Urban Farm DB

Urban farming in Singapore

9 citizen-driven urban farms recorded in Singapore. Each entry documents who runs it, how the land is held, and where the information came from — nothing is listed without a source.

Rooftop
2011

ComCrop

SGSingapore, Singapore

Singapore's first commercial rooftop farm, established in 2011 atop an Orchard Road mall, growing vegetables and herbs while doubling as a community farm on weekends.

CommunityElderlyWelfare+1

sfa.gov.sg+1

Community garden
2020

SECUF - Social Enterprise Community Urban Farms (Singapore)

SGSingapore, Singapore

SECUF in Singapore: gardening hubs bringing communities together through edibles gardening and curated horticulture programs. The SECUF Grant encourages social enterprises to establish and operate Community Urban Farms, conducting programs for seniors, persons with disabilities, and low-income groups. Singapore has 1,500+ community gardens and 2,500+ allotment plots across 29 parks. Next allotment garden application window in Q4 2026.

CommunityFood educationWelfare+1

gardeningsg.nparks.gov.sg+1

Building interior
2019

Singapore Vertical Farming & Food Self-Sufficiency Initiative

SGSingapore, シンガポール

Singapore's high-tech urban farming initiative as part of its national food security strategy, using advanced environmental control technologies to aim for 10% domestic vegetable production from vertical farms.

Organic cycleFood educationCommunity

eastasiaforum.org

Community garden
2005

Community in Bloom (CIB)

SGSingapore, Singapore

Launched in 2005 at Mayfair Park Estate, adapted from Canada's movement. Over 1,900 community garden sites across Singapore. Residents apply for plots awarded by ballot. Central to Singapore's '30 by 30' food security target.

CommunityFood educationBiodiversity+1

neighbourhoodlife.com.sg

Building interior
2014

Sustenir Agriculture

SGSingapore, Singapore

Singapore's hydroponics specialist using Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) to grow leafy greens and strawberries with 95% less water than conventional farming; supports Singapore's 30by30 food security goal.

Organic cycleFood educationCommunity

sfa.gov.sg+1

Wall / facade
2012

Edible Garden City - Foodscaping

SGSingapore, Singapore

A Singapore social enterprise embedding edible gardens across the city, including edible green walls.

Food educationCommunity

ediblegardencity.com+1

Wall / facade
2022

KPMG Singapore Edible Green Wall (Grobrix)

SGSingapore, Singapore

A staff-participatory edible green wall installed in 2022 in KPMG's Asia Square office in Singapore.

Food educationCommunity

hrexecutive.com+1

Community garden

Singapore Community in Bloom Gardens Network

SGSingapore, Singapore

National Parks Board initiative. 1,600+ community gardens with 50,000 members. Schools and community centers as hubs. Promotes rooftop and vertical farming. 2020 social enterprise urban farm grant program launched.

CommunityBiodiversityOrganic cycle+1

ourworld.unu.edu+1

Community garden
2005

Community in Bloom & Allotment Gardens (Singapore)

SGSingapore, Singapore

NParks' nationwide citizen gardening programme 'Community in Bloom', begun in 2005 at Mayfair Park Estate, together with the 'Allotment Gardening' scheme introduced in 2016. In the land-scarce city-state of Singapore, they spread citizen food-growing and gardening across estates, parks and rooftops.

CommunityFood educationElderly+1

gardeningsg.nparks.gov.sg+1

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