Singaporean couple shares their journey into urban farming

In Singapore, where we import so much of our food, I feel like we’ve become disconnected from out food.

By Kiara Xavier
Online Citizen
Aug 14, 2019

Excerpt:

27-year-old Justine Ong-Farmer and her 31-year-old husband Scott Farmer both had well-paying jobs in Singapore. Ong, who is the youngest of four children, was born and bred in Singapore, and comes from a large Peranakan family. She was brought up in a very lively and colourful home, and around strong matriarchs.

On the other hand, Scott is originally from the UK and grew up in the English countryside, before he moved to Singapore in 2015 for work.

However, they both were at their respective jobs for over three years when they decided to call it quits last year. Soon after that, they started their own small urban agriculture business right in their own front yard, which they aptly named it after their surname – The Farmers.

I caught up with Justine to ask about their interest in agriculture as well as their journey into urban farming in Singapore.

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