The Matcha Initiative
Join usBuy Local Products. It may not be essential in terms of carbon footprint for some products but it's essential for fresh and perishable ones. It helps to support Singapore 30 / 30 Food Plan, secure food supplies, raise awareness on food production and supply chain. It is also an opportunity to be more creative with well known products. Promote your actions with the local farmers and suppliers: it benefits them and your image at the same time.
Look for certifications and labels. For products like eggs, vegetables and fish for instance, Singapore certified and accredited farms are under these quality assurance schemes:
90%
of the food consumed in Singapore is imported.
(SFA)
30%
Singapore aims at raising the local food production to 30% of their needs by 2030.
(Straits Times)
ComCrop is the first urban commercial rooftop farm in Southeast Asia.
ComCrop comes from Community Crop, because not only do they use marginalised spaces to grow food, they also establish their farms near where people live (less transport and commute) and support marginalised communities (such as M.I.N.D.S.).
They use hydroponic systems, that use 90% less water than traditional farming, and climate-controlled environment system. They are also pesticide-free.
To contact them, click here.
Edible Garden City champions the "Grow Our Own" movement – believing that growing your own food will reconnect one with nature, conserve natural resources, and cultivate a sense of community.
To do so, EGC’s Foodscaping team has built over 200 edible gardens for restaurants, hotels, schools, office buildings, and private residential homes, their Farm Production team grows fresh produce throughout Singapore, and their Education team drives a range of workshops and events from school farming programmes to corporate workshops, volunteer opportunities to full-on apprenticeships – to share the love for growing your own.
