Koronadal City - NPC Arceli M. Latonio, who was invited as guest speaker congratulates the organizers of Koronadal City Federation of Household Gardeners Club for their dedication and commitment to continue their goal particularly on food security in the community. In her message, she emphasized the benefits of having a backyard and community vegetable garden to ensure the community of having safe, fresh and nutritious foods. She further discussed the importance of diet with fiber-rich vegetables and the nutrients needed by our body and encouraged them to increase vegetable consumption in the family particularly the children.
The Household Gardeners Club (HHGC) of Koronadal City celebrated its 4th year with the theme “Gulayan sa bawat tahanan at pamayanan, ating itaguyod tungo sa kayamanan at tamang kalusugan ng mamamayan”. This was organized in 2011 to inculcate to everyone the benefits of having a household vegetable garden, and the time “Gulayan sa Ugsaran” started in Koronadal City headed by City Mayor Dr. Peter B. Miguel, who himself a vegetable enthusiast. “Ugsaran” is an Ilonggo term for backyard.
Households particularly with vegetable garden, farmers, barangay officials and nutrition workers from the twenty seven (25) barangays of the city gathered and participated in the said convention which was held on February 24, 2015 at Rizal Park, Koronadal City. Every household’s produced/harvested from their gardens were displayed in their respective booths. Before the program, a veggie dance parade was held from the old City Hall to Rizal Park. Other activities organized by the City Nutrition Office were the vegetable display and Veggie Composo Contest to make the event more fun and more significant.
The program ended with the awarding of prizes to the winners by former First Lady of the City, Mrs. Consuelo B. Miguel, a supporter of the club since it was organized.
