The city government of Quezon City on Sunday launched its GrowQC Nutritious Feeding program to help urban farmers by using vegetables from the city’s urban farms and to provide healthy meals to the residents.
“Ang #GrowQC Nutritious Feeding program na ito ay isa lamang sa mga inisyatibo ng lungsod upang ipagbigay-alam sa ating mga residente na maaaring makakuha ng masustansyang gulay sa ating urban farms. Sa pamamagitan din nito, nabibigyan din natin ng kabuhayan ang ating urban farmers (This #GrowQC Nutritious Feeding program is just one of the city’s initiatives to inform our residents that they can get healthy vegetables in our urban farms. Through this, we also provide livelihood to our urban farmers),” Mayor Joy Belmonte said.
“Hinihiyakat natin ang ating mga mamamayan na nawalan ng hanapbuhay dahil sa pandemya na subukan ang urban farming dahil maraming magandang benepisyo ito lalo na pagdating sa food security. Tutulungan kayo ng lungsod upang makapagsimula (We urge our citizens who lost their jobs due to the pandemic to try urban farming because it has many great benefits especially when it comes to food security. The city will help you get started),” she added.
The city government distributed hot meals to 1,600 residents in eight Yakap Daycare Centers in Barangay Bagong Silangan on Saturday, May 1.
The program was launched through the Food Security Task Force (QC-FSTF) and Social Services Development Department of the city.
“Simula palang ito ng ating #GrowQC Nutritious Feeding program at ipagpapatuloy natin ito sa iba pang barangay sa lungsod. Patuloy rin po nating suportahan ang urban farms dahil marami sa ating urban farmers ang nabibigyan ng kabuhayan dahil dito (This is just the beginning of our #GrowQC Nutritious Feeding program and we will continue it in other barangays in the city. We will also continue to support urban farms as many of our urban farmers are provided with livelihood because of it),” QC Sustainable Development Affairs Unit head Emmanuel Hugh Velasco said.
The city government, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, distributed seed starter kits to urban farmers.