Painting the towns green

Embracing the ecosystem: Yong (right) together with Eats, Shoots and Roots co-founder Shao-Lyn Low.

PETALING JAYA: It started as a passion project among some friends from an urban upbringing who wanted to learn the ropes of growing produce while fostering a greater connection to nature.

This led to the 2012 founding of the social enterprise known as Eats, Shoots and Roots, which has since seen 448 volunteers participating, 5,289 urbanites being trained, and at least 28,992 seedlings being planted as of December last year.