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Urban gardener: Chan Li Jin

I first met Chan Li Jin at the January 2014 Permaculture Design Certification course at Bamboo Village, Hulu Langat. At the start of the course, I wondered why she was hunting for seeds all the time, but by the end of the course, so was I. She is a p...

Cultivate Workshop: Soil Health (Part 1/5)

On the 10th of May, Cultivate Central and Eats, Shoots and Roots jointly organised a workshop “An Introduction to Edible Gardening and Composting”, conducted by international guest speaker, Dr Sultan Ismail with hands on demonstrations by Consume...

DIY Composting On Your Balcony

Composting on your balcony can be a little tricky without ground soil surface and much space. My balcony composting experience has not always been easy. But I’ve kept at it and today gives me enough to keep my edible garden going. I use what is eas...

Inspiration from a chicken farmer

Mid 2010, burnt out and restless I made up my mind to move out from working within the landscape of big corporation to focus on projects I was passionate about. On a journey to find my niche, I freelanced as a strategic communications consultant and ...

Permaculture, Not about Gardening

Photo credit: Mr Teoh, my classmate from the Murujan, PDC 2014. I attended a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) in January 2014. The PDC was organised by Murujan.com and conducted by an experienced and dynamic Permaculture Design consultant and trai...

Permaculture and Petai

Before the January 2-week Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) course run by Murujan, at Bamboo Village, Hulu Langat, Malaysia, I was very disconnected from the story of my food. All I knew was buying organic was a good thing, and buying local org...

Reflections from Kebun Kaki Bukit

Photo credits: All photos published here were taken by Nina Chabra. This is a reflection of my experience at Kebun Kaki Bukit (KKB) , a progressive and breathtakingly scenic farm in Banting Malaysia. This experience, albeit being a few months ago,...

2 useful Kitchen to Garden tips

I find it hard to throw out my kitchen scraps into the rubbish bin. Why? Because kitchen scraps are an awesome source of organic matter that can help us build nutrient rich compost for plants at home. Now if you are trying to grow food on a balcony, ...