S2.4 Home on the Range

Many of us are unaware that behind the old ORTO site lies Ground-Up Initiate (GUI) - a 2.6ha nature-inspired educational farm and woodworking craft arm. GUI will have to relocate by the end of 2023 as the current land is slated for new housing developments. Unlike the fate of other farms, GUI has secured a new site in the heartlands of Khatib, right behind NS HomeTeam Khatib. Bingyu and the GUI team are fundraising for the new space and getting ready for #GUIsBigMove.The first thing GUI planted in its first plot of land in 2008 was peanuts. GUI was founded by the late Mr Tay Lai Hock to address the environmental and social concerns created by rapid urbanisation in a small corner of Lim Chu Kang, for city dwellers from all walks of life to touch the soil and heal. 14 years on, the space has grown through the power of community and allowed people to come and connect with nature, others and themselves with the aim of building a 5G society.Bingyu shares with us the ups and downs of leading a farm in Singapore, the challenges of culture building and the impending move, and his hopes for a community-led new space. In his words, GUI is magical - go see for yourself before the move!ResourcesGround-Up Initiative - https://www.instagram.com/groundupinitiative/Fundraiser for #GUIsBigMove! - https://rayofhope.sg/campaign/gui/ #1000GUIConnections by Koo Hui Ying - https://rayofhope.sg/campaign/1000guiconnections 

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