Nature and nurture: This urban farm in S'pore has a very special mission

Grace Mission was founded in 2012 by Pastor Andrew Choo, 63, and his wife Grace, 61 , with the aim of providing jobs and therapy to people with autism and other special needs.

This is not the couple’s first foray into helping the marginalised and those with special needs. They founded Andrew and Grace Home for troubled girls in 1998. Pastor Choo also spent two years managing a residential student development programme at Assumption Pathway School, where he worked with youth with autism.Many special needs youth at the farm cannot find jobs elsewhere due to their temperaments, said Pastor Choo.

Since December 2023, Ms Lew has worked at the farm almost daily. Her duties include washing farm equipment and transporting vegetables.“Everybody at the farm is tolerant and patient,” said Madam Thun, adding that “people outside” tend to get frustrated with people with autism because they are unfamiliar with the condition.

Mr Raffles Ling using a cart to ferry one of the non-special needs staff members, who wanted to be known only as Ms Soe.

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