Farm Visiting
Oh ya! Thats wat the three of us ( Me, Alex and Daemon) did on a Saturday morning. We set off from Bukit Panjang interchange and our first destination was Hay Dairies farm. This is the only goats' farm we have in Singapore and is located at Lim Chu Kang (very ulu part of Northwestern Singapore). Went through the guided tour, saw first hand the milking of the goats but too bad we dint have the hands-on experience. Dun think dirty, i mean it'll be interesting to milk a goat ya?
Milking of Goats
That's what i call a goatee
Next interesting stop was at a frog's farm, but that was after about 1.5 hours of walking under the scorching heat. When we wanted to pop by a farm, there were dogs guarding it, and they even chased us until we are like at least 50 metres away from the farm! We were in fact quite loss in that area until we see this frog farm in the distance. It happens to be the largest frog leg suppiler in Singapore and we really see plenty of tadpoles and frogs there, of course with their distinctive croaks.
What was interesting is that they actually have like separate portions for the mating frogs so i managed to take this picture.
Three frogs trying to mate...
Ok, just some of the highlights of the farm visits.Yup, got pretty interested in agriculture in Singapore after my teaching stint. Interesting fact is that agriculture in Singapore takes up less than 1 percent of GDP, and that the land used for agriculture may eventually have to give way to commercial and industrial activities which are believed to be more viable, more beneficial to Singapore's economy. So you may ask, what the heck are three guys visiting all these farms on a Saturday? Well, a business plan is conceived and slowly brewing...
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