10 Vegetable Farms In Singapore To Bring The Kids And Learn Where Our Food Comes From

Did you know that Singapore has a plan to bolster our food security issue by encouraging greater local food production? It is called 30 by 30, which aims to encourage homegrown businesses, including vegetable farms, to grow 30 percent of our nutritional needs by 2030. Not only does this mean that we get to enjoy fresher produce, growing our own food is also better for the environment and sustainability as it has to travel less distance to reach us especially as we commemorate World Earth Day on April 22.

Ahead, we've rounded up 10 vegetable farms in Singapore that you can support by purchasing from. Some of them also offer educational tours for the entire family, so you can enjoy a family outing while learning about nature and how our precious food is grown.

1. Bollywood Farms

Bollywood Farms, previously known as Bollywood Veggies, is the brainchild of couple Ivy Singh and Lim Ho Seng. The farm was set up in 2000 as a way to spend the later years of their lives reconnecting with the land, community, and country. Head there and you can be introduced to the variety of organic herbs, vegetables, fruits, and more grown onsite before tucking into a meal at the adjoining Poison Ivy Bistro. The fresh produce is also available for purchase at its Earth Shop. Bollywood Farms also hosts a variety of events, including guided farm tours, Sunday markets, and seasonal events.

Bollywood Farms is at 100 Neo Tiew Rd, Singapore 719026. Visit its website for more information.

2. Kin Yan Farm

In just 27 years, Kin Yan Farm has grown to be the largest mushroom and wheatgrass farm in Singapore, supplying local restaurants and supermarkets with its pesticide-free produce. Kin Yam Farms offers a slew of activities for various age groups, whether you're in pre-school or armed with the wisdom that comes with age. Activities also include learning how to DIY your own mushroom or wheatgrass growing kit. Otherwise, you can pick these up at their store, alongside other fresh vegetables, mushrooms, and related products such as wheatgrass noodles and powder.

Kin Yan is at 220 Neo Tiew Cres, Singapore 718830. Visit its website for more information.

3. Kok Fah Technology Farm

Wong Kok Fah and his three brothers took over the reins of Kok Fah Technology Farm from their father in 1979. They later introduced new machinery and technology to increase the productivity of leafy vegetables that we eat daily, ranging from kai lan to xiao bai cai. If you're interested to know how they grow these, there are guided farm tours available for various age groups. You will find out how Kok Fah Technology Farm employ hydroponics and greenhouses to grow its produce too. But if you just want to shop, the brand hosts a weekend market every Saturday and Sunday retailing vegetables harvested mere hours ago.

Kok Fah Technology Farm is at 18 Sungei Tengah Rd, Singapore 698974. Visit its website for more information.

4. ComCrop

ComCrop has taken to the rooftops to find more space to grow vegetables in land-starved Singapore. Co-owned by Peter Barber, ComCrop uses the rooftop of a factory in Woodlands to grow a variety of pesticide-free vegetables and herbs using a hydroponic greenhouse system. It also uses light technology to ensure daylight to increase productivity. ComCrop conducts educational tours and free monthly farm tours; the latter is subject to availability which they will announce on Facebook. You can also purchase ComCrop's produce at Fairprice Finest and Redmart.

ComCrop is at 15 Woodlands Loop, Rooftop Greenhouse Farm, Singapore 738322. Visit its website for more information.

5. Artisan Green

Another way to combat the lack of space in Singapore is to grow upwards. That's what Artisan Green is doing at its indoor hydroponics vertical farm in Kallang, which eschews the use of pesticides. Here, you'll find produce including baby spinach, red baby kale, and coriander, which are available at various retail partners such as Little Farms, Fairprie, and Amazon Fresh.

Artisan Green is at 16 Kallang Pl, #04-19/20, Singapore 339156. Visit its website for more information.

6. Edible Garden City

Edible Garden City is a social enterprise that champions efforts to grow your own food through soil-based urban farming and edible gardening. Not only does it produce for households and restaurants, but it also helps other businesses build and maintain food gardens. Edible Garden City is only open to the public during tours, workshops, and volunteer sessions, which you can check out here. Otherwise, you can show support by shopping its weekly vegetable subscription box named the Citizen Box, which contains a mix of veggies, herbs, microgreens, mushrooms, and the occasional edible flowers.

Edible Garden City is at 60 Jalan Penjara, Singapore 149375. Visit its website for more information.

7. City Sprouts

Zac Toh and Simone Lim founded the social enterprise City Sprouts in 2019. Their aim is to redevelop urban spaces into farms that produce food for local consumption while bringing communities together. Consequently, City Sprouts offers a plethora of activities for everyone, ranging from guided farm tours for the public to school learning journeys, educational programs for children, and team-building for corporations. It has two locations — in Henderson and Punggol — that are open to the public, while the Bukit Timah rooftop farm is only for private and organised events.

City Sprouts has multiple locations in Singapore. Visit its website for more information.

8. SG Veg Farms

SG Veg Farms is another local vegetable grower that found space on a rooftop — this time a multi-storey carpark in Admiralty. Similarly, it employs a pesticide- and soil-free approach by growing with hydroponics in greenhouses, producing local favourites from cai xin to xiao bai cai and more. Vegetables from SG Veg Farms can be found at select Fairprice outlets, or you can head to its weekly Saturday vegetable market at Block 313 Sembawang Drive, Singapore 750313, between 9am and 1pm.

SG Veg Farms is at Admiralty Drive, Blk 354 (Multi-Storey Carpark), #05, K1, 750354. Visit its website for more information.

9. Sky Greens

Sky Greens was established by engineer-trained Jack Ng after he created his own rotating vertical farming system in 2009. The system, which measures nine metres in height, allows tropical leafy vegetables to be grown year-round using low energy and water consumption. Sky Greens' produce can be purchased at select Fairprice Finest stores as well as its online counterpart, with options such as nai bai, Chinese cabbage, kang kong, and more.

Sky Greens is at 200 Lim Chu Kang Lane 3, 718804. Visit its website for more information.

10. The Sundowner

The Sundowner was started by beekeeper Clarence Chua in 2020. While the brand doesn't grow vegetables commercially, it offers farm encounters and nature workshops on a rooftop in the Siglap enclave. So, regardless of your age, The Sundowner is great for learning more about bees, ants, and earthworms, tasting some bugs, or foraging vegetables from its garden plants. It also offers other food, craft, and entertainment experiences such as mead-making, bean-to-bar chocolate, and more. The Sundowner is open by appointment only.

The Sundowner is at 705A E Coast Rd, No. 705, Singapore 459062. Visit its website for more information.