Roof Farming Singapore

Vanessa liu singapore the rooftops of a handful of multi storey carparks in singapore will be converted for use to farm vegetables and other food crops from the later part of this year.

Roof farming singapore.

The confluence of technology engineering design and farming has set the stage for transformation in farming. The physical boundaries are being redefined. An urban agriculture venture in singapore hopes to increase the country s resilience and food security with a new rooftop garden technology. Singapore s first and only commercial rooftop farming company.

Orchard road might be one of the last places where you think you d find a farm but that s exactly where comcrop is perched on a rooftop. In land scarce singapore we depend heavily on imported food supplies currently. While many farmers have found ways to convert existing rooftop spaces into farms or gardens jonathan choe associate at woha architects says that one of the greatest opportunities to advance urban farming in singapore is to build an entirely integrated system that not only incorporates growing spaces but also how these farms can interact with the entire building infrastructure from building cooling measures to water recycling and energy management. Comcropsg the organic farm conducts free tours on the first saturday of every month for members of the public who are curious to learn more about urban farming including their clever use of space and hydroponics technology.

Comcrop is singapore s urban farming pioneer and we grow food on rooftops near where communities live by reinvigorating marginalized spaces and embracing marginalized workforces to grow and harvest the highest quality pesticide free produce in singapore. Singapore hotel s aquaponic rooftop farm to produce vegetables and fish aquaponics involves growing plants without soil a process that saves resources including water land and manpower by august. At the height of production the 1 800 sq m rooftop farm situated on a hdb multi storey car park at block 700 ang mo kio avenue 6 aims to grow up to four tonnes of veggies a month. Farms can now occupy rooftops in parks and even under a viaduct.

An urban agriculture venture in singapore hopes to increase the country s resilience and food security with a new rooftop garden technology.