Edible gardens in Singapore migrant worker dormitories among eco projects to receive funding


The Covid-19 Migrant Support Coalition's WeGarden is a project to create edible community gardens in migrant worker dormitories to supplement their diets and improve their mental well-being. - CMSC

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Edible community gardens to grow vegetables and fruits in migrant worker dormitories will help to supplement the diets of workers, and also provide a therapeutic hobby to improve the mental health of those who are still under strict movement restrictions orders.

Dr Wong Han Teng, lead of the Covid-19 Migrant Support Coalition (CMSC) WeGarden project, said that the pandemic has further increased the reliance of workers on catered food, and the edible gardens will improve their diets with fresh produce.

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