One of the latest trends in agriculture may be vanilla cultivation, where high-value vanilla crops sales have gone up to RM6 billion in 2018 globally. In fact, SEA alone has transacted more than RM600 million in vanilla. That’s according to Kairos Agriculture, a vanilla farm in Penang. Though, they’re faced …
Read More »At Home on Clove Brook Farm with Christopher Spitzmiller
During the week, gifted ceramicist and designer Christopher Spitzmiller is busy creating his exquisite lamps, tableware and accessories found in the most stylish design shops and homes across the country including the White House. But weekends find him at Clove Brook Farm, his picture perfect country retreat in Dutchess County, NY. Five years …
Read More »George Orwell’s Animal Farm interview — Making a game inspired by totalitarian oppression
George Orwell’s Animal Farm debuts today as a PC and mobile game based on a classic work of literature. The game was made by small collective of indie developers and they worked with estate of George Orwell, who wrote the classic allegorical book about totalitarian government in 1945. The title …
Read More »Farm To Fork: This Millennial Urban Farmer Grows Vegetables On Carpark Rooftops In S’pore
The ongoing battle against the Covid-19 outbreak and the resultant lockdowns imposed in many countries worldwide have put the spotlight on Singapore’s dependence on food imports and its vulnerability to global supply shocks. The government has repeatedly assured its citizens that Singapore has sufficient food supplies, amid bouts of panic buying that …
Read More »Don’t Put Your Eggs In One Basket: How This S’pore Egg Farm Copes With COVID-19 Challenges
As one of the high-tech farms in Singapore, technology has undoubtedly been at the forefront of N&N Agriculture’s processes. N&N Agriculture has invested $ 13 million into the pasteurisation technology to ensure that customers who love their eggs raw and runny can enjoy them without the risk of salmonella, especially …
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