Last week I was invited to join friends on a trip to the northwestern part of Singapore to visit a place that is a bit of a legend in Singapore-Bollywood Veggies. It is a 10 acre organic farm run by a fearsome lady known as the Gentle Warrior, her husband, known as the Muse and a number of Warrior staff.
The signs that greet you on arrival indicate the spirit of the whole farm venture
As the sign says "The Bollywood Veggie Tiger welcomes you to our precious Kranji Countryside"
So we set off down the trails trying to recognise some of the plants and trees, luckily most were labelled as lots of them we hadn't seen growing before but of course knew their produce-nutmeg, longan, lemon grass and lots more.
Custard Apple
Papaya
Winter Melon
The whole farm is organic and uses companion planting rather than pesticides to control pests and diseases. This means there is lots of wildlife and insects and of course mosquitos-which were happily feeding on us unfortunately
Wandering through the sustainable garden farm, fruit walk, longan and guava forest, banana and water plant area you can see and feel the love, care and knowledge involved in running this farm
Banana flower
Interesting signs appear throughout the garden
There were lots of birds flying about, here is an Olive-backed Sunbird on a Rojak flower, also known as the Torch Ginger
A Changeable Lizard
We visited Bollywood Veggies on election day in the UK, the sign below seemed particularly appropriate
Soon it was time for lunch in the restaurant, called rather worryingly-Poison Ivy
and chose the Warrior and the Vegetarian Platter- all the dishes were made from locally grown or sourced ingredients and everything was delicious
There are more signs in the restaurant area
and last stop before the journey back to the city was to the toilets, which even has it's own garden.
Bollywood Veggies is a great place to visit if you want to escape the city and learn a bit more about the plants and crops grown in this part of the world.
If you want to know more about Bollywood Veggies follow the link; http://bollywoodveggies.com
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