Singapore: This 33-year-old urban farmer wants you to grow your own food from your HDB window
The co-founder of The Freestyle Farmers shares how she is helping Singaporeans rediscover the joy of growing their own food.
By Annie Tan
CNA Lifestyle
Apr 15, 2026
Excerpt:
“This is wild pepper. You have probably seen it growing under the highway,” she said.
“In Singapore, they are usually grown as ornamental plants. Many Singaporeans don’t realise this is a key ingredient in a traditional Thai dish called miang kham (toasted coconut, peanut, lime and chilli wrapped in these leaves). In Vietnamese cuisine, it is used to wrap and grill beef.”
Chee points out another roadside plant she grows – Chinese violet, which tastes a little like mushrooms and can be stir-fried.
There’s also Brazilian spinach, used in stir-fries and soups. And sayur manis, which some traditional hawkers used in ban mian and mee hoon kway but has now mostly been replaced by Chinese spinach.
“Because these edible plants are not available in supermarkets, most people don’t realise they can be eaten and commonly think of them as ornamentals or weeds,” Chee said.
In 2024, Chee joined The Freestyle Farmers, an urban farming and sustainability social enterprise, as co-founder. One of her missions is to help Singaporeans grow their own vegetables by planting edibles that naturally grow well in Singapore.
Through workshops and community engagement, Chee hopes to change the mindset that growing your own food is something left to professionals. Anyone can grow their own food, even from a Housing Development Board flat window, she told CNA Women.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/singapore-this-33-year-old-urban-farmer-wants-you-to-grow-your-own-food-from-your-hdb-window/
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