Learn and discover life on a mushroom farm in Pahang, Malaysia

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  Beschreibung

  My name’s David, I am the founder of this place and was active in hosting volunteers since 2013, however in 2019 I was seconded for a project in Papua New Guinea where I was helping a developer building a sustainable township. 5 years later now in 2024 I came back to Malaysia to take care of my mum and cut short my contract.
  Since coming back, I was offered an awesome opportunity to be involved in a mushroom farm biz which I have always wanted to do for a long time. As such invested in a Mushroom project and will work with them closely.
  A little about the current farm. It is situated in Bentong, Pahang a place well known for durian, ginger, soya sauce and soya bean puff. The farm is 7 acres in size and merely utilize approximate 3 acres with 4 acres empty land to explore further. We grow oyster mushrooms with 5 houses that can house 100k bags of mushroom. We have 6 foreign workers at this point in time.
  Now that I am in, I have much bigger plans for this place. I gained much experience in the 5 years in Papua New Guinea. Over there I had pigs/chickens(both meat n eggs)/ducks/fish(aquaponics)/moringa/dragon fruit/vege etc. I was also in charge of the mass kitchen providing lunch to 220 of our staff where i was doing sourcing, utilizing waste eg used cooking oil turned into soap, kitchen waste to be fed to the animals. With the 5000 moringa trees I was using the leaves to make powder and extracted oil from the seeds, just a gist of my work over there.
  Moving forward, my Vision for this place is to diversify and going beyond just producing fresh oyster mushroom and to turn this place into a natural sustainable integrated farm and will be applying for organic status in due time.
  • Farm to table experience where we concoct recipes from the produce of the farm. Those who wish to explore culinary journey with us, you are most welcome
  • Utilizing the mushroom waste i.e. the legs to go downstream into value-add food products like powder/sauces/nuggets/floss/jerky etc. and part of the feed ingredient for poultry.
  • The spent bags which is abundant will be used for vermicomposting where we will breed ANC (African Night Crawlers) for their vermicompost and vermicast. Will also be using to make compost using EM1 technology
  • We have mountain water nearby with a small fishpond. My plan is to set up a chicken coop on top the fishpond and using the nutrients from the water to grow food for the fishes (namely marble goby) and poultry. Will also look into a aquaponic system using the pond water to grow vegetables
  • Growing fresh produce for starters papaya and passion fruit and food for own consumption
  • Creating a herb garden for our culinary use
  • Grow rice and Napier grass for research and development purposes, to use the rice straw and the Napier grass as a replacement of saw dust as substrate to grow mushroom
  • Expand the variety of mushroom to include lion mane mushroom
  • Looking into tissue culture to create our own spawn along with other mushroom varieties
  • making biochar with the mushroom waste
  
  We have 2 container rooms to house volunteers. We have very good mobile speed and phone coverage for CelcomDigi/Maxis - please obtain this simcard before coming into the farm. The farm is very convenient as its very near to amenities. Its situated in a residential area and a mere 5 min walk to shops. There is a bus from Kuala Lumpur bus terminal Pekeliling to bentong town, the farm is approx. 10km from bentong town.
  
  • We have a vision to be a fully self-sustainable farm and an education hub on natural farming methods using EM1/Electroculture and Agnihotra (Homa Farming)
  We had an affiliation with a local University (University Putra Malaysia) and hosted international internship programs from France/Finland/Germany on agriculture, environmental, engineering and natural construction in the other farms that I managed.
  
  We are looking for volunteers who are keen to explore culinary cuisines mainly mushroom as well as other produce that is generated in the farm, creating recipes.
  Those who are keen to delve into the world of fungi/mushroom and learn more about them learning the ropes in tissue culture/growing/ maintaning them.
  Those who are keen to learn about integrated farming/zero waste practices
  Those who are keen to learn about feed formulation for animals
  
  
  
  
  We are looking for volunteers who can stay for a min of 1 month.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Was ist das?
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  This is the place for volunteers who would like to contribute and hone their skills, learn & experiment various aspects of natural & sustainable farming, a/vaquaponics, animal husbandry, setting up a farm-to-table, making natural fertilizer/natural pest control using microbes (EM1), food preservation, natural construction and more. You will learn how to harness the natural resources around you to live in a sustainable manner.

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  Arbeit

  This is a working FARM with workers doing menial/laborious work and we need help within the same areas while we impart natural farming skills and knowledge to those who are willing to learn. Based on UNDP's 17 SDG, we are championing #1, #2 #3 #4 #12. We seek young and vibrant volunteers who love working in the outdoors, manual labour as a form of exercise, waking up early and healthy living. You must be an enthusiastic learner, self-starter, strong and able-bodied and like manual work and nature (which includes being out in the sun and rain). There is no hand-feeding and you will be given projects to complete and you will learn through the act of working.
  
  If you think you fit the bill, you can drop us a message. Please present us with your values, skill-set and interest, we will decide whether we will host you WITHOUT CHARGE , including boarding and food. The desired long-term volunteering period would be 3 months.
  
  Examples of daily tasks at the farm:
  
  1) Bulding and planting edible landscape including trellises & raised beds
  2) Harvesting , Pruning, shredding and compost-making
  3) Aquaponics system design and implementation
  4) Composting such as Bokashi, Vermicomposting and Black Soldier Fly
  5) Natural feed for animals/fish
  6) Homestay housekeeping and general farm upkeep/cleanliness and cooking
  7) Experience making downstream products with ingredients found in the farm - fermentation, canning, preservation, dehydration
  8) Construction of animal enclosure and refurbishment

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend
  Malay: Fließend
  Chinesisch (Mandarin): Fließend
  Chinese (Cantonese): Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  - 2 container rooms that can accommodate 2 persons in each room
  - fans, running water
  - this is a vegetarian farm, all meals for volunteers are vegetarian with inclusion of eggs. However, volunteers can buy and prepare meat for their own consumption
  - volunteers cook their meals and clean up on rotation
  - volunteers are responsible for the upkeep of the living quarters and toilets
  - Volunteers are advised to bring their own toiletries, long sleeved shirts and pants and good pair of shoes. (You can get "Kampung adidas" for less than RM20 at any sundry shop and they can last very long but you need socks to go along)
  We are an organic farm, and insects are aplenty - PLEASE BE PREPARED.

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  Was noch ...

  there are many touristic places like waterfalls, hiking trails, eating places to try out

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  preferably to help with branding, promoting more on social media create website, maintain the site

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Dieser Host verlangt Gebühren

  mehr dazu

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  15 RM (about $4 USD) to cover food costs

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