Surabaya 8 Agustus 2025 | Draft Rakyat Newsroom – In Banyuwangi Regency, there’s a unique education center where you can learn about sustainable living, from organic food cultivation and renewable energy sources to rainwater harvesting and waste management, to making clothing from natural fibers.
The place is called Sky Farm, an area that carries the concept of a one-stop sustainable living experience, inviting visitors to experience and learn to live in harmony with nature, in Glenmore District, Banyuwangi.
This education center was founded by an orthopedic specialist, Dr. Ananta Naufal Habibi, Sp.OT, and his wife, Dr. Anita Yuni.
During the Regent’s Village Office (Bunga Desa) activity in Tegalharjo Village, Glenmore, Friday (7/8/2025), accompanied by Dr. Ananta, the Regent of Banyuwangi, Ipuk Fiestiandani, took a garden tour to see various sustainability practices implemented at this location.
“Amazing. This is the perfect place to learn, because all life’s necessities, from food and water to energy to waste management, are provided sustainably and independently,” said Ipuk.
According to Ipuk, sustainable living is a long-term investment that must be implemented now to address the current challenges of global climate change. “We can start living in harmony with nature within our own homes and the surrounding environment,” Ipuk added.
Sky Farm promotes five concepts of self-sufficiency: food self-sufficiency, energy self-sufficiency, water self-sufficiency, waste management self-sufficiency, and fiber self-sufficiency. To achieve food self-sufficiency, Sky Farm boasts 43 types of crops and an organic poultry farm.
“We grow all the plants here naturally, without using pesticides. The plants and livestock grown here are for our own consumption and also used in the dishes we serve to our guests,” said Dr. Ananta.
Not only that, they also process the plants and ingredients found there into essential oils, organic soaps, and even perfumes. “We process everything naturally,” added Dr. Anita.
For water needs, the “Sky Farm” utilizes a rain harvesting system, which collects rainwater and processes it for drinking and other needs. There are also six infiltration wells to conserve water during the dry season.
The approximately 1.5-hectare plot utilizes renewable energy sources, including biogas, solar panels, and alternative fuels derived from plastic pyrolysis.
Biogas is derived from cow dung obtained from local livestock owners. Meanwhile, the fuel for plastic pyrolysis is derived from inorganic waste obtained from waste processing.
“We use our own pyrolysis fuel for our generators and three-wheeled vehicles to transport local residents’ trash,” said Dr. Ananta.
Currently, 276 families participate in waste processing at Sky Farm. The waste is sorted into organic and inorganic categories.
Organic waste is processed for maggot cultivation and compost, while inorganic waste is used to be recycled into various recycled materials such as shirt buttons, plastic containers and even prolytization fuel.
Sky Farm itself provides a guest house for visitors who wish to spend the night. Many guests from across Indonesia have come to learn about sustainable living.
Not only can you see how waste and organic plants are processed, but there’s also a gallery of eco-friendly clothing. Embracing an eco-friendly concept, Anita Yuni’s fashion designs have won numerous national competitions and have even been showcased at international fashion shows.
“We also produce fashion from natural fibers, which is also one of our concerns about fashion sustainability,” he said. *bri)