The Conscious Traveller: Visit a Johor farm undoing the scars of palm oil cultivation

A Little Wild, located on a former palm oil plantation, holds monthly open day tours for members of the public.A Little Wild, located on a former palm oil plantation, holds monthly open day tours for members of the public.

A Little Wild’s co-founder and farm manager Imran Hassan explaining the history of monoculture palm oil farming in Malaysia. PHOTO: TOH EE MING The quartet founded the farm in 2020, coming together through their shared disillusionment with the modern food system.They saw food production, in addition to being a cause of chronic diseases, as accelerating biodiversity loss and climate change.

Founders draw inspiration from Swiss farmer Ernst Gotsch, who pioneered the syntropic farming movement. This approach mimics natural ecosystems by integrating diverse crops and trees, enhancing soil fertility and biodiversity. Trees are planted to mimic the stratification, natural succession and dynamics of a biodiverse rainforest. PHOTO: SAMUEL GOH

As we meander through the lush greenery, we witness how the land has slowly come back to life. The soil is dark and moist, packed with mycelium, bacteria and all types of organisms. Now, the forest is home to civet cats, wild boars and the like. We pause by the water body, which plays host to a resident eagle and heron.

A Little Wild’s co-founder Will Chua breaks open the banana plant stalk, to showcase its rich water content. PHOTO: TOH EE MING From May, it also plans to roll out weekend syntropic agroforestry basic workshops, as well as agroforestry and mindfulness retreats.

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