A FARM AND A PARK IN HULU SELANGOR

Ho Ho Farm in Ulu Yam, Selangor was a pleasant discovery. I bought Brazilian spinach and Japan Kailan at RM5 each and the farm helper threw in a gourd (good for soups) for free. I discovered that the farm is listed in the STARFRUIT online farmer's market which can be viewed HERE. I have yet to place an order online for the vegetables, although the 2kg vege box looks good in the website. Some of the pictures taken from the afternoon visit to this farm can be viewed further down this blog post. Unfortunately, Kebun Cafe was closed on the day of my visit. I've read somewhere online that the Cafe only opens on weekends and public holidays. Never got to try their Mango Passion Cake and coffee. Oh well, such is life. There is a cafe inside the World of Phalaenopsis under Walter Biotec. A video of a visit to the Orchid Farm cafe can also be viewed further down this blog post. I've had a cup of Americano coffee at their cafe before and it tasted like a mix a Arabica & Liberica beans. Liberica beans can be readily sourced from within ASEAN region (including Malaysia) compared to the Arabica variety, which comes from Brazil (biggest Arabica beans producer in the world for 150 years & counting). The Arabica beans have recently gone up in price since 2025, and this translates to higher prices for that cup of Joe (if the beans are sourced exclusively from Brazil) for coffee consumers like me. I didn't try the cakes at the orchid farm cafe yet. I might try a slice to share with friends in the near future. I bought pots of orchids before at the World of Phalaenopsis. One was given as a gift to a family friend and the other is still soaking up the sun on my balcony. The final leg of my day trip ended at the Millenium Park at Ampang Pecah, Kuala Kubu Bahru, Selangor. The large football field faced the man-made lake as I stood in front of the lake to soak in the views of the distant hills and the sounds of the red-wattled lapwing. There is a clothing brand from London, UK which features the Tyrwhitt lapwing in their shirts and polos, which can be viewed HERE. A lone red-wattled lapwing was just standing on a patch of grass a few feet away from the waters of the lake at Millenium Park. I have had the privilege of accompanying Peter & Indira Widmann from the Katala Foundation, and being a part of the team that participated in the bird race during the Selangor Bird Fair back in 2018, which can be read HERE. Though I have not birded regularly since then, the sweet memories from 2018 Selangor Bird Fair flooded over me, when I reached Millenium Park. The Katala Foundation is the NGO guardian of the Philippine Cockatoo, which is categorized as Critically Endangered according to eBird HERE. 

Distant mountain range of Titiwangsa can be viewed from Ho Ho Farm, Ulu Yam.

I parked my car nearby this durian tree and spotted these two thorny fruits right above me at Ho Ho Farm.

The paved road leading to Kebun cafe and a single-storey shopfront with vegetables for sale to the public at Ho Ho Farm.  

This Snakehead species of fish looked like the Striped Snakehead (Haruan) which was lurking in the edges of this pond at World of Phalaenopsis orchid farm at Ulu Yam/Batang Kali when I spotted it that May 2025. More about this snakehead fish species can be read HERE. 

Millenium Park, Ampang Pecah - home of the red-wattled lapwings:)

Sweet potato leaves covered this patch of the farm with a small field of corn, at Ho Ho Farm.