Buy freshly harvested pak choy direct from a farmer, taste a juicy tomato, pet chicks and more at the Kranji Countryside Farmers Market!
Venue: City Sprouts, 102 Henderson Road, Singapore 159562
Date: 12 & 13 Mar 2022
Time: 9 am - 1 pm
Admission: From $30
Co-hosting with Kranji Countryside Association (KCA), City Sprouts bring together your most beloved local growers under one roof. Boasting a variety of producers, visitors can sample the best of the freshest produce of the season -or even better, you can try harvesting the produce yourself in one of the workshops.
The two-day Farmers Market will be a ticketed weekend event which includes vouchers to shop at the Market Hall and vouchers for attending fun workshops suitable for families.
Market Hall
The majority of the invited farmers will be going beyond selling produce. They will have demonstrations, show-and-tell, or tasting elements at their booth. Ten vendors will be showcasing in the Market Hall, from fruits & vegetables to seafood and eggs. Apart from local fresh produce, shoppers can also look forward to organic produce from international growers from Malaysia and Japan.
Supporting Small Farmers
City Sprouts and KCA understand the importance of Farmers Markets in fostering entrepreneurship. The curated list of small farmers bear no fee to set up their sales booth in the Market Hall. By providing a low-barrier entry point for small businesses to sell their produce and get feedback on their produce, Farmers Markets serve as a test bed for small businesses.
Go Green Retail
In line with City Sprouts’ sustainability objective, this event will be adopting a reusable bag approach. Shoppers are encouraged to BYO-bag or pick a reusable bag from City Sprouts x Plastic-Lite “Bounce Bag” initiative.
Workshop Highlights
A total of seven workshops are being offered at multiple time slots. Here is a list of workshops that guests can look forward to.
1. Black Soldier Fly Show-and-tell by Otolith Enrichment
Get to know the Black Soldier Fly and Eww'll Love Them! Find out how they can turn food waste into fertiliser and animal feed and have a fun time feeding our frog and quails.
2. Soy Candlemaking by Candlescape
Kids get to assemble their own candle with sustainable non-melting soy wax (kid-safe) in BYO recycled glass jars.
3. Meet the Chicks with Uncle William
Join quail farmer William Ho, affectionately known as Uncle William, in an educational session with our feathered friends, the quails and chicks of Singapore. In this session, Uncle William will share a short history of the poultry and egg industry in Singapore, the differences between eggs, and the characteristics of different types of poultry birds. Participants will get to pet the chicks and take photos with them.
4. Meet the Frogs with Jurong Frog Farm (JFF)
Join JFF’s resident frogologist and frog farmer and be immersed into the world of the American bullfrog. In this interactive show and tell session, participants learn about the life cycle chronicles and characteristics of American bullfrogs, how they survive in the wild and on the farm, and get to take photos with these chill amphibians.
5. Microfarming by Corridor Farmers
Learn about micro-farming and harvest on your own their fresh produce from Corridor Farmers.
6. Herb, Spices & Tea by The Huddle
Have a sensorial experience rubbing Herb leaves, grinding Spices, sniffing the aroma and even conducting a Tea Tasting with these herbs and spices.
7. Vegetable Pot Decorating with Vegeteddy
Plant a tree with your “Green points”
susGain is the official App partner for this Farmers Market. Participants of the workshops can redeem "Green points". Simply scan their QR code at the workshop to earn points. For every 1000 Green points accumulated through this Farmers Market and other susGain’s partners activity happening in Singapore, susGain helps to plant 1 mangrove tree.
Ticketing
Early Bird Tickets (from 16 Feb 2022 for 10 days or while stocks last)
- Individual: $30
- Family Package (2 parents and 2 children): $70
Regular Tickets
- Individual: $35
- Family Package (2 parents and 2 children): $80
Ticket holders are entitled to:
- Entry to Farmers Market event.
- Meeting farmers and visiting their greenhouses.
- Farm animal encounters that include chickens, quails and frogs.
- Shop at the Market Hall with your shopping vouchers (worth $10 for individual ticket holders and $20 for Family package ticket holders).
- Pre-book complimentary workshop activities run by our farmers. Individual ticket holders are entitled to one complimentary workshop and Family ticket holders are entitled to two complimentary workshops. Additional activities can be purchased on the event day.
