet are silent about clear blatant human rights abuses happening...

Amorphophallus  prainii will go dormant for months.  And just when you thought they have died or something, suddenly they start sprouting all over the place. They love soil with lots of organic...

There is this mental block that we have to have corn for animal feed.  So Malaysia try to grow corn for feed but it did not work out too well - not if you are competing with heavily subsidised...

The forest have many layers.  Permaculturists say 7 0r 8.  I think more.  Under the soil, many more layers to be discovered. I planted a small 50ft x 60 ft layer garden.  A meranti...

Twenty years ago, we started to plant forest trees in a zone within the farm.  Today, some of the trees are 100 feet tall, and of course, still growing.  We plan now to develop this zone into an...

Saw this lorry with freshly harvested logs parked near the farm.  Shocked, I found out that they are harvesting the trees at the back of the farm next to the forest reserve....

Lemba or curculigo latifolia is native to Malaysia. We grow them at the farm to preserve them. It has tiny, bright yellow flowers They have fibers that can be used to...