Kenny Ng / Date: 11-Aug-08
Major activities
- Nil. No group visitors.
Lo-light
- Most of my customers were able to accept my vegetables’ price increase starting mid July. However, some have bargained for better quality of vegetables and no worms inside the fruits.
- One capable worker left for the army and has been replaced.
- A few farmers have said that six workers for a small farm is too many staff. My workers and I are not able to work efficiently and effectively yet. Moreover, they work only six days a week and often do not like to do OT; not like the foreign workers. It is my obligation to hire and educate the local Asli as long as they are willing and like to work.
- Two old customers have requested for me to continue distributing in Ipoh. Sorry to say that I have not found a better way of distributing there yet. Now my farm produce mainly goes to my hometown in Penang and also Kampar.
- July output is 674kg, dropped from the month of June; mainly dropped from the banana and non-leafy produce.
Hi-light
- I have more direct customers from UTAR of Kampar, the lecturers and staff. Thanks to Wai Yoon, a staff of UTAR, who helped in the networking. She is a long supporter of the organic lifestyle since the 90’s.
- Started to harvest some pineapples.
- Planted a few Persian fruit trees and they grow well.
- Received many ‘thank you and compliments’ thru sms as well as cards from those who have visited my farm. They have given me encouragement and motivation to carry on.
Problems
- nil
Accomplishments
- nil
Output (Target is 1000kg by end of 2008; to be financially sustainable)
| Sep 07 – 150kg | Jan 08 – 351kg | May 08 – 573kg |
| Oct 07 – 224kg | Feb 08 – 523kg | June 08 – 758kg |
| Nov 07 – 141kg | Mar 08 – 513kg | July 08 – 674kg |
| Dec 07 – 340kg | Apr 08 – 540kg |
“Organic Farming has taught me and that we must not exploit nor abuse available resources that GOD/NATURE has created”
“Organic Farming has also taught me not to be greedy in life as we have come to this world naked and we will depart naked.”
“I believe that once we have the correct value system in life, everything will fall in place.”
Tan Siew Luang
CETDEM Organic Farming Project Coordinator
