Tips on growing vegetable food to beat food crisis

Tag: vegetable food

MANILA, PhilippinesGrow vegetables in your garden. Change yourmind-set about riceit does not always define a complete meal. Buyproduce from organic farmers.

These are simple, eco-friendly ways for consumers in Metro Manilato stave off a looming food crisis, according to the PhilippineRural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM), an NGO that advocates ruraldevelopment.

Wherever you may be, whether youre an urbanite or a promdi (fromthe province), you can lend a hand in growing food. Just [do]simple gardening in a small plot of 50 square meters, PRRM seniorvice president Isagani Serrano said Tuesday.

Serrano gave a talk on the NGO perspective on the food crisisduring a forum organized by the House committee on human rightschaired by Quezon Rep. Lorenzo Ta