Learnt a couple of interesting words this past week which I never knew existed that easily describe the most intangible but yet tangible phenemonon kampung folks should understand:
– Harvesting healthy and nutritious crops (made possible by the “glomalin”-rich soil) that bear the “terroir” of our farm in the aftermath of a downpour that fills the air with “petrichor”, much thanks to the “geosmin” organic compound at work. –
terroir – the specific conditions and characteristic of the farm’s microclimate that gives the produce a unique “character” or taste originating from that location.
petrichor – earthy smell especially after it rains.
geosmin – the organic compound that causes what smells like rain.
glomalin – the “netting” that holds organic matter, nutrients and all the good stuff forming good soil.
I’ve chosen to use mushrooms to illustrate the sentiments of this post because I believe they are one of the most undervalued and obscure living organisms ever. They do great works by decomposing organic matter, turning waste to life; and in that process, give life its many forms that encompass all our 5 senses. Yes they’re small, but they sure do punch way above its weight in terms of making its presence known and felt in the great outdoors of kampung living.
