Yoko farming: Reconnecting with nature

These urban farmers swear by the old practice of talking to plants.

HI, garden, nice to meet you,” I say, a little sheepishly. Maybe it’s my imagination, or a perfectly timed breeze, but the climbing cucumber plant seems to respond in kind, shaking ever so slightly. This is a Yoko farm, where the kangkung is plentiful, the soil is rich and the people, plants and insects, chatty.