THE residents of Bukit Subang started on a sustainable-community project soon after the movement-control order (MCO) came into force on March 18 because of Covid-19.
The SC project appears more relevant than ever following the spike in recent daily Covid-19 cases and its economic fallout.
Despite living in an urban area, a group of youngsters set up a small-scale hydroponics farm in two weeks at the Melor apartment to educate society on SC.
Muhammad Asyraf Azizi, 24 says “The project has been well received by residents and I hope it will spark the idea of more community farms.”
Residents at the nearby Melati apartments set up a 0.4ha fertigation farm in 2017, growing eggplant, red pepper, cabbage and bitter melon. The farm is funded by Sime Darby Property Berhad and Shah Alam City Council.
According to residents’ association chairman Mohd Tarmizi Anuar, 55 the crops are sold at 50% lower than market price and the profits channelled back into RA’s account.
The farm is not to generate profit but to ease the financial burden of residents, he says.
In another area after the recovery MCO came into force, residents at Denai Alam utilised idle space at the mosque nearby their homes to grow an organic farm.
Pests are a major obstacle in an organic farm and so most of the housewives monitor the farm twice a day to ensure it remains pest-free and the soil acidity is in good condition. – October 12, 2020.
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A resident taking a looks at the vegetables growing near Melati apartments in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.Residents looking after hydroponic vegetables at the Al Islah mosque near Denai Alam in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.A resident sowing pak choy seeds at the hydroponic farm set up in Melor apartments in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.A general view of the fertigation farm at Melati apartments in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.A resident inspecting hydroponic vegetables growing at Melor apartments in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.A resident checking the pH levels of the hydroponic vegetables growing at Melor apartments in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.Residents’ association chairman Mohd Tarmizi Anuar checking out the vegetables growing at Melati apartments in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.A resident inspecting hydroponic vegetables growing at Melati Apartment in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.A resident checking out the fertigation farm located at Al Islah mosque near Denai Alam in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.A woman checking out the hydroponic vegetables growing at Al Islah mosque near Denai Alam in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.The watering system deployed at the farm at Al Islah mosque near Denai Alam in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.Eggplant growing at Al Islah mosque near Denai Alam in Bukit Subang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 12, 2020.
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