Portrait Of The Chai Family
Documentary
Singapore’s last organic farming family is counting down to the closure of their farm. On the final leg of their 25-year journey, they show us what it takes to be keepers of this dying tradition.
They are Singapore’s last farming family. For the past 25 years, the Chai family has dedicated their lives to nurturing the soil and growing vegetables without using any chemical fertilisers and pesticides.
The ultimate dream is to make organic produce accessible to all and for everyone to eat with a peace of mind. But with their land lease coming to an end, that dream seems to be fading away. From Papa Chai the trailblazer to Mama Chai the pillar of support; quiet eldest son Nian Kun to energetic second daughter Xiaoxi and entrepreneurial youngest son You Zhao – this is the story of the family’s tenacity and fight to keep their dream alive.