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While the feat is still a long way from the biblical vision of turning swords into plowshares, which evokes peace and abundance, the residents of Tondo got a bit closer by transforming their economically useless soccer field into a vegetable farm. And look, the harvest is abundant.
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The parish of St. John Bosco in the Tondo district of Manila had allowed their soccer field to become a vegetable farm of more than one hectare; And on Sunday, January 3, 2021, he began harvesting various types of leafy vegetables.
In a rough estimate, a standard soccer field measures 125 meters by 85 meters, or 10,625 square meters, or more than one hectare of vegetable garden planted with saluyot, calabasa, pechay, spinach, Chinese kangkong, among others.
Headed by the local government of Manila, the “Buhay sa Gulay” project, organized by the parish of St. John Bosco, is now ready to feed hundreds of residents with fresh vegetables, which they themselves planted.
With the help of the Department of Agrarian Reform and the Parish Church of San Juan Bosco, Sunday’s harvest has become a brilliant success in urban gardening.
The cultivation process, from the preparation of the land, the planting and the care of the plants, was carried out by residents of the 17 Barangays in the area.
Buhay sa Gulay is an urban-rural development project that aims to help poor communities in urban areas put fresh and healthy vegetables on their tables. —Danny Pata / LBG, GMA News
