[Singapore] Kok Fah Technology Farm

Farmer harvesting spring onions

There are not many farms left in Singapore and the few remaining are mostly located in the Kranji area. And I think one of the biggest and most prominent of them all is Kok Fah Technology Farm. The good thing about this farm is that it is big and it is opened to public on weekends and public holidays. In fact, we found out about the place because when we drove past the farm on a weekend morning (there was a period of time where I had a work project in that area), we saw lots of cars parked along both sides of the road, which made us really curious about the sudden increase in human traffic at such a secluded area, where we usually drove for quite a while with little human activity.

Carrots selling at the farm market

It turned out that many people were doing their marketing at the farm. I think this is the closest Singapore has to a farmer’s market. It is well stocked, busy and vibrant. There is a farm area (for educational tours and for viewing how crops are grown), market area (for buying fresh vegetables and pantry supplies) and a nursery area (for buying potted plants, many of which are edibles). In short, I think this is an eye-opener if you haven’t been there before. With the wide variety of produce sold at the market and nursery, it is definitely a cook’s dream come true.

Note: The photos were taken in Oct 2009. Sorry I took so long to publish this post, it has slipped my mind. But I think the information should still be relevant. This is NOT a paid review. The content written in this post is solely my personal opinion.

1) Farm

Part of the farm is opened to public so you can see how crops are being grown in various “tents”. You can join an educational tour if you want and a tour guide will bring you around the farm and explain the farm operations in more detail to you. I didn’t join a tour that day so I just walked around to take some photos on my own.

Various “tents” for crop growing. They are sheltered with netting to protect from bugs, rain and excessive sun.

Lush crops

I think this is baby bok choy?

2) Market

Since a lot of the vegetables sold are farm-fresh, I guess you can say that this is the closest Singapore has to a farmer’s market. Check out the wide variety of vegetables and goods on sale. The farm supplies lots of leafy vegetables (some of which came from Malaysia) to our local supermarket chain NTUC, under the Kok Fah brand.

Overview of the market area

Cucumbers

Pumpkins

Onions

Turnips??

Potatoes & Ginger

Left – Aloe vera (prepared) and right – aloe vera (whole)

Old cucumbers

Sweet Potatoes

Lime & chilli padi (bird’s eye chilli)

Radishes (so fresh, with leaves on)

I’m not sure what this vegetable is :)

Tomatoes

Besides fresh vegetables, you can also find a pretty well-stocked section of dry goods for Asian cooking.

Assorted dry goods – beans and lentils

Dried goods for Asian cooking such as silver fish and dried shrimps

All kinds of sauces for Asian cooking

3) Nursery

Besides the farm and market area, there is also a nursery area selling potted plants. I spotted quite a few edibles which is useful if you like to keep some plants for cooking.

Overview of the nursery (potted plants) area.

Thai basil

Close up on the basil flowers

White eggplant??

Lime

Aloe vera (big)

Another speices of aloe vera which is smaller

Pomegranate

Mint

Pomelo

Some kind of basil?

Pandan (screwpine)

My purchases – 2 pots of pandan (one for me and one for my neighbour)

4) Sights

Some random sights around the farm

Pet rabbits (not for sale)

A hat to shield from the blasting sun

Crates

Baskets

Bird

Birds

Note: This is NOT a paid review. The content written in this post is solely my personal opinion.

Related article: Rustic Singapore – Buying & Cooking with Local Produce

Place: Kok Fah Technology Farm
Website: http://www.kokfahfarm.com.sg/
Address: 18 Sungei Tengah Road Singapore 698974
Opening Hours: Opened on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays, 9am – 5pm
Contact Number: 6762 3160

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