Root Garden encourages people to get their hands dirty by doing tasks such as watering plants or feeding animals. The idea is to demonstrate that a city farm is feasible, and that visitors could potentially create their own.
“Even though land in Bangkok is not ideal for agriculture, there are techniques that can make it possible,” Warut said.
The farm’s produce seems to be thriving, and is available for sale to visitors. Income from those sales will be used to manage the garden, while the rest will be used to fund the campaign to push the bills.
“We hope that the garden will foster community spirit and link those who share an interest into a network in which they can share thoughts or trade tips — not only those about gardening, but also about land use,” Warut said.