Meet the people behind
About Urban Goes Green
A community-driven urban gardening initiative in Metro Manila, run by a team of volunteers.
Urban Goes Green is a community-driven initiative transforming vacant urban spaces in Metro Manila into productive green areas. Founded in 2021 in Sampaloc, Manila, our mission is to make gardening accessible to every Filipino, whether you have a full backyard or just a condo balcony.
Joemar and Errol (a.k.a. TatayPreneur) started Urban Goes Green, but it runs on a whole team. Most of us are here as volunteers. The people behind every order, every question, and every service you see share the same goal: growing food and building community.
Almost everything we earn from products, collaborations, and services goes right back into the team. It funds the training and development of our volunteers, especially out-of-school youth and student volunteers, and it supports the community and humanitarian activities we take part in. When you buy from us or follow us, you help fund that work.
We also train underprivileged youth in digital skills through Digitribe Innovation Philippines. Every plant guide, soil delivery, and landscaping project is rooted in a simple belief: growing plants changes more than your space.
Our Team in Action
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