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The best farms in Singapore

Think Singapore's all cosmopolitan and tall buildings? Think again. We've got animal farms and agriculture as well – here's where to go

Cheryl Sekkappan
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Time Out Singapore editors
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Cheryl Sekkappan
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Farms? What farms? The Little Red Dot is as famous for its agriculture industry as Jamaica is for bobsledding. But even though less than one percent of our land area is dedicated to farming activities, there’s an impressive variety of farms in Singapore. Whether you are looking for a family-friendly activity on the weekend or a getaway from the hustle and bustle, pick any of these for a breath of fresh air. 

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  • Things to do
  • Walks and tours
  • Lim Chu Kang

Take a tour of Blue Aqua Shrimp Farm, a self-sustaining farm in the Kranji countryside that rears white shrimp, tiger shrimp, and premium Japanese Kuruma shrimp. On the tour, you'll get to explore areas like the hatchery and large ponds where the shrimp are bred and learn about how the aquaculture system works. After that introduction comes the highlight – a tasting on the site with a three-course meal: shrimp salad, charcoal-grilled shrimp, and shrimp tacos. Tours start from $45 for children and $55 for adults – you can make a booking here

  • Attractions
  • Farms
  • Bedok

Get a three-in-one rooftop urban farming experience at The Sundowner. Situated along Siglap's hip restaurant row, this shophouse's roof has been converted into a farm, complete with streams, herbs and edible plants, beehives and a cosy lounge area. The rooftop farm experience package ($95) includes an organic farming masterclass, an up-close-and-personal session with foraging bees, rounded off with some honey tasting and a 'sundowner' – a relaxing drink of beverages infused with herbs from the garden, with the sunset as a backdrop. 

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  • Things to do
  • Western Water CA

Experience both the old and new ways of agriculture at Kok Fah Technology Farm. Go old school by sowing seeds under the sun, or try our modern techniques involving the lastest technology to improve efficiency and productivity without increasing manpower. Continue with a guided tour around the farm and learn all about hydroponics, watch an aloe vera demonstration, and add on activities like succulent potting too. You'll come away with a better appreciation of the farming industry and its role in keeping Singapore self-sustainable. 

Quan Fa Organic Farm
  • Things to do
  • Western Water CA

Know where your organic veggies come from and take a trip to the Quan Fa Organic Farm. Join a tour where you can see vegetables being harvested and grown, get to touch and also taste them, and also learn about the growing process right through to the farming stage. With an increasing number of people looking to cut down on their red meat intake, a refreshing trip to the vegetable farm is just what you need. 

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Citizen Farm
  • Things to do
  • Markets and fairs
  • Tanglin

Citizen Farm is an Edible Garden City initiative, a neighbourhood collective and a community of farmers with different systems of growing, all working for the good of the community and beyond. Celebrating sustainable living in all aspects, it provides local, fresh and nutritious produce for businesses and individuals and provides employment and income to people who have diverse abilities as well as the socially disadvantaged.

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Restaurants
  • Tanglin

A farm, a restaurant, a playground and an event space, Open Farm Community is a rustic space in Dempsey Hill championing local farming and also connecting the community to nature. While you can tour the grounds and check out the different herbs and plants (and also sculptures), make sure you end the trip at the greenhouse building at the end of the plot which serves as a dining room and open kitchen. The menu and chirpy staff don’t bully you to eat your greens. Housemade pastas, as well as meat and seafood feature heavily so everyone's happy!

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  • Lim Chu Kang

What began in 2000 as the brainchild of Ivy Singh and her husband Lim Ho Seng has since grown (pun intended) to one of the most beloved farms on the island. Known for more than just its organic produce, Bollywood Veggies has, over the years, expanded to include a culinary school and a museum. There’s even a bistro that uses fertiliser- and pesticide-free ingredients harvested from the backyard. It doesn’t get fresher than this.

  • Things to do
  • Lim Chu Kang

Established in 1988, Hay Dairies keeps about 800 goats of mixed breeds, and all of them get to live like bleating royalty. That’s because every goat here chews on hay shipped straight from the US, as well as special feed flown in from Australia. Perhaps that’s why Hay Dairies’ goat milk tastes so much better than off-the-shelf brands in your supermarket fridge – we kid you not. Drop by in the morning to catch the goats being milked (from 9 to 11am), then bring a few bottles home at the end of the day.

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  • Things to do
  • Lim Chu Kang

Had steamed fish at a hawker centre recently? Well, there’s a good chance that your grouper came from Khai Seng Fish Farm. Located in the north-western of Singapore, the 19-year-old fish farm is the only one of its type here to bear the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore’s stamp of approval to operate a retail outlet in its premises. So aside from checking out how our food is reared, you’ll be able to bring home red tilapia, patin, grass carp, giant snakeheads and other species that are even fresher than the ones you’ll find at your neighbourhood wet market.

  • Things to do
  • Lim Chu Kang

If you have a fear of frogs, maybe you’d wanna skip this one. Jurong Frog Farm is home to about 10,000 of the amphibians, the majority of which are American Bullfrogs. Staffers here are more than happy to show you around and tell you everything there is to know about frogs – entry to the farm is strictly by appointment from Tuesday to Friday, but it opens to walk-ins over the weekend and public holidays. And this might sound a little macabre, but you can even eat these croaking critters. The farm is known for a Chinese dessert called hashima, made from the dried fatty tissue found near the fallopian tubes of female frogs. Not for the faint-hearted, this one.

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