Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Y 3:03 AM
Day 1 - At the Agritourism Sri Wangi Farm
Aunty Aisha, our tour guide, brought us around the farm, showing us different local plants and explaining some of its medicinal value to us.
The photograph below shows pineapples, mulberries, papaya and the starfruit plant.
Here Aunty Aisha is explaining to us the making and purpose of a mud patty, otherwise also known as the mud ball. These mud balls when thrown in the rivers help to break down the sludge and reduce the growth of algae. Effectively, the mud balls help clean up the rivers and seas. These mud balls are used in many environment conservation programs around Malaysia. Countries like Thailand and Japan also use these mud balls to disinfect the contaminated rivers.
The uncle at the farm showed us how rubber tapping was done using a knife. A small incision is made on the bark of the tree in a downward spiral direction. The spiral allows the latex to run down to a collecting cup. We were given a chance to tap. It was easy and fun. Rubber tappers tap at least 150 trees a day at the rubber plantations.
The picture below shows a dried palm oil plant and
the fruits of the cocoa plant.
