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Tang Yuan in Fingerroot-Soy Milk Soup (Garden to Table Part 2 of 3)

I'll have to be honest with you, I'm not a fan of ginger. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate ginger. But often, I find myself shying away from dishes which contain ginger. I think my avoidance of ginger is not necessarily a bad thing. Ever since ...

Finger root prawn and vegetable skewers (Garden to table part 1 of 3)

Finger root. I love how it’s name describes how it looks when ready to harvest. However, nothing in its name told me about the flavour profile of this homegrown gem. The first thing I did to try and understand what the flavour of the finger root...

I am Growing Food – So What?

Giving Time for Abundance People don’t realize, including me previously, that gardening is a skill set and has a lot of science that goes into it. I am here, possibly like you, a novice urban gardener. There is a lot that happens underground in so...

Colours From Our Garden

One of the first things I did when I first moved to Singapore was sign up for woodworking class with the Sustainable Living Lab. I loved it and would travel to then Bottle Tree Park, Sembawang for classes until I broke one of my fingers and had to ta...

Gardening and Beyond!

What have we been up to at The Good Garden? It's been three months since Cultivate Central launched The Good Garden! So I'm taking a moment to take stock and share our upcoming plans. We've been busy. We've cooked six compost heaps, we are slowly g...

Soil husbandry in the city - You can do it too!

Finding good soil from garden centres can be a challenge. If you are living in Singapore you'll find both extremes, expensive, high carbon footprint peat based soil flown in from Europe and America as well as cheaper local or regional sourced potting...

How Permaculture Installations Can Reshape Our Cities & Neighbourhoods

Since digging into permaculture design in 2013, I noticed mundane neglected voids, nooks and corners in my urban setting with a keen eye. You know, empty spaces next to pathways, sidewalks, by culverts, back alleys, roof terraces, behind bus stops, i...

Urban Gardener: Puan Aini Binti Zakaria

I first met Puan Aini at the January Permaculture Design Course (PDC) at Hulu Langat. Given her relaxed, approachable and easygoing nature, I was amazed to learn that she was actually a retired MARDI microbiologist! She has successfully put together ...