Community-centred innovation hub

Pesticide-free strawberries at Singrow's 4,000 sq ft farm, which is wired with artificial intelligence and uses energy-saving methods. Home-made mycelium-based lamps at mycology studio Bewilder, which is dedicated to fungi research and cultivation. T
Pesticide-free strawberries at Singrow's 4,000 sq ft farm, which is wired with artificial intelligence and uses energy-saving methods. Home-made mycelium-based lamps at mycology studio Bewilder, which is dedicated to fungi research and cultivation. The Little Rice Company, based in Singapore's Sprout Hub, works with farmers in Myanmar (above) to grow rice. PHOTO: SINGROW PHOTO: BEWILDER PHOTO: THE LITTLE RICE COMPANY
Pesticide-free strawberries at Singrow's 4,000 sq ft farm, which is wired with artificial intelligence and uses energy-saving methods. Home-made mycelium-based lamps at mycology studio Bewilder, which is dedicated to fungi research and cultivation. T
Pesticide-free strawberries at Singrow's 4,000 sq ft farm, which is wired with artificial intelligence and uses energy-saving methods. Home-made mycelium-based lamps at mycology studio Bewilder, which is dedicated to fungi research and cultivation. The Little Rice Company, based in Singapore's Sprout Hub, works with farmers in Myanmar (above) to grow rice. PHOTO: SINGROW PHOTO: BEWILDER PHOTO: THE LITTLE RICE COMPANY
Pesticide-free strawberries at Singrow's 4,000 sq ft farm, which is wired with artificial intelligence and uses energy-saving methods. Home-made mycelium-based lamps at mycology studio Bewilder, which is dedicated to fungi research and cultivation. T
Pesticide-free strawberries at Singrow's 4,000 sq ft farm, which is wired with artificial intelligence and uses energy-saving methods. Home-made mycelium-based lamps at mycology studio Bewilder, which is dedicated to fungi research and cultivation. The Little Rice Company, based in Singapore's Sprout Hub, works with farmers in Myanmar (above) to grow rice. PHOTO: SINGROW PHOTO: BEWILDER PHOTO: THE LITTLE RICE COMPANY
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Mycology, or the scientific study of fungi, is the driving passion of Mr Ng Sze Kiat, founder of Singapore-based Bewilder, who took up a 70 sq ft space in Sprout Hub in October last year.

His studio's work encompasses all aspects of mycological research and development, including development of mushroom strains, mycomaterials and mycopesticides.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 17, 2021, with the headline Community-centred innovation hub. Subscribe