SMK Keningau school visit
Friday, 15 May 2026
Year 4 students from SMK Keningau spent a morning at the farm — meeting Black Soldier Flies, feeding the larvae, and seeing how food waste turns into fertilizer.
We hosted a group of 38 Year 4 students and four teachers from SMK Keningau for a half-day farm tour. The visit was part of their science enrichment programme on waste, ecosystems, and the circular economy.
What they did
- Walked the rearing house and watched larvae feeding on prepared food waste
- Held adult Black Soldier Flies in the breeding cages (gently!)
- Sieved a small batch of frass and bagged a sample to take home for their school garden
- Sat down for a Q&A with our farm team about what BSFL eat, how long they live, and why insects matter for agriculture
Highlights
The students were surprised by how fast the larvae move and how little the adult flies actually do — most of the work happens in the larval stage. A few teachers asked about setting up a small composting demo at the school using kitchen scraps from the canteen, and we're following up with them on a starter kit.
Big thanks to Cikgu Sharifah and the SMK Keningau team for organising the trip, and to the students for the great questions.