HANG IN THERE, BABY
I like that optimism! That frog did not only just hang in there but also cleverly adapted by camouflaging itself against that backdrop. That combination of adaptability and tenacity is that very life skill which our younger generations should adopt.
Talk at The Hotel School, Sydney
It was an interesting experience talking to about 30 students from The Hotel School this morning. Many stared wide eyed at the mention of the thousands of frogs we sell for food, more gasps when I spoke about how some parts of the frogs are harvested for other valuable ingredients! Had a great time and memory hosting about 25 of them last year in Singapore. Hope more of them will sign up for this exchange programme to learn about how the Singapore farms are branding themselves!
Singapore To Host Agriculture Conference!
Singapore’s First Agricultural Conference in 2016!
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_783011.html
Anything is possible with a conviction!
1 week stint at JFF
21 year old, Ms Ong Yi lun, was assigned to JFF by SP as a special project observer. This stint includes a 1 night stay at the farm. Read about her exprience below!
“The short stay at JFF was a fun & an experience of a lifetime. Instead of hanging out with friends on the weekends, i was surrounded by the croaking frogs~ Getting my hands and feets dirty, wadding in the pond catching the frogs proved to be no easy feat even for a 21 year old!
What’s so interesting about this farm? You must be thinking… What else? Of course it will be FROGS! That’s right! FROGS are everywhere! In the ponds, shop, magazines and even on your plates! But then again, not only do they sell products on frogs, but actually CROCODILE meat and VENISON! Can you believe that? That’s definitely something new & worth a try. ^^
Ok. Enough of the frogs~ The other thing that one cannot miss will be the friendly, helpful, young lady boss & her assistant! Their cheerful & outgoing personalities really brightens up every single day. Along, comes their loyal companion dogs, Bobby & Puppy with their energetic barks & playfulness. 😀
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Frog Porridge Anyone??
YES.. for the Proteach Education Group.. These young learners were sanguine about eating these delicious Gong Bao frog porridge even after holding and feeding the frogs! RESPECT!
Thank you Proteach for your continual support to our farm programmes!
Maris Stella High School
indeed lives up to its name. The boys were a stellar bunch and were in extremely high spirits when they thronged the frog farm!! It was a jam-packed 3 hours session with over 300 boys. Boys being boys, bound to be bouncing and hopping everywhere! Hope they are still able to retain the knowledge they have learnt here!!
Our date with Riverlife Kindergarten
marked a great start to MARCH! Even though they are only Kindergarten 2 students, they breeze through each of the stations with ease; picking up words like amphibians and metamophosis along the way. They even ask questions (which they had prepared from home) like, ‘Do frogs have suction cups on their webbed feet?’ and ‘ Why are frogs useful to us?’ Pheww… Luckily, as frog-o-logists, we are always prepared for the inquisitive ones!
Hoppin’ Good Time
and a Fresh Perspective from the P3 students from Red Swastika School. Their students always impress us with their inqusitivity!
One student asked if Lim Chu Kang is near the airbase and the noise pollution from the jets training causes a stressor to the frogs, then why are we located here? Another was concerned with whether the frogs are getting enough nutrients from the fish pellets?
It is always heartening, as a farm guide, to be able to get these young children to think deeper and look beyond the surfaces. If you ask me, i’ll definitely be giving these children an A for their cognitive assessment in this visit!
