S1E3: Edible Garden City - redefining urban farming with green therapy: Portraits of Purpose Ep 3

Oct 1, 2020

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Portraits Of Purpose Podcast Ep 3: Edible Garden City - redefining urban farming with green therapy

7:01 mins

Synopsis: This is the third episode of The Straits Times' Portraits Of Purpose podcast series brought to you by DBS Bank. In this series, we speak to social entrepreneurs making a difference. Nothing shines brighter in the midst of adversity than light born of hope, courage, perseverance and generosity.

We meet Bjorn Low, co-founder of Edible Garden City, an urban farming social enterprise that is championing the grow-your-own-food movement in cities around the world, starting with Singapore.

How did Low decide to go green when he was posted to London in 2009 for an advertising job? (0:55)
Edible Garden City was set up back in Singapore in 2012 but how difficult was it to grow the sustainable food movement here? (2:09)
Testing the urban farming model in Jalan Penjara in Queenstown (3:22)
Why urban farming combined with green or horticultural therapy, is Low's vision ahead next, to also help people with mental challenges or illness in the community (4:58)

Explore Edible Garden City

Explore stories of people who demonstrate what it means to be purpose-driven at: go.dbs.com/portraits

Produced by: Wong Kim Hoh, ST video team & Ernest Luis

Edited by: Ernest Luis & Muhammad Firmann

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