Spreading organic production from the Community Food Garden model

Ho Chi Minh City The Community Food Garden model at Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry uses organic, sustainable farming methods and aims to protect the environment.

In Vietnam, the organic Community Food Garden model is attracting the attention of many people. Community food gardens are not only suitable for development in large cities but also in rural areas. These vegetable gardens will be managed by the community and shared with places in need of support such as people in difficult circumstances, natural disaster areas...

Non-profit organization Food Bank Vietnam in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry inaugurated the Nong Lam Foodbank Garden community food garden model in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tran Phi.

To spread and respond to this model, recently, the non-profit organization Food Bank Vietnam in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry inaugurated the Nong Lam Community Food Garden model (Foodbank Garden) in Thu Duc City. This model uses organic and sustainable farming methods, helping to minimize negative impacts on the environment.

The model also incorporates education on sustainable agriculture and nutrition, helping to raise community awareness and knowledge about organic production and its environmental benefits.

According to Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Tat Toan - Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry, the cooperation with Food Bank Vietnam to implement the Community Food Garden model not only contributes to improving the quality of life but also demonstrates the school's sense of social responsibility.

The Nong Lam Foodbank Garden initially covers an area of ​​1 hectare, focusing on growing many types of organic crops. Photo: Tran Phi.

On an initial 1 hectare area, the Garden focuses on growing a variety of crops to increase nutritional diversity and store enough food to transport to places where it is needed in case of emergency. The Community Food Garden at Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry uses locally available water, land and energy resources as an ecosystem to reduce waste and protect the environment.

“The school will simultaneously implement training, education, and experience classes to help people transition from traditional agriculture to sustainable organic agriculture,” Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Tat Toan emphasized.

Nong Lam Foodbank Garden is a non-profit project. This model supports and provides transparent production processes, organic waste treatment, care, harvesting and finally transportation to the place of consumption.

The community food garden model uses organic, sustainable farming methods and shares food resources to places in need. Photo: Tran Phi.

Mr. Nguyen Tuan Khoi - Chairman of Food Bank Vietnam said that the Community Food Garden model aims at sustainable development and food balance in Vietnam. The model applies scientific methods to agriculture to help reduce the use of toxic chemicals. Specifically, Food Bank Vietnam cooperates with a chain of large coffee shops in Ho Chi Minh City to collect tea grounds, coffee grounds, and organic foods to provide additional nutrients for plants and animals.

“Applying scientific methods to organic agriculture to reduce the use of toxic chemicals is not only a trend in Vietnam but also a common trend in the world. From these models, we will coordinate with Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry to apply and put them into practice. Once successful, we will seek support from the authorities to disseminate them to farmers to spread and promote green, clean production in an organic and sustainable direction,” Mr. Khoi emphasized.

Mr. Khoi added that Starbucks Vietnam is currently the pioneer in donating unused tea grounds, coffee grounds, and cakes from their chain of stores to this activity.

Food Bank Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry have signed a cooperation program to develop agriculture and food in a green and sustainable direction. Photo: Tran Phi.

The Community Food Garden model is one of the outstanding activities in green transformation. Products cared for and harvested from the model will be classified by the project team to raise funds for community support activities in the Food Bank Vietnam network.

Not only inaugurating the Foodbank Garden, Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry and Food Bank Vietnam also signed a cooperation program on developing agriculture and food in a green and sustainable direction. The cooperation agreement includes components such as: Research and application of advanced technology solutions in agriculture; cooperation in training and education to promote green and sustainable initiatives; incubation and development of green agricultural products; development of green models in the school and community green gardens.

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