The Goducate Model Farm at Laguna has been a hive of activity, with staff and volunteers ploughing , weeding, and planting, and putting into practice all that was learnt during the 3-day training session by Ric Patricio and Vic de Paz from the Goducate Training Center in Iloilo.
The model farm was extended few months ago. An adjacent piece of land of 5000 sq m—ie, five times the size of the original farm—has been rented for 10 years.
2500 sq m have been allocated for sweet corn, 600 sq m for tomatoes, 600 sq m for bell peppers, and 1000 sq m for bitter gourds and string beans. The area between the drainage canals was planted with saplings of papaya alternating with lime, to prevent soil erosion.
Once the planting has been completed, work on container gardening and hydroponics will start.
The hope is that harvesting can start in February.
Learning about drainage from Vic
ploughing the field
All hands on deck on the farm
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