Bringing souL into our soils.
Hey there, aspiring farmer!
I’m Christopher Leow, the founder of The Freestyle Farmer (TFF). Welcome to my urban farming consultancy, where I coach and focus on cultivating food, people, and spaces in Singapore and internationally. Over the past decade, I have undertaken numerous projects aimed at creating urban farms in Singapore.
My mission is to inspire and empower people around the world to grow food.
With an eclectic mind: the systems thinking approach of an Aerospace Engineer, the taste buds of a Chef, the respect for nature of a Farmer, and the business acumen of an Entrepreneur, I have combined all of my skills and expertise to help any individual, or organisation reach their goals of cultivating food for greater meaning beyond consumption.
If you want to find out how to join me on my mission, let's keep in touch.
MY BELIEFS
cultivating food for greater meaning beyond consumption.
Harnessing collective ownership
I believe in enhancing food security in Singapore by the implementation of decentralised farms in homes and schools. This approach involves growing crops or raising livestock on a local level, within homes or school grounds, as opposed to large, centralised agricultural operations—promoting self-sufficiency, reduce the distance food travels to reach consumers, and enhancing food security by fostering local, community-based food production.
INFUSING Heart-ware
Insufficient cultural integration in agriculture usually leaves urban farms lacking both the essential human and technological components, what we like to call ‘heartware’ or ‘software’. Many urban farms are often built, and often they too become abandoned. We believe more can be done to bring the heart and soul to urban farming.
valuing local plant knowledge
I believe that embracing the opportunity to learn about cultivating more local plants, known for their remarkable climate resilience, can empower us all to thrive in our unique environmental conditions in Singapore and beyond.
Services
Urban Farming Hands-On Coaching
Supporting & coaching you with the knowledge and expertise on growing food without pesticides and fertilisers. I guide you through maintenance tips, pest control, soil mixing, and general problem-solving based on field experience to bring you up to speed to meet your goals.
Urban Farming Projects
A combination of different disciplines. We explore the food-growing aspects of organic farming, permaculture, market gardening, and agri-technology with the softer side of placemaking and landscape design. Here, we help you achieve food-growing spaces that feed the body, mind and soul and bring people together.
AGRIBUSINESS CONSULTING
Through my broad experiences across the food value chain, including agriculture production, food distribution, and food and beverage, I hope to support and provide recommendations and practical and feasible support for your agribusiness.
WORKSHOPS
Learn more about different aspects of growing food and utilising them. I conduct regular public workshops, and I'm also able to bring the workshops into your school, institution or office.
Talks
As a seasoned public speaker with a vast background in the food system and entrepreneurship, I can speak about a vast range of topics for conferences, corporations and schools.
Lectures
With a passion for sustainability and a deep understanding of the challenges and solutions associated with urban agriculture and food security, I am dedicated to sharing valuable insights and promoting a more sustainable and food-secure future.
BOOK
The Freestyle Farmer is a memoir of Christopher Leow’s journey of becoming an Urban Farmer in a land-scarce city. At once hilarious, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, this is a tale of a courageous individual yearning to fix our broken food system against all odds. Whether you’re a wearied office worker or an aspiring farmer, this book will surely delight and enrich you.
Christopher Leow passion in sustainable agriculture has brought him around the world from Australia to Thailand. He has worked from 'Farm to Table', and done everything from milking goats to growing vegetables indoors and in underutilized spaces. He hopes to inspire a new generation of urban farmers to grow their own food.
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Weight: 0.2g
Dimensions: 130 × 2 × 20 cm
Praise for — The Freestyle Farmer BOOK
“Chris' memoir speaks the language and the heart of our youths today. Chris has written an inspirational page-turner that shows you how when you have the courage and tenacity to pursue your dreams, that journey can take you to beautiful places."
— Shu Yi, Academic Author
“I laughed so hard my wife thought I was mad.”
— Bjorn Low Director, Edible Garden City
“It's a new season of growth and big changes are afoot for urban farmer and host, Chris Leow. He'll be both student and teacher, chef and guinea pig. He'll go back to his farming roots in New South Wales, traverse the wild spaces of Chiang Mai, explore unique places in Ipoh and bring a whole new perspective back to urban farming in Singapore. Growing Wild S2 will plant some ideas about how we can not just grow food better but also safeguard the environment at the same time. Let's imagine a future together with what we can do more with both spaces and things around us.”
GROWING WILD
Watch MY new documentary series created in collaboration with CNA Insider.
