From the middle of the 12th lunar month, people in Yen Son village, Son Trung commune (Huong Son - Ha Tinh) began to gather to harvest dong leaves to make banh chung for Tet.
In the mountainous district of Huong Son, dong leaves are grown most in Yen Son village.
For decades, Yen Son village (Son Trung commune) has been famous throughout the region for growing dong leaves for Tet. With the advantage of having fertile alluvial land along the Ngan Pho river, villagers have taken advantage of this to grow dong leaves because this is a type of plant that is easy to care for, has few pests and diseases, and brings quite good economic efficiency.
Mrs. Yen is happy that this year dong leaves have a good harvest and good price.
Always cutting dong leaves to deliver goods to traders on time, Mrs. Tran Thi Ha Yen (Yen Son village) said: "My family has grown dong leaves for more than 20 years. This Tet, we are very excited because the dong leaves are of good quality, big, beautiful, green, with few pests and diseases, especially the price is stable, traders in Huong Son district, Vu Quang, Nghe An... ordered the whole garden at wholesale price".
Ms. Yen calculated that with 4 dong leaf gardens (about 1,000m2 ) she will bring her family nearly 15 million VND this Tet holiday.
Mrs. Hue and her husband are happy that this Tet holiday is more prosperous thanks to selling dong leaves.
This year, Mrs. Trinh Thi Hue’s family also has nearly 200,000 dong leaves that have been ordered by traders. These days, Mrs. Hue has to continuously cut dong leaves and keep them in the house, waiting for traders to come and pick up the goods.
Ms. Hue just said: "This year, dong leaves are in good price, the large, beautiful leaves cost around 65-70 thousand VND/100 leaves (at wholesale price). Dong leaves do not require much care, and can be harvested 2-3 times/year, so the people in my hometown are actively developing this plant. My family alone can earn nearly 14 million VND from dong leaves this Tet season."
Dong leaves in Yen Son village are grown on the alluvial banks of the Ngan Pho River or in people's gardens, so the leaves are large, beautiful, and have a cool green color.
Coming to Yen Son village these days, it is easy to see people cutting and sorting dong leaves or trucks full of green dong leaf bundles from traders. Ms. Nguyen Thi Long (Pho Chau town, Huong Son district) - a trader, said: "Every year, I go to the gardens of Yen Son village to order dong leaves. I usually buy at wholesale price for the whole garden, people just need to cut the leaves, sort them into bundles and I will come to pick up the goods at the scheduled time.
The quality of dong leaves in Yen Son village is quite good, the leaves are big, beautiful, green, when wrapped in banh chung, the cake will have a beautiful color, so it is favored by the people. Up to now, I have purchased more than 3 gardens with about 30 thousand leaves to sell to banh chung wrapping facilities in the area and some neighboring districts."
Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan - Head of Yen Son village said: "The whole village currently has nearly 50 households growing dong leaves. Small households have about 200-300m2 , large households have nearly 1,000m2 . Dong leaves are mainly grown by people on riverbanks and in home gardens. This year, dong leaves have a good harvest, the leaves are of good quality, beautiful in appearance, so they sell for a good price. Thanks to dong leaves, many households in the village have had an additional source of income, contributing to a happier and more prosperous Tet."
Thuy Anh - Thu Cuc
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