Home-grown: Zaiton watering the vegetable garden grown on a narrow strip of unused land. Photos: YAP CHEE HONG/The Star
KUALA Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) noble plan of community and urban farming was in need of an impetus, which as it turned out laid in the Covid-19 pandemic, as unwelcome as the disease might be.
The plan was kick-started and as a result, various unsightly sites in the city were turned into pockets of greenery.
StarMetro ventures to two community farms in the city that have been transformed by residents, some of whom have lost their jobs and are seeking alternatives in earning a living.