One of the popular fruits nowadays is the soursop. This fruit became popular when its therapeutic benefits were discovered and discussed everywhere and even more when it was purported to be anti-cancer. The Malay name is Durian Belanda and from at the young stage when the fruit is formed, it does resemble a durian.
I look forward to being able to harvest this fruit and will update the net stage – the stage when all the spikes have disappeared.
A talk on local plants you can grow in your home and gardens to create a salad with lots of nutrition.
Date: Oct. 27 (Saturday)
Time: 11.15 am
Where: The School@Jaya One, Petaling Jaya
In conjunction with the Go-Go Green Event at The School@Jaya One
https://www.facebook.com/events/286242118652690/?ti=icl
Location: Suria Helang Lui Farm
Address: 11799 Kg. Paya Lebar, Sg. Lui, Hulu Langat, Selamgor
Open to All Ages.
Open to all visitors interested in gardening, organic farming, nature visit and purchasing organic fresh produce and products. There is no charge to visit the farm. Casual wear with appropriate footwear. Although the map says it is in Negeri Sembilan, it is actually in Ulu Langat, Selangor. Problem with FB map :). You can use Googlemap and locate Helang Lui Farm.
No direct public transportation.
The plants available for purchase will also be announced at a later date. Do visit our website Shop page at suriahelanglui.com for product and plant availability.
Schedule:
We will have a guided tour of the farm at 10:30 am.
Lunch Menu talk at 11.30am.
Lunch food sales at 12 noon.
We are planning to have limited food menu for sale on that day starting from 12 noon until stock finish. In our effort to reduce inorganic waste, the food will be served in our re-usable plasticware or paper with banana leaf so please do not throw the used plasticware and place them in the containers provided. Our proposed menu is based on what we have at the farm and different from your normally found dishes. The items will be:
1. Farm chicken soup RM 8
This is soup made from our farm-grown chickens using herbs and seasoning from our farm such as basil, lengkuas kecil, bentong ginger, turmeric, lemongrass.
2. Asian salad with a twist RM 5
The salad will be made from farm grown elements such as ulam raja, sireh cina, wild purslane, baby spinach, and other items available with a salad dressing of roselle vinaigrette or calamansi vinaigrette. The salad dressing will be made based on our farm produced enzyme vinegars.
3. Moringa omelette RM 3
Fresh chicken eggs cooked omelette style with moringa leaves mixed in.
4. Rice with ginger, turmeric and EVCO RM 3
Basmati rice cooked with ginger, turmeric and EVCO as a seasoning and lightly salted.
5. Misai kucing tea RM 1 per cup
6. Calamansi drink sweetened with natural cane sugar RM 1 per cup.
7. Roselle Juice sweetened with natural cane sugar RM 2 per cup.
We will open for pre-order/booking in on 12th. November, 2018. More information will be available then as well as any changes to our proposed menu.
For navigation, please use the following link which will take you right to our front gate >> https://www.google.com/maps/place/Helang+Lui+Farm/@3.1461115,101.9141381,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x31cc2e4b98bc134d:0xb13b1605acb131d6!8m2!3d3.1461115!4d101.9163268?hl=en-US
In these last few days, I have had the opportunity to use the leaves of the Indian Borage (scientific name: Plectranthus amboinicus) in a few ways making me think that everyone 
should have this plant in their home. This is a hardy plant that is easy to grow and care for. It does require sunlight hence it will not do well in a shaded area. It can grow in partial shade but does well in full sun. However, you can plant it indoors and take it our every few days to allow it to sunbathe. It can be propagated from stem cuttings and rooted either in water or in soil. The stem and leaves have a high water content making it easy to extract a juice out of it. By this same token, I suggest if you plant it and want to consume it, do plant it organically.
I had cut my finger with a parang one morning at the farm and I quickly chewed some of the leaves creating a paste-like texture which I applied to my finger. I was bleeding quite profusely as it was quite deep so I didn’t take the tie to pound it with a mortar and pestle. I left it on my finger for 5 minutes. The instant I applied the paste, I felt a slight sting for a couple seconds. When I removed the paste, the bleeding had stopped and the wound was clean. The leaves have an antiseptic and antibacterial properties and this contributed to the recovery. Although the wound had not totally healed but it no longer hurt
We live in a country where mosquitoes are common so one can get bitten easily. When I get bitten, I will crush a leaf and apply it to the bitten area. With its antiseptic properties, it provides relief. It also has pest repellent properties so I will crush the leaves and apply the ensuing juice should I go to an area where I anticipate a lot of mosquitoes. Planting it around your house can also help repel mosquitoes.
I caught a cold and cough and drinking a drink made of the leaves, calamansi and honey has also helped to ease the symptoms and reduce coughing. Using just-boiled water, I will 
steep the chopped fresh leaves and when the temperature of the water is warm, I add the calamansi juice and honey. I drink it a couple of times a day.
The leaves and stem can also be used in cooking as it has an oregano-like flavour albeit, stronger so use less than what you would normally use with oregano. It can be used in seasoning sauces, meats and in pasta dishes.
For non-edible purposes, it also makes a good disinfecting cleaner for floors and counter-tops as well as a pest repellant for your plants. I also like to place it in the bathroom and just rub my fingers against the leaf after I wash my hands, effectively disinfecting my hands as well as caring for the skin on my hands.
There are so many uses of this plant and I rate it high on my must-have household plant, As it can be grown in containers and doesn’t require much room, it is hard to find a reason not to plant one.
We will be participating in the Go-Go Green event at The School@Jaya One, Petaling Jaya. We will have all our available products as well as available fresh produce and plants for sale at this event. For any enquiries or bookings, please whatsApp to 017-2821219. Thank you.