Green Leisure

Leisure time is about getting a break from urban life so head out to a green space in the city or further afield - there are beaches, farms and many other green Escapes to be found:
City Center:

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More City escapes

Out of Town:

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More Out of Town escapes

Green Hands

We promote, engage and collaborate with the handmade community and traditional crafts community on projects that promote sustainability or raise awareness of environmental issues.

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Johor Green holds occasional events to provide a platform for community to come together around sustainability and environmental issues. We network and connect with people and connect them to each other to build a larger green community.

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Green Market @ Sungai Chat

Green Market: First in Johor Bahru

Green living showcase in Johor points consumers the way forward

Green Food

As we learn the ways of sustainable eating with concepts like Locavore, Slow Food, 100 Mile Die and Safe Food, we are also discovering that we have many resources here in Johor like local produce at our wet markets, night markets, farmers markets and green markets. We are discovering the importance of knowing the farmers who provide us with food and learning as much as we can about the problems of the agricultural industry and rewarding the retailers who are going the extra mile to provide us with better choices.

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Do it Yourself

The Wealth We Make Ourselves
Doing-it-yourself, or self-provisioning, is a culture shift back to the lost arts practiced by earlier generations—gardening, woodworking, quilting, canning, preserving and sewing. People engage in these activities because they enjoy them and also, producing artisanal jams, pickles, soap, and home furnishings yields better-quality products or products that are not easily available and makes pricey items affordable. Often DIY requires involvement in a community to learn and share these lost arts.

Related:
Garden Party

Community Supported Agriculture

You + Farmer + Handshake = CSA

WHAT IS IT?

CSAs generally focus on the production of high quality foods for a local community, often using organic or biodynamic farming methods, and a shared risk membership–marketing structure. This kind of farming operates with a much greater degree of involvement of consumers and other stakeholders than usual — resulting in a stronger consumer-producer relationship.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Consumers buy "shares" in a farm's harvest in advance. The farmer commits to supply organic and safe food for the consumers, usually on a weekly basis, at an agreed price, quantity and variety.

HISTORY

CSA began in the early 1960s in Germany, Switzerland and Japan as a response to concerns about food safety and the urbanization of agricultural land. In the 1960s groups of consumers and farmers in Europe formed cooperative partnerships to fund farming and pay the full costs of ecologically sound and socially equitable agriculture.

BENEFITS FOR FARMER

- Guaranteed of buyers.- Guaranteed of good income.

- No wastage of produce.

BENEFITS FOR CONSUMER

- Assured of safe & fresh food.- Know source of food.

- Reasonable and fixed cost.

INTERESTED?
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Q1. Weight of vegetables, what would be best for you each week?How much vegetable wold you need each week in kilogram.

Q2. Preferred duration of each share or subscrition in months?Do you prefer to pay for 3, 6, 9 or 12 months in advance for your vegetables?

Q3. Preferred minimum type of vegetables each week?The more the variety, the smaller the portion in each bag.

Q4. How far would you travel to pick-up your weekly bag?Your bag of vegetables would be dropped off at designated points inthe city

Q5. Other than vegetables, what other types of produce would you be it interested in?You can tick more than one

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Fruits
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SWM Environment

SWM Environment Recycling Services

Nature Fruits Farm Kangkar Pulai

For more information about local agro tours please refer to this guide.

Green Valley Eco Village

Green Valley Ecovillage is a model of sustainability, representing an effective, assessable way to combat the degradation of our social, ecological and spiritual environment. We integrate various aspects of ecological design, permaculture, green planting and production, community building practices, and much more.

JARO Handicrafts

JARO is a social enterprise selling gifts and home accessories handmade by artisans with disabilities. Their products include rattan goods, soft tailoring like toys and cosmetic bags and stationery items from their bookbinding department. They are located at 18, Jalan Sungei Chat, Johor Bahru.
GPS: N1° 27' 48.3552" E103° 44' 26.5848" next to Sultan Abu Bakar School.

Desaru Fruit Farm

Desaru Fruit Farm is a working farm using chemical free farming methods to grow a diverse range of fruits and herbs. Produce is sold at their own outlet in Desaru as well as their stall at Pelangi Pasar Malam in the city. They also make fruit related products- banana chips, fruit cordials, herb drinks and offer tours and overnight stays at their farm.