Singapore Farm Visit For Kids

Singapore Farm Visit For Kids

My search for a Singapore farm visit for kids brought me to a child-friendly place in Pasir Ris, Singapore. Earlier last year, I made a visit to try its popular 'longkang' fishing amenities. On my second visit with my kids this recent school holiday, I discovered more of its farming fauna and farm charms.

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Before you get different ideas about this farm, let me share that this place is more of a prawn fishing and fish rearing farm. Other farm creatures that appear here at this farm site are not the primary reason most visitors congregate here.

However, to farm-starved kids (and adults) in Singapore, this is as close to live animals and live creatures that residents on our little island can get to, short of visiting the Zoo or Bird Park or a pet shop or wet markets of the past.

For a sampling of these farm creatures and farm animals, take a look at the photographs taken at this Singapore farm that kids will enjoy on any visit.


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This Singapore farm is suitable for a  visit by kids and their families. It is located at Mainland Tropical Fish Farm, No. 1 Pasir Ris Farmway1 at the eastern corner of  Singapore in Pasir Ris.


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Fishing Prawn Pond

Fishing Prawn Pond

The title of this January 2010 post on Seen This Scene That comes from the name of a prawn fishing pond that I discovered recently.

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This prawn fishing pond is called 'Happy Fishing Prawns Pond'. It is located at Lot 35, Pasir Ris Farmway 2 at the eastern end of Singapore in Pasir Ris neighbourhood estate.

Prawn fishing rates are comparable to other prawn fishing centres in Singapore but note that prawn fishing rates may change at any time. You can read about them on this prawn fishing post I wrote earlier.

Here at Happy Fishing Prawns Pond, you can fish for prawns under cover of shade and be protected against rain. This fishing prawn pond has opened three large pools surrounded by a wooden fence attached with mini-tables for prawn fishing. I saw several other empty deep pools nearby that could possibly be used for prawn fishing too.

As usual, if you peer into the pools, you won't spot any prawn. The prawning pools are filled with a dye that turns the pond into a mysterious swirl of dark liquid. This is a well known technique used by prawn fishing pond owners all over Singapore to make it challenging for prawning specialists to hook their preys.

With so many prawn fishing ponds in Singapore, what draws prawn fishing enthusiasts to a fishing prawn pond? I do not have the answer as it would depend on each individual prawn 'fisherman' or 'fisherwoman' or 'fisherkid'.


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Do you like prawn fishing? Have you seen this fishing prawn pond?

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Duck Farm In Singapore

'Duck Farm' In Singapore

Old Duck Farm in Singapore. Photograph courtesy of NHB PICAS.

In my travels around Singapore while writing for Seen This Scene That, I came across a 'duck farm' in Singapore recently. You will not find any other duck farm as modern as this farm. Like most things in Singapore, this duck farm has undergone extensive 'upgrading', like no other.

This unique duck farm is located in a residential estate. It is not isolated in a far-flung wild corner of Singapore. Yet residents and visitors will have no cause to complain about unpleasant fragrance or noisy behaviour of the duck population at this farm.

The reason for this heavenly coexistence of a duck farm in the middle of a housing estate?

Look at the photograph of this duck farm for the answer.


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Yes. Ducks, the farmer and the girl in the photograph are sculptures. These ducks are good photographic models as they keep really still, unlike real ducks, for photo-taking. They 'posed' patiently for visitors keen to capture photographic memories of a by-gone duck farm.

You can read the plaque for more details about the duck farm sculpture.

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Next to Lorong Ah Soo between blocks 139 and 127, these sculptures of a duck farmer and some ducks in a neighbourhood park stand as testament to a piece of history in this neighbourhood of Singapore.

The words on the plaque are quoted here for ease of reading:

"Since pre-war times until early 1960s, the area from Lorong Ah Soo towards Hougang Avenue 1 (previously known as Jalan Hock Chye) was a duck and pig farm with coconut plantation within the estate. This sculpture portraying the livelihood of a farmer at the duck farm brings back warm memories of our older folks who grew up in this kampong. It will also give our younger generations a glimpse of the rich history of this area and an appreciation of the humble livelihood of our forefathers."

Although I have seen ducks in our local zoo as a child and as an adult (to bring my kids there), I do not recall seeing a real duck farm as a child. In this sense, this duck farm sculpture made an impact on me.

In our current urbanized landscape, duck farms do not take up real estate. You would be hard pressed to find a full time duck farmer in Singapore. Yet duck farming was part of our heritage and it would be a waste if no one remembered this aspect of the past.

While nothing beats the real thing, at least a sculpture that reminds one of the past is tangible and easier to comprehend that reading lines of historical text or looking through old photographs on the Net.

How does it feel to have a brood of ducks snapping at your feet? Do ears tremble when ducks quack all around you? Do you remember seeing any duck farms in Singapore during your childhood days? Have you or your kids seen real ducks at a farm (other than those at the zoo)?

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Farm To Visit In Singapore

Farm To Visit In Singapore

During this school holiday, why not choose a farm to visit in Singapore? Kids will surely dance with joy at a farm to visit in Singapore. Children get to see and touch real life-sized fruits, vegetables and plants grown from soil on our highly urbanized island.

I took my children for a visit to D'Kranji Farm Resort some time ago. I have written about the farm resort's longkang fishing.

Here are some photographs of the fruits and plants that we saw. The drops of water on the fruits are raindrops. It is not every day that we get an opportunity to see real fruits growing from soil at a farm in Singapore.

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There is no entry fee at this farm to visit in Singapore.

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Durian In Singapore Park

Durian In Singapore Park

The durian fruiting season in Singapore is now on. If you visit Choa Chu Kang Park, you may spot the durian trees laden with durians.

There are signs like this particular one planted in the parks of Singapore. Take care if you pass through such parks filled with durian trees, as a falling durian fruit is a dangerous object.

These fruits in Choa Chu Kang Park belong to NParks, who will dispatch contractors regularly to clear the fallen durians.

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Rice Farm In Singapore

Rice Farm In Singapore

In land-scarce, plantation-scarce Singapore, I came across a rice (padi) farm in Singapore's remote Kranji estate on a visit to D'Kranji Farm Resort at Neo Tiew Lane 2.

Photograph: Rice plant on a farm.

Having seen a real rice farm in Luang Prabang (Laos) some years back, I had a rice farm model to compare.

Photograph: Farm In Luang Prabang Laos.


The rice farm in Singapore was a mini-plot compared to the one I saw overseas. I could walk around the rice farm in Kranji with ease. Back in Luang Prabang, I was surrounded by acres of rice as far as the eye could see.

At the time of my visit to the Kranji rice farm, the rice field was in need of repair, with weeds scattered all over. Rice grains were wilting, past their prime for harvesting. I had a feeling that this rice farm was planted as an exhibit for curious Singaporeans, rather than for a source of food.

Photograph: Rice grains.


The presence of a scarecrow added a little drama and colour to a less than ordinary-looking rice plantation.

Despite its forlorn appearance, this rice farm is a useful place for kids to learn about rice. It should demonstrate to children that rice grows from the soil, not on supermarket shelves.

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Cattle Farm Singapore

Photo: Resident of A Cattle Farm, Singapore.

Cattle Farm Singapore

I read on my visit to Telok Ayer Green that milk vendors in Singapore used to roam the streets with their milk dispenser (cow) in tow. They dispensed fresh milk straight from a cow for residents keen for a taste of fresh milk.

The sight of that cow sculpture piqued my interest to explore places in Singapore where I could see live cattle and perhaps sample fresh milk. Besides the Singapore Zoological Gardens, was there any place in Singapore where I could find live cattle frolicking on a farm?

The answer came on a recent school holiday during a weekend afternoon when my family of five visited Kranji. At Viknesh Dairy Farm along Lim Chu Kang Lane 8A, a herd of live cattle greeted us upon our unscheduled arrival at this cattle farm.

There was no one at the cattle farm's open gate to receive our unannounced visit. We parked at a paved compound and wandered into the cattle shed.

Some workers were busy washing the cattle shed when we arrived. They smiled at us and seemed to be used to the presence of visitors although we saw no other visitor throughout our visit.

At the cattle farm, about 18 to 20 adult cattle were scattered throughout a cavernous compound. Most were sitting idly and I presumed they were taking a siesta. With leftover hay, pineapples and some unidentifiable food strewn all over the cattle compound, I figured they must have eaten a hefty meal.

Without the aid of information board or any on-site farm guide, we were clueless about the heritage of these farm animals, their feeding habits, the milking processes, fertility treatments and other relevant information that visitors to farms like these would often ask.

My kids picked up pieces of hay to hand feed a few younger cattle. I think they enjoyed the feeding session more than the animals. Look at the faces on these two animals (featured below) to see what I mean.


We watched the cattle with amazement. We were especially amazed at their voluminous urinary output. Their dollops of fresh bowel output were also an unintended source of amazement.

There was some heavy-duty machinery inside a neighbouring building that looked like milk processing devices. Canisters and other containers were also found.

If you intend to sample fresh milk at this cattle farm, you may be in for disappointment. We searched for a drink stall serving fresh milk but found none. No souvenir shop could be located here either. Some renovation works were noted inside a building.

Notwithstanding the lack of opportunity to sample fresh milk, this cattle farm in Singapore’s remote Kranji countryside was still an eye-opening visit for my family and I.

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Mushroom, Aloe Vera, Wheatgrass, Edible Cactus Farm In Singapore

photo above: wheatgrass 'farm'

Mushroom, Aloe Vera, Wheatgrass, Edible Cactus Farm In Singapore

Due to space constraints and lack of a farming heritage, few farms exist in ultra-urban Singapore. Of the farms that cultivate crops, most offer a rojak spread of common farm vegetables to tantalize visitors who live in concrete jungles. To discover a vegetable farm in Kranji Singapore that specializes in four combinations of unique crops (mushroom, aloe vera, wheatgrass and edible Mexican cactus) is a needle-in-a-haystack find.

Situated at 220, Neo Tiew Crescent in Kranji Singapore, I stumbled upon Kin Yan Agrotech in Kranji of Singapore. This organic farm cultivates mushroom, aloe vera, wheatgrass and edible Mexican cactus plantations in four mini-farms spread out throughout the Kranji countryside.

photo above: aloe vera plants

Visitors to this Kranji farm do not need to pay entrance fees to look at the aloe vera, wheatgrass, cactus and mushrooms as they wander around the neat farm. A large paved compound for free car parking sits next to a single-storey building, which serves as a visitor centre, mini-supermarket and office.

When you first arrive, hide from the heat by ducking into its air-conditioned main building to familiarise yourself with the end products dished out by the farm. You can sample juices and syrups of various kinds made from aloe vera, wheatgrass, edible cactus and mushroom, or try to chew on bits of these less common plants until stocks run out.

photo above: Mexican edible cactus farm

Once done with exercising your taste buds, move over to the Cactus and aloe vera corners that are lined up next to the visitor center. The edible Mexican cactus, its plump stem covered by a thick green layer, looks like a flattened baseball bat adorned with pointed thorns. Underneath that prickly appearance of the cactus however is a load of supposedly healthful ingredients. The Mexican cactus is a popular herbal cholesterol-lowering remedy in Mexico. Traditional Mexican healers use cactus for treatment of sunburn and minor rashes, hemorrhoids, insect bites, and abrasions. Sweetened cactus tea is said to lower fever and relieve chest pain.

Doubling up as decorative artifacts, Aloe Vera plants stuffed into large earthen pots line the periphery of the car park. Looking like an electrocuted green-coloured octopus with its stiff tentacles pointing to the sky, the Aloe Vera plant appears to have beneficial health-related surprises despite its rigor mortis posture.

In another single-storey building opposite the visitor centre, Wheatgrass are grown on shelves in a dark and damp environment. The rows of green Wheatgrass at maturity can reach up to 24 centimetres tall. Wheatgrass is believed to be a powerful detoxifier, which lessens risk cancer, reduces high blood pressure and lowers sugar levels, although no random controlled studies have been used to prove these claims.

There is a small area next the Wheatgrass plantation where chairs have been arranged in front of a table and whiteboard marker. Write-ups, photographs and newspaper clippings on various aspects of wheatgrass cultivation can be seen in what appears to be the health education center of this farm.

photograph above: mushroom farm

Walk past the rows of Wheatgrass deeper into the building and step into the indoor mushroom plantation farm. It took a while for my eyes to adapt to the dim lighting before I could discern a variety of mushrooms extending from a wall of wires filled with bags of nutrients. At full bloom, some mushrooms resembled chunky clouds floating on air while others looked like fat bean sprouts wearing safety helmets.

For an unusual place to learn more about mushroom, aloe vera, wheatgrass and edible cactus, look no further than this organic farm in Kranji for a distinctive farm visit in Singapore.

Read about other farms in Singapore:
1. Dragon fruit farm, Kranji Singapore
2. Animal Farm In Kranji Singapore
3. Vegetable Farm, Kranji Singapore
4. Frog Farm in Singapore

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Prawn Fishing "Farm" In Pasir Ris Industrial Estate

Prawn Fishing “Farm” In Pasir Ris Industrial Estate

The expert regulars who come to this isolated prawn fishing “farm” in Pasir Ris Industrial Estate at the junction of Pasir Ris Coast Industrial Park 2 and Pasir Ris Coast Industrial Park 1 will offer you advice on prawn fishing if you ask politely. I put inverted commas on the word “farm” as it is a misnomer. The ponds here are used not to rear prawns but to lure prawn fishing visitors.

Prawn hooking or “prawning” is a delicate sport using a light pole with a 2-metre long line attached to a colourful float and a tiny curved hook. Chicken hearts that look as bad as they smell are provided as bait for you to cut into little pieces to be attached to your hook. Once the prawn bait is ready, lower it gently into the dark liquid below and wait patiently for the prawns to bite.

The thrill comes when you feel the rod tug away as your challenger in the pond tries to outwit and outrun you. Once you catch your first live prawn, the thrill that consumes you is indescribable.

The prawns used at this fresh water sheltered pond are known as Malaysian Prawns or Giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). They can grow up to one foot in length although the objects of my desire at this visit look no more than 5 to 7 inches long. They can be barbecued on site if you arrange to rent mobile barbecue pits. This method of pit barbecue has been claimed to produce fresh tasting, robust textured prawns that give an extra oomph in the mouth. You can come here to fill your hunger anytime as the prawn pond is open 24 hours a day.

At $12 per hour, you can try your luck to catch as many crustaceans as you can. I have seen the owner use a large net to scoop two net full of live prawns from a Jacuzzi-like tank to dump lively prawns into the prawn pond. My expert prawning kaki tells me that you should give the poor prawns at least half an hour to overcome their dizziness before you start buying prawning time.

At this prawn fishing pond in Pasir Ris Industrial Park that has no obvious signboard or name, you can indulge in fishing at two larger sized ponds. Catch and release fishing is practiced in the pond as well as regular fishing.

Public transport to this prawn pond is limited. There is a small parking space on the property but I would not recommend it, as it is unpaved. Most visitors park their cars without displaying coupons alongside deserted roads nearby.

Do you have any other prawning or fishing joints to recommend?

Read more about fishing and prawning:
1. Fishing and prawning places.
2. Fish Farms I've Seen in Singapore.

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Spring Fun At A Wasabi Farm In Nagano, Japan

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Spring Fun At A Wasabi Farm In Nagano, Japan

Have you wondered where wasabi originates? Does it come from a plant, seaweed, tree or something in between? Every time you dip into this soft green paste with your sashimi at Japanese restaurants like Nanbantei, Tatsuya, Nadaman , Genki Sushi or Sakae Sushi, have you thought about the nature of this burn-from-throat-to-head spice?

I have discovered a beautiful flower-filled farm in Nagano, Japan through Stardust, who is based there. Visit her site (stardust post on Wasabi farm) for a personal rendition of such a real-life farm. There are lovely visual samples of the real deal in her pretty account.

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Children Learn On Visit To Dragon Fruit Farm, Singapore

Children Learn On Visit To Dragon Fruit Farm Singapore

Out in the wilderness of Kranji estate at Lim Chu Kang Lane 4, a pleasant surprise awaits any intrepid family with children looking to spend quality time on a fruit farm.

Spring Orchard is a small property that specializes in dragon fruit cultivation, a red-coloured fruit the size of a human brain (about two clenched fists put together). As the fruit is related to the cactus, it is no surprise to discover spikes sprouting from its fiery red skin. With pointed scales on a scarlet background, this fruit bears resemblance to a ball of fire from a mythological dragon’s breath.

Multiple names have been given to the Dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus). In Malay, it is known as Kaktus madu, in Madarin Long guo and in Vietnamese Thanh long. Other colourful names include Strawberry Pear, Cactus fruit, Night blooming Cereus, Belle of the Night, Cinderella plant.

Growth Cycle of Dragon Fruit
One of the many lessons you can teach your children is the growth cycle of the Dragon Fruit. The plant produces a bud in the first stage, which turns into a flower that blooms only at night in the second stage. In the third stage, the petals dry up. In the fourth and fifth stages, the young fruit undergoes maturation until it becomes ripe.

Uses of Dragon Fruit
Another lesson to learn and teach your children is on the uses of Dragon Fruit. First and foremost, the dragon fruit is sold as a tropical delicacy. Its lotus-white flesh, speckled with small crunchy edible black seeds, tastes rather bland most of the time. Occasionally, I have tasted Dragon fruits with either a sweet or sour aftertaste.

The pulp of the fruit has been used as an alcoholic drink. One can also cook unopened flower buds like a vegetable.

Dragon fruits are said to improve eyesight and prevent hypertension although these claims remain unsubstantiated with proper clinical trials. Stomach and endocrine ailments have been treated with this fruit as well.

Other uses include the production of food colouring with certain plant parts, and provision as a climber to cover chainlink fencing.

Besides dragonfruit, one can also observe the growth of vegetables like long beans and fruits like pineapples. My children like the two small ponds on the property that are well stocked with koi fishes. The vibrant movement of lively fishes provides a pleasant exercise for the eyes, compared to the motion-less fruit trees and plants. Visitors can purchase dragon fruits and vegetables cultivated on site to sample in the comfort of their homes.

Recommended for families with children and anyone who is keen to learn.

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Bring Children To Visit An Animal Farm In Singapore

Bringing Children To Visit An Animal Farm In Singapore

My eldest child had recommended me to her favourite animal farm in Singapore after an educational school outing. As I was curious about the existence of such a farm on an island as highly urbanized as Singapore, and skeptical about the fun quotient of a trip to a farm, I decided to see it for myself. So there I was with the entire family at Hay Diaries, situated at Lim Chu Kang Agrotech Park Lane 4 in Singapore's Kranji district on a weekend afternoon.

This small but neat farm with a goat population of about 1000 was well maintained. The colourful flowers surrounding 3 goat sculptures gave pleasant first impressions to visitors who arrive between 9am and 4pm. The main feature of attraction here was undoubtedly the goats themselves. The class of goats kept here were known as Diary Goats. These were prized for their milk and not their meat. The five types of Diary Goats were Alpine, Nubian, Saanen, Toggenburg and La Mancha, each with different physical characteristics. Ranging in ages, sizes and weights, they were kept in 3m by 3m size steel enclosures in a barn separated by a long narrow corridor.

Children and the young at heart will find this farm to their immense liking. Opportunities to feed the goats, pet their coarse backs and snap close-up photos with them abound. Due to their lively and sociable nature, it is easy to be seduced by these creatures and to loose track of your time spent there with goats . In the mornings, there are milk extraction demonstrations to educate children deprived of interaction with farm animals due to the limitation of high-rise living. At the small gift shop, bottled goat milk which tastes more refined than cow's milk, is available for consumption and purchase.

As I walked along the corridor, tongues stretched out in a sign of greed as visitors dangled food to attract them. While the air was fragrant with goat smell, the set-up of the barn allowed ventilation with the aid of multiple fans hung from the barn roof. Packets of hay were available for purchase to hand feed the goats. Feeding goats felt strangely therapeutic and generated amusement as the goats contorted their mouths and rotated their necks to grab a bite or two. A few highly skilled goats even performed acrobatic feats to elevate their bodies for better ingestion.

If you are not squeamish to touch goats or be nibbled by them, bring the family to interact with these adorable farm animals. Using a phrase from George Orwell's critically acclaimed Animal Farm, I would summarise an outing here as: “Two legs good, four legs better!”

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Spending Leisure Time On An Offbeat Farm In Singapore

Bollywood Veggies

When I first heard of this place of interest known as “Bollywood Veggies”, my first impression was a picture of lively dancers clad in sari prancing around a tall dark handsome tree. On closer inspection, I was pleasantly surprised to find none of this bollywood buzz. Instead the farm was filled with neat plots of aromatic plants, herbs, fruit trees, ponds and fishes in a tranquil countryside backdrop.

For a $2 fee per adult, visitors to this farm at Neo Tiew Road in Kranji get to bring their kids for an outing to a farm packed chock-a-block with garden plots. There are seasonal vegetables and fruits grown here. At the time of my visit in March, organically grown banana plants were in abundance although the fruiting season was not due yet. A stroll through this farm revealed juicy limes hanging on branches. My kids were thrilled to poke and touch them in their natural state. Of tempting interest too were Ladies Fingers and long bean, ripe for plucking.

A thoughtful presence was a cozy restaurant on site that served an organic platter of dishes and drinks. Here you could sip coffee and chew on Bollywood nasi lemak as you watch the sky perform a sunset routine over wide green spaces unlike any other.

My favourite corner of this farm sanctuary must be at the lone rope swing hung below a tree tucked next to a lovely lotus pond. As the gentle oscillations of the swing peel the tension from your back, watch small butterflies hop around leaves while dragonflies dart between pink petals rising to the late afternoon sun.

For a chance to see a real farm planted amidst natural settings, a trip here should definitely count as an offbeat excursion for any Singaporean longing for an organic taste of outdoor farming.

Do you have any offbeat places of interest in Singapore or anywhere in the world to share?

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Related reading in Seen This Scene That:

1. Taman Jurong Greens: An Atypical Vegetable 'Farm'

2. Mushroom, Aloe Vera, Wheatgrass, Cactus Farm

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Children Charmed At Frog Farm In Singapore

Children Charmed At Frog Farm In Singapore

For children and adults who possess high affinity for all things “froggy”, the Jurong Frog Farm in Lim Chu Kang Lane 6 will charm you with herbal tales and tadpole tails.

Situated in the backwoods of Singapore, this place of interest was a pit stop for my family on a Saturday afternoon outing. We saw a quaint collection of tadpoles and live frogs distributed among rectangular concrete enclosures. In these “ponds”, they transformed from eggs to fully grown adult frogs over a period of about six months. There were “courtship tanks” where dating amphibians were given space and privacy to encourage procreation. Inside these tanks, leaves were left in-site to hide floating eggs upon hatching.

The predominant specie of frog found here was the American bullfrog. Each adult frog can grow up to 20 cm long and weigh up to 750 grams. The tadpoles of this species can extend up to 17 cm in length.

The only one of its kind in Singapore, the frog farm specializes in production of meat for seafood restaurants in Singapore to be served as culinary delicacies. They also offer bottled “essence of frog” which is essentially a broth extract loaded with ginseng and cordyceps for added nutritional value. Some visitors have also made small purchases to keep these frogs as pets at home.

Above: Algae for food

Despite looking rough at the edges from wear and tear, this farm carries exhibits of the various stages in the developmental growth of frogs, from egg to adult frogs. My kids enjoyed spending time at the farm. Never having an opportunity to view wild frogs in their urbanized lives before, they were fascinated at the amphibian sightings. The chorus of croaks was also an unusual musical performance for them. They were extremely keen to participate in the frog feeding frenzy using specially imported feeds laced with high protein particles.

If you have ever wondered about the fate of the frog in the fairytale “The Princess and the Frog”, look no further than this farm to discover what never happened to that fairytale frog.

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