Polly's Blog

Today was my last day in Alta Floresta. First I went to speak to some people who write in the local newspaper and then I went to one of the teacher’s farms for lunch. It is very sad to leave the ‘little town with the big heart’ – I have made lots of good friends here.

Today I arrived in Pangkalan Bun in Borneo. I am staying at ‘Kampung Konservasi’ which is an education centre that teaches people how to protect the forest so that orang-utans have a place to live. They also teach people how to grow fruit and vegetables from their own land. My room is a small wooden hut in the tomato garden!

Today is Independence Day in Indonesia so everyone is on holiday. I have been looking at the gardens at Kampung Konservasi. They grow chillies and tomatoes and cabbages and lots of different fruits. They can sell their cabbages for a lot of money because they are organic, which means they do not use chemicals to help them grow.