Situated on Chongming Island, the Mahota Farm is a family farm (albeit a large one) with a focus on sustainability and symbiosis. The Farm has a total land area of 120 acres – 80 acres are devoted to agronomic and horticultural crops, of which 15 acres are used for waste-to-resource management facilities such as waste lagoons, wetlands, and the wildlife sanctuary. The remaining 40 acres are devoted to the raising of Mahota pigs.

Chinese Phrases Where is the bathroom? 请问，洗手间在哪里？ Qing3 wen4, xi3 shou3 jian1 zai4 na3 li3? Where is the reception? 请问，前厅在哪里？ Qing3 wen4, qian2 ting1 zai4 na3 li3? Do you speak English? 你会说英语吗？ Ni3 hui4 shuo1 ying1 yu3 ma1? What is the name of this vegetable? 这个蔬菜叫什么名字啊？ Zhe4 ge4 shu1 cai4 jiao4 shen2 me1 ming2 zi4 a1? I want to sign up for this activity. 我想参加这一个活动。 Wo3 xiang3 can1 jia1 zhe4 yi1 ge4 huo2 dong4.

Activities on the Farm

Website: www.themahota.com Farm #: 021-3966-6039 Office #: 021-5489-3357

DIY: Decorate your own tote bag! Location: Reception

DIY: Cookie time! Location: Reception

DIY: Learn how to plant :) Location: Smart Greenhouse

Indoors

Outdoors

Let’s go fishing! (Ask for details) Location: Fishing Area

Crabs! Crabs! Crabs! ¥ 20 per hour (Ask for details) Location: Breeding Area

Outdoor BBQ ¥ Varies (Ask for details) Location: East of Mongolian Yurts

Can you show me where the goats are? 你知道白羊区是在哪里吗？ Ni3 zhi1 dao4 bai2 yang2 qu1 shi4 zai4 na3 li3 ma1? Can you direct me to the fishing area? 钓鱼区的位置是在哪里？ Diao4 yu2 qu1 de1 wei4 zhi4 shi4 zai4 na3 li3? Is this activity free of charge? 这个活动是免费吗？ Zhe4 ge4 huo2 dong4 shi4 mian3 fei4 ma1? Does this activity require a fee? 这个活动要付钱吗？ Zhe4 ge4 huo2 dong4 yao4 fu4 qian2 ma1? Do you know where I can rent bicycles? 你知道我可以从哪里租自行车吗？ Ni3 zhi1 dao4 wo3 ke4 yi3 cong2 na3 li3 zu1 zi4 xing2 che1 ma1?

If you want to participate in any of these activities, please approach our front desk. All “DIY” activities are 30 RMB per person :)

Couldn’t get enough of us? Check out our other establishments!

Mahota Kitchen, 1/F, M-Town, No. 680 Huaihai West Road, Changning District, Shanghai 200052 上海市长宁区淮海西路680号新淮海坊1层泰生厨房 Phone #: 021-5267-9988

Hours: 10 AM to 10 pm daily

Mahota Health Management Center, 2/F, M-Town, No. 680 Huaihai West Road, Changning District, Shanghai 200052 上海市长宁区淮海西路680号新淮海坊2层

百美泰生中医门诊 Phone #: 021-5267-9988

Hours: 10 AM to 8 pm daily

Go farming! (3pm and 4pm) Location: Smart Greenhouse

Decorate our Graffiti Wall! Location: Breeding Area

Go biking! ¥100 deposit per bike Location: Reception

Feed me! (I’m a goat.) Location: Goat Enclosure

Oink. I don’t want to boar you, but you might want to pig up some of these interesting details. Every year we produce and sell about 20,000 pigs from our 40 acres of piggeries. Pigs are usually

sold at around 6 months of age. We mix our own organic feed and will never use antibiotics or growth hormones. The pigs also get to sleep on fermentation beds.

Farming Areas Around 65% of the farm’s acreage is dedicated to agriculture, and over 114 types and more than 300 species of crops are grown year round. We also practice crop rotation – which basically means you don’t just grow one type of crop on one plot of land, as it will deplete the nutrients in the soil pretty quickly. You wouldn’t be too happy too if you have to wear the same shirt and pants all the time.

As part of our farm’s sustainable practice, we try to minimize the environmental impact of our pig’s poo – so we transform something that is regarded as waste to a resource we can use and sell. We first collect the fermentation beds (with all the lovely poo and pee in it) from the piggeries, and then separate the liquid waste from solid waste. Liquid waste will be directed to the lagoons and solid waste (with a mixture of crop waste and weeds) will be transported to the Compost Station. Composting takes around 3 months to complete, and around 4 months if the temperature gets cold. During the process of composting, the pile of pig manure and crop waste will be turned over 4 times and sealed under an inch of mud plaster. Under that mud plaster, the mixture will “boil” up to 70°C, which destroys pathogens and any weeds that exist in the mixture. After composing is done, it can then be used as fertilizer.

Poultry Breeding Grounds

Smart Greenhouses

Mongolian Yurts Reception Center Pig Farm

Compost Station

Greenhouses

Fishing Area Chongming White Goat Enclosure

Lagoons & Wetland

These goats are pretty special animals, you see, as their entire body can be utilized to make high quality byproducts – from paintbrushes to surgical threads. You goat it? Good. If you’re dying to feed the free-ranged pigs or goats (or just one of them if you’re that mean), just ask one of the receptionists.

A s i d e f ro m g ro w i n g o u r o w n vegetables and pigs, we also produce our own free ranged (and organic, duh) eggs! Every week, our chickens and ducks pop out 3500 and 1750 eggs, respectively. We promise there is no fowl play involved.

We have 10 Mongolian yurts and 10 standard hotel rooms available for guests who want to do some star-gazing under the surprisingly clear Shanghai skies. If you’re down for some BBQ without the queue, you’re more than welcome to do so at this location too.

W h a t w i l l m a k e a greenhouse “smar t”? Well, equip them with fans, a ventilation system,

black wall shades to ease the summer heat, a plot heater to protect seedlings from the winter cold, and then we’ll consider if it’s deemed worthy of being called “smart”. Smart greenhouses are ideal for growing and nurturing temperature sensitive seedlings. If you’re feeling farmer-ish, you can try our DIY planting and farming activities here.

If you are seariously down for some awesome fishing oppor-tuna-ty, head on over to the front desk!

If you have any inquiries, problems, emergencies, or a rumbling tummy, head on over to the reception center. You can also arrange a variety of activities to do on the farm with our lovely receptionists (we promise they don’t bite). You will also be meeting here if you signed up for the DIY tote decorating or cookie baking activities. Bikes are also available for rent. Look out for some mint and rosemary bushes on your way out to mask the pig smell!

In this cozy breeding area, we have rabbits, pigeons, Chongming crabs (you may catch some for a small fee), guinea fowls (the funny looking chickens), normal-looking chickens, ducks, and geese. If all you can think of is how tasty these free-range animals are, you may buy some on your way out. No, you aren’t required to catch and cook it. There is also a graffiti wall close by if you want to lose your kids for a few hours.

If smart greenhouses are resorts, then our “regular” greenhouses are hostels (at least its not like sleeping on the streets). In

these enclosures, we grow temperature-sensitive vegetables. During summer, the greenhouses can keep out pesky pests, and during winter, it can keep the vegetables warm.

We have 6 lagoons here that are used to filter and break down the liquid waste from the pig farm. The recycled water at the end of the process is then used to nourish the marsh crops, irrigate the agricultural crops, and wash the piggeries before it all ends up in the wetland. By the way, urine trouble if you step into the lagoons.

Breeding Area

Drawn and written by hayman chan

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