Our mission is to honour the nature and culture of this beautiful island. As part of the rice field eco-system, we try continuously to reduce our footprint.
Our Joglos are hand carved using Javanese traditional techniques, from 100% recycled and antique teak. The Joglos are designed to circulate the cool rice field breezes, and are not air conditioned. All rooms are fan cooled.
When building, all trees are transplanted where essential, but we prefer to incorporate them into our buildings wherever possible. You will see part or whole trees in many of our Suites.
We produce much of our electricity using both solar panels, and our own windmill. As Bali’s climate is warm all year round, initially installing solar panels for hot water was an easy and effective choice to save on gas and electricity. Installing the windmill is our recent upgrade.
A large portion of the Rice Joglo property is dedicated to food production. We're passionate about harvesting home grown food, and you'll find our garden fruits, vegetables and herbs in your daily complimentary breakfast. Your eggs will be laid fresh by the ducks.
We love to show our guests how food is traditionally grown in Bali, and the ways in which Balinese farming utilises the natural volcanic soil. Some guests even like to get their hands dirty! Our gardener will be happy to show you the seasonal produce, and how crops are rotate.
The food farm, along with other local Sok Wayah farmers supplies our in house restaurant The Organic Farmer.
Our Garden is Fully Sustainable. Food waste is minimised by using fresh ingredients over preserved or packaged ingredients. Organic waste is fed to the ducks, who in turn supply eggs for your breakfast. Water is diverted and re-routed back into the Subak. Crops are regularly planted, and rotated for the health of the soil.
We keep an assortment of animals well cared for and comfortable in their own custom built "Joglos". The animals provide compost and the ducks lay eggs.
We love to nurture a love of animals in our guests, particularly children. Children love collecting eggs from the ducks each morning (along with some greens for your omelet!)
Other rice field wildlife roams free on the property. Our resident cat Schlukie is part of this eco-system. She either catches or discourages mice and snakes from getting into guest areas so you should never have to see one (!)
Our Joglos are hand carved using Javanese traditional techniques, from 100% recycled and antique teak. The Joglos are designed to circulate the cool rice field breezes, and are not air conditioned. All rooms are fan cooled.
When building, all trees are transplanted where essential, but we prefer to incorporate them into our buildings wherever possible. You will see part or whole trees in many of our Suites.
We produce much of our electricity using both solar panels, and our own windmill. As Bali’s climate is warm all year round, initially installing solar panels for hot water was an easy and effective choice to save on gas and electricity. Installing the windmill is our recent upgrade.
A large portion of the Rice Joglo property is dedicated to food production. We're passionate about harvesting home grown food, and you'll find our garden fruits, vegetables and herbs in your daily complimentary breakfast. Your eggs will be laid fresh by the ducks.
We love to show our guests how food is traditionally grown in Bali, and the ways in which Balinese farming utilises the natural volcanic soil. Some guests even like to get their hands dirty! Our gardener will be happy to show you the seasonal produce, and how crops are rotate.
The food farm, along with other local Sok Wayah farmers supplies our in house restaurant The Organic Farmer.
Our Garden is Fully Sustainable. Food waste is minimised by using fresh ingredients over preserved or packaged ingredients. Organic waste is fed to the ducks, who in turn supply eggs for your breakfast. Water is diverted and re-routed back into the Subak. Crops are regularly planted, and rotated for the health of the soil.
We keep an assortment of animals well cared for and comfortable in their own custom built "Joglos". The animals provide compost and the ducks lay eggs.
We love to nurture a love of animals in our guests, particularly children. Children love collecting eggs from the ducks each morning (along with some greens for your omelet!)
Other rice field wildlife roams free on the property. Our resident cat Schlukie is part of this eco-system. She either catches or discourages mice and snakes from getting into guest areas so you should never have to see one (!)
Our beginnings in Permaculture
Ubud hosts a small but growing community interested in sustainable farming and permaculture. "Nomad" was a local Balinese who, after travelling widely in the 1960s, returned home to become a pioneer in organic vegetable farming. He saw that that famers were already irrigating the fields for crop production, but they only produced two rice yields per year. Their take-home pay could be increased substantially by introducing vegetables.
In the footsteps of Nomad and others like him, The Rice Joglo started our own garden when water spinach began to grow spontaneously from the fertile and constantly irrigated soil after the rice is harvested. Sonu quickly saw how this fertile soil could be the basis for a substantial vegetable farm on the property. We started with broccoli, mint and tomato, gradually introducing a wider variety of vegetables until we achieved our current range of around 20 different edible plants.
Our garden yields not only enough to feed all our Joglo guests who choose to cook, but the surplus is sold to local restaurants, providing a lucrative bonus for our gardener. .
Ubud hosts a small but growing community interested in sustainable farming and permaculture. "Nomad" was a local Balinese who, after travelling widely in the 1960s, returned home to become a pioneer in organic vegetable farming. He saw that that famers were already irrigating the fields for crop production, but they only produced two rice yields per year. Their take-home pay could be increased substantially by introducing vegetables.
In the footsteps of Nomad and others like him, The Rice Joglo started our own garden when water spinach began to grow spontaneously from the fertile and constantly irrigated soil after the rice is harvested. Sonu quickly saw how this fertile soil could be the basis for a substantial vegetable farm on the property. We started with broccoli, mint and tomato, gradually introducing a wider variety of vegetables until we achieved our current range of around 20 different edible plants.
Our garden yields not only enough to feed all our Joglo guests who choose to cook, but the surplus is sold to local restaurants, providing a lucrative bonus for our gardener. .
The Future is Growing Food
We’re passionate about encouraging everyone in the world to dedicate a percentage of land for food production. Almost anyone can grow food, from a simple pot of herbs to a home vegetable patch to feed a family at mealtimes.
Our Garden is Fully Sustainable
Water is diverted and re-routed back into the Subak. Crops are regularly planted, and rotated for the health of the soil.
The animals provide compost and the ducks lay eggs.
We’re passionate about encouraging everyone in the world to dedicate a percentage of land for food production. Almost anyone can grow food, from a simple pot of herbs to a home vegetable patch to feed a family at mealtimes.
Our Garden is Fully Sustainable
Water is diverted and re-routed back into the Subak. Crops are regularly planted, and rotated for the health of the soil.
The animals provide compost and the ducks lay eggs.