Singapore couple quit their jobs to start urban farm, but it’s not economically sustainable… yet

Photo by Fasiha Nazren

Apart from the occasional farmers’ market, they also used to do lunch drops of their homemade nasi ulam (herb salad rice) to nearby offices.

Fasiha Nazren
Mothership
July 14, 2019

Excerpt:

Scott and Justine’s love for gardening sprouted when they were travelling overseas last year.

Both of them quit their old jobs in February 2018 and embarked on a nine-month trip the following month to 16 different countries including Spain, Cyprus, Morocco and the U.S.

In their travels, they noticed how common it was for people to have their own little gardens, where they would grow their own vegetables and herb.

“The food tasted fresh and different from what we have in Singapore,” said Scott.

But it wasn’t just the freshness that they were intrigued by, it was also the fact that gardening made people closer to one another.

“We noticed how gardens became where people met up with one another and we wanted that back at home too.”

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