Bjorn Low returned to Singapore from London 13 years ago, he was inspired by the English city's emerging "farm-to-table" scene to start a farming venture that he believed would last just three years.
"I thought I would just have fun, grow some vegetables, lead a simple life," Low, co-founder and chief urban farmer of social enterprise Edible Garden City (EGC), quipped in an interview with The Business Times.
That simple plan blossomed into a journey that continues more than a decade on. Today, EGC is a 41-person operation responsible for building over 280 edible gardens and urban farms across Singapore. Low has also been recognised in the 2025 Sustainability Impact Awards, jointly presented by BT and UOB, as the recipient of one of two Leader of the Year titles. The turn of events was a "blessing", he said. "I never thought it would (become) this way."
As one of the first urban farming ventures in Singapore, EGC pioneered a sector that now includes community players such as City Sprouts and high-tech farms like Sustenir Agriculture.
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