I went for a learning journey on the 1st of July. I was super excited! as I had never been to a farm before. My form teacher, Ms Wong, had briefed us all about it the day before.
When we saw our bus, Whey Yinn and I joked that we were going to Malaysia. On the bus, Whey Yinn and I drew, coloured, did our LT worksheets and talked. Soon after that, it started to rain.
First, we arrived at farm number 1. It is called Kok Fah Technology Farm. It was still raining when we got there. Suddenly, Whey Yinn and I realised we had forgotten our umbrellas! Luckily Whey Yinn's dad had an umbrella. After that we met our guide, who took us on a walk around the farm. We saw many vegetables such as dwarf white cabbage, "nai bai", spinach and aloe vera. We also saw a tiller and learnt its function. After that, we were taught how to remove the flesh from an aloe vera leaf. Our guide brought us to see a fish called an arapaima. She told us it is a living fossil.
Then, we were each given an Aloe Vera drink. I did not really like it. My classmates were very interested in the birds there. I especially remember a rather large bird which would use its beak to help it to climb up the cage. Then we were off to Farm number 2.
Farm number 2 is called Aerogreen. We learnt the meaning of aeroponics, the method of growing plants in the air. On the way to the greenhouse where the aeroponics plants are grown, we saw other interesting plants such as water gourds which Chinese people used as water bottles in olden times.
At the greenhouse, our guide told us that sprinklers spray nutrients at the plants' roots. We experienced it for ourselves. I got wet! I also thought it was stinky. Later we were shown a sponge gourd which can be used as a bath sponge.[My Mum says it's called a loofah.] We also saw many long and snake-like snake gourds. Then it was time to return to school.
I enjoyed the trip very much. I hope Mum will bring me back one day as she is so into gardening.
