“People can feed their own families, even if they don't have money to buy food in the market. In their own back yards or on land in their local communities, they can get the nutritious greens they need for their families.”

Food has become a serious need to the Philippines as COVID-19 hit the country. Their government and communities have started a “community gardening" project to recover from the situation.

One of the founding mothers of the Homeless People’s Federation of the Philippines, Ofelia Bagotlo, describes how community gardens on vacant city plots are providing vital nutrition for the urban poor.