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Community gardening in Singapore

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English Wikipedia entry on community gardening in Singapore. The 'Community in Bloom' scheme, launched in May 2005 at Mayfair Park Estate, had grown to over 2,000 community gardens by 2025. The 'allotment gardens' scheme, introduced in 2016, expanded at roughly 300 plots per year from 2016 to 2021 and had exceeded 2,500 plots by 2025. A 2022 survey found 88% of plants grown were edible.

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  • 2,005

    launch year(community in bloom)

    SocialControl: first garden at Mayfair Park Estate, May 2005
    region
    Singapore
  • 2,000 count

    garden count(community in bloom)

    SocialControl: 'over 2000' reported
    region
    Singapore
    year
    2025
  • 2,500 count

    plot count(allotment gardens)

    SocialControl: 'over 2500' reported
    region
    Singapore
    year
    2025
  • 88 %

    edible plant share(community gardens)

    Social
    region
    Singapore
    year
    2022

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  • Community cohesionSupports
  • Food accessMixedWith caveats

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