by 5eyesfarm | Jun 22, 2020 | ORGANIC LIFE
The goal of organic life is to bring health and well-being to every aspect, decision, approach and outcome we undertake. It is challenging but worthwhile and exciting seeing something different emerge – something a bit more resilient than our old consumer...
by 5eyesfarm | Feb 29, 2020 | ORGANIC LIFE
The 5 Things we do Organic Farming The backdrop of 5EyesFarm based on Organic farming. The farm itself is a growing ecosystem full of biodiversity and we grow over 150 vegetables, fruits, herbs, spices, flowers, legumes and medicinal plants. We make compost, improve...
by j w | Sep 18, 2020 | GREEN-ED
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Hands, Head, Heart learning in Nature A Learning Journey is a hands-on way to explore the farm and learn in nature. It is like a total immersion experience in...
by j w | Sep 16, 2020 | ORGANIC FARM
Making Aquaponics in the jungle To build the aquaponics, we recycled 6,500 car tyres in the infrastructure build. Don’t worry, the tyres are sealed and cannot contaminate the system. For the first stage pictured above, the plumbing is elaborate – it...
by j w | Sep 16, 2020 | BIODIVERSITY
The Masheer is a prize freshwater fish growing up to 2 meters long, majestic and revered for its beauty. From the Himalayas through the Indian subcontinent and around to China via South-Eastern Asia this fish has a long history. The Mahseer fish as an emblem of the...
by 5eyesfarm | Sep 14, 2020 | BIODIVERSITY, GREEN-ED
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Making a worm farm is a great ‘lockdown’ project if you haven’t got one. These living ‘waste disposal units’ turn...
by 5eyesfarm | Sep 10, 2020 | BIODIVERSITY
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Keeping Honey Bee in our Urban backyard This story is about European honey bees in Melbourne, Australia. At 5EyesFarm we have the Asian Honey bee and several...
by 5eyesfarm | Sep 10, 2020 | BIODIVERSITY
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Stingless bees are wonderful honey makers are especially important for pollinating and having different species means more flower types are looked after....
by 5eyesfarm | Sep 10, 2020 | ORGANIC LIFE
Your Title Goes Here We learned the ropes of beekeeping in Australia for some years with a few urban hives. These were Apis mellifera (commonly called European Honey Bees (EHB) though they probably originated in Egypt). But since establishing 5EyesFarm in Java,...
by 5eyesfarm | Aug 29, 2020 | ORGANIC LIFE
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Some people are lucky enough to look back at their childhood with affection for a time in life without much stress and anxiety. They might think of long hours...
by 5eyesfarm | Aug 24, 2020 | GOOD FOOD
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm CORNSILK TEA We have been casually discarding corn-silk, casually throwing it aside as fussy useless stuff for decades. You know, the pesky stuff that...
by 5eyesfarm | Aug 8, 2020 | GOOD FOOD, ORGANIC FARM
Posts Stories from the farm - a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Heritage rice Maybe its a bit rich to go on about something as common and every day as rice – and apart from anything else most non-Asian contexts don’t...
by 5eyesfarm | Aug 2, 2020 | ORGANIC LIFE
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm As a human invention, glass is a remarkable thing. It helps us see, keeps the elements at bay and holds our precious liquid tonics. If you have even watched a...
by 5eyesfarm | Jul 29, 2020 | ORGANIC FARM
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Bananas - what's the deal? The humble banana is not a fruit but a berry! Furthermore, it is not a tree but a herb! Yes, a banana plant is technically a large...
by 5eyesfarm | Jul 29, 2020 | BIODIVERSITY
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm They don't sting Whip Scorpions are not actually scorpions. Nor are they spiders. But they ae related to both. Theirs is a unique classification: Kingdom –...
by 5eyesfarm | Jul 28, 2020 | GREEN-ED
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Homeschooling on the farm Too good to be true At the best of times, it can be a challenge for children and parents alike when it comes to balancing school...
by 5eyesfarm | Jun 27, 2020 | ORGANIC FARM
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Organic farming You might come across organic labelling in supermarkets and have some idea that it means the food is a bit healthier and a bit more expensive....
by 5eyesfarm | Jun 25, 2020 | GOOD FOOD
Do we really want to know? I didn’t. Where does our food come from, how it is grown or raised and what’s actually in it? And besides, what do we do about it even if we know? What can we do if the supermarkets provide fruit and vegetables that are grown with lab...
by 5eyesfarm | Jun 10, 2020 | BIODIVERSITY, ORGANIC LIFE
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Long-Horn Maybe the fascination of insects and creatures here gets us swept up a bit, but while eating dinner there is a visitor so majestic it cannot be...
by 5eyesfarm | Jun 9, 2020 | BIODIVERSITY
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm The (ugly) romantic trumpet player The mysterious mole cricket is the platypus of the insect world and a romantic singer. The mole cricket looks like a...
by 5eyesfarm | May 30, 2020 | GOOD FOOD
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Nutmeg - a healing spice (Ah, I can smell that incredible smell and even feel it on my skin…) A nutmeg pod dislodged itself from the tree, cast its...
by 5eyesfarm | May 27, 2020 | SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm We feed the green waste to the insects - and feed the insects to the animals Greater Jakarta is a populated place. Waste production from the greater city has...
by 5eyesfarm | May 23, 2020 | ORGANIC FARM
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Permaculture PERM(anent)(agri)CULTURE is focused on using ecological ethics and principles as design tools to consciously design landscapes which mimic the...
by 5eyesfarm | May 23, 2020 | BIODIVERSITY
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Butterfly poetry Never has black been so velvet. Stare for even a moment, and it draws you into a vast abyss of mesmerising travel. It is the black of all...
by 5eyesfarm | May 5, 2020 | ORGANIC FARM
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm 5EyesOrganic – Creating a Forest Garden – bring on the biodiversity. A forest garden is a layered garden that consists of food-producing plants....
by 5eyesfarm | May 4, 2020 | ORGANIC LIFE
Posts Stories from the farm – a closer look at the people, the place and the bio-diversity at 5EyesFarm Rosella is the edible fruit of the hibiscus plant. We use it to make a special jam, and a base for juices. We grow a range of medicinal plants at 5EyesFarm....
