(Eagle News)–Senator Cynthia Villar urged Filipinos to plant vegetables in their own backyards, noting that such a practice was the correct community response to the rising cost of commodities.
“Urban gardening is possible even in the most crowded areas. You should seriously consider this new norm to ensure not only food on your tables, but the health of your family as well,” Villar, chair of the Senate committee on food and agriculture, said.
According to Villar, households can practice urban farming even in communities where living spaces are cramped and land use is limited by planting vegetables and seedlings in small pots and empty plastic containers.
She said “we can use the money we can save if we don’t buy vegetables anymore to buy other basic commodities, or pay bills.”
“We should all learn to adapt to the difficult times,” she said.
