Urban farming can help urban dwellers save on food purchases and ensure that produce are healthier for human consumption. Urban agriculture can also create employment and generate income for the urban poor. A less costly system of vertical farming that urban poor communities can adopt is using recycled containers with soil or compost to grow crops. Residents of rural areas should also adopt vertical gardening but the technique is often disregarded because there is more space in the provinces, Estigoy said. The Joy of Urban Farming—an urban agriculture project of Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte—is also giving away seeds for the city’s residents.

Source: Philippine Star May 08, 2020 01:00 UTC