Published April 30, 2021, 7:12 PM
Even before the community pantries became popular, the municipal government of Angono, Rizal has been distributing free vegetable seeds to residents in line with its “Community PanTanim Project”.
Lettuce are grown organically in the municipal goverment’s vegetable garden at Medalva Phase 2 Subdivision in Angono, Rizal (Photo from Jeri Mae Calderon’s Facebook page)
Through the urban gardening project of the Angono Municipal Urban Agriculture (MUA), some residents have been given free vegetable seeds which they have propagated in their own backyard gardens or community eco-gardens in their villages.
Dr. Joel Tuplano, head of the MUA and also the town’s head veterinarian, told the Manila Bulletin that the municipal government has been giving away free seeds of the so-called “pinakbet veggies” or the vegetables used to cook Filipino dish “pinakbet” such as okra (lady fingers), sitaw (string beans), squash, and ampalaya (bitter gourd