Hi there! This is a short blog about my experience and feedback throughout my hydroponic journey. As a mechanical engineering graduate, I never expected myself to be involved in urban farming. However during the MCO period, I stumbled across a video of someone building a hydroponic vertical growing tower. They explained the benefits of growing […]
A look at our Engineer Ariel’s Hydroponic Journey! Read More »
Throughout the month of September we got to distribute the SayangMalaysia healthy care packs thanks to your kindness and generosity, and we couldn’t be more grateful. Although there were some hiccups along the way, we managed to distribute 852 care packs to 11 different communities, including home caretakers, orphans, old folks, B40 families as well
Thank you for coming together to Sayang Malaysia Read More »
After 3 months of visiting and helping out with our farm operations, heartiest congratulations and applause were shared as our 3rd batch of Agrifood Apprentices graduated last Friday! Some of them took the time to sit down with us to share a little bit about themselves, as well as their thoughts of how it was
What’s it like working at an urban farm? Our apprentices share their thoughts! Read More »
Some may find it a little distressing to be going back into the office during the pandemic (or as some call it, the “endemic”). Remember that other than our physical health, it is important to take care of our mental health by maintaining a healthy diet, exercising & finding time to unwind. To that end,
Unwind with a #SayangMyself Healthy Care Pack Today Read More »
We’ve had the opportunity to be featured in the 73rd issue of Berita Sunway! Our CEO, Matt van Leeuwen briefly goes through an introduction of our operations here at Sunway XFarms. Here is a page, followed by some of our highlights! “Over the last decade alone, our national food bill has increased to about RM60
Berita Sunway 73 feature: Our Food Security Goals Read More »
Despite various forms of lockdown in the past year, our local covid case numbers just seem to be increasing. While many of us can still get by with various forms of inconveniences, the reality for many of the M40 and B40 groups is a struggle that does not seem to brighten at all. There have
Partner with us to Sponsor Care Packs to Those in Need Read More »
Food security and accessibility is the drive at the heart of our farms. With the increasing demand to sustain our dietary needs, XFarms and urban farming is made to do more with less. The main idea is to bring together urban farming professionals, young talents, startups and industry partners to create transformative solutions for food
Sustainable Farming: Our Role as a Food Producer Read More »
Do you eat to live or live to eat? Food is no longer just for survival but to also spread joy and bring people together. However, with our current food consumption patterns – overeating while creating more food waste, combined with unprecedented land degradation for agriculture and climate change, we will not be able to
Talent at the heart of our business; this belief and commitment towards talent development runs deep in Sunway and especially so at Sunway XFarms. When we first started our journey to build and operate urban farms to provide fresh pesticide-free food to our communities, the need for technology implementation and innovation was clear, but the
Celebrating the graduations of our first and second batch of agrifood apprentice Read More »
Pak choy, Brazilian spinach, and sweet potato leaves – these were among the fresh greens that Malaysians began cultivating in their homes during the Malaysian Movement Control Order (MCO), as urban farming grew in popularity. Urban farming presents an attractive and sustainable form of ensuring food security, with more than half of the world’s population
