Green Circle Eco farm is the only farm in Singapore that takes a ‘food forest’ approach, marrying agricultural cultivation with ecological principles. They follow organic farming principles with special emphasis on environmental conservation and sustainable agriculture. Despite appeals to conserve the soil and the immense educational richness of the farm, Green Circle Eco Farm has closed in 2022, due to their lease expiring and the land being reclaimed by the government for military purposes.
2022
A group of storytellers (writers, photographers, videographers) were invited to document the last few months of the farm, and tell a story inspired by the process. We worked on a short documentary film that reflects on the meaning of “endings” & “beginnings”; what does the closure of a space mean? What continues to live on? How can we be inspired by the story of the farm and Farmer Evelyn, and how are we called to transplant it elsewhere?
2023
I wrote a retrospective piece covering the lessons learnt from the farm’s closure. This is the link to the article **https://www.jom.media/lessons-from-green-circle-eco-farm-honouring-a-diverse-biocultural-community/.** (However, this is behind paywall—please reach out if you’d like to access this article.)
2024
In Singapore Art Week 2024, we were invited by Post-Museum to be a part of the programming for ‘Alternative Ecology: The Community’, where we screened the second cut of our short film, and held a sharing session about our experience witnessing the last few months of the Farm. We concluded the session with a communal storytelling session, where participants were invited to share a story of Evelyn and the farm, or alternatively listen attentively, allowing for the story to continue living on.
To access to the materials used for the presentation, refer here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UNNHNZw76WQWKWd9qAXeYypB02Tm_uWn?usp=sharing
Recording of storytelling session here: