Lost Plantations - How Singapore Built Its Riches With These Crops
Singapore once grew riches from gambier, nutmeg and rubber - yet today, not a trace remains. Lost Plantations uncovers the vibrant agricultural past and the legacies of bold pioneers.
Lost Plantations - How Singapore Built Its Riches With These Crops
Singapore once grew riches from gambier, nutmeg and rubber - yet today, not a trace remains. Lost Plantations uncovers the vibrant agricultural past and the legacies of bold pioneers.
Lost Plantations
Lost Plantations reveals a Singapore few remember - when gambier, nutmeg and rubber covered the land, and fortunes rose on the backs of bold planters and backbreaking labour. From Seah Eu Chin, the “King of Gambier,” to the bustling Ellenborough Market where local cuisines took root, this is the hidden story of a forgotten agricultural empire, and how it shaped the Singapore we know today.
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