Published April 5, 2021, 12:01 PM
This old garbage site was cleaned and transformed into vegetable
garden that the community sells and uses in Barangay CAA
The coronavirus pandemic is continuously changing the world in unprecedented ways. And despite this, one industry flourished during this pandemic – urban farming.
The lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus has been pushing more city dwellers to grow vegetables within the comforts of their homes. For many Filipino people, fresh food is not a given.
Senator Cynthia Villar
Senator Cynthia Villar, a staunch advocate of urban farming, started her Urban Farming Project in Las Piñas in 2011 as part of the city’s annual Food Festival Competition.