The local government here is eyeing the activation of communal gardens in the barangays (villages) in anticipation of the possible impact of the high cost of fuel on food supplies.<\/p>\n
City Agriculturist I\u00f1igo Garingalao, in an interview on Thursday, said the initiative is a way to ensure the community have a sustainable food source for its daily needs.<\/p>\n
The communal garden started as an edible landscape in barangays, a competition that ran for six years, he said.<\/p>\n
\u2018It is being done in cycles, lasting for almost eight months. The community garden has a component that provides a feeding program for malnourished children in their barangay, and the excess products are sold, giving them a source of income,\u201d Garingalao said.<\/p>\n
Last year, close to 90 communal gardens were established, but others opted to temporarily stop this year to allow the soil to recover.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, we target 100 communal gardens even if others will no longer join the competition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Garingalao said they have already completed the orientation training last week for communities where the gardens will be established.<\/p>\n
\u2018They plan to start planting by the end of May in time for the early rains,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Other than the communal garden, Garingalao said they also have peri-urban, or the small farms usually in the outskirts of barangays, and composed of clusters of associations.<\/p>\n
There is also a program for a cluster of barangays that are into vegetable and rice farming.<\/p>\n
He said Mayor Raisa Tre\u00f1as would like to maximize the city\u2019s nursery complex so that they will have a ready source for the community kitchen anytime, should the city government want to provide food to barangays in case of emergencies. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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