All Qualification trainers were directed to maintain their backyard garden projects by assigning students to cultivate the soil. The students are required to bring humus or organic manures to broadcast in their garden plants. These organic materials will allow plants to grow robust and produce tender fruit vegetables as well as succulent leaves for leafy vegetables. Though El Nino days are still observed with heat temperatures ranging between 38°-44° Celsius region wide , the production of garden vegetables were practiced. The Forest and fruit trees were also maintained by putting dried leaves under the canopies and sprinkle it with water. The purpose of mulching the leaves is to maintain the moisture content of the soil.
Selected Faculty and staff members went to Mr. Leandro E. Quinones, Volunteer Leader Association of the Philippines, to benchmark his 4-H Prutas-Isda-Gulay (PIG ) Garden. The main objective of the PIG garden is the utilization of irrigation water instead of flowing wastage to the sea. The area containing 2,500 square meters is very suitable to different crops especially that organic farming is being practiced.
Finally the results of the Quarterly Green TVET contest ( first quarter) are to wit : First Place-Cookery NC II-95%,Second Place-Aqua Culture NC II- 94.50%,Third Place-Crop Production NC I-94.38%,Fourth Place- Information Technology NC II-88.00% and Fifth Place- 85.75%.
Cookery and FBS NC II students sweeping the fallen leaves of forest trees were instructed by Mrs. Estrella M. Toreta and Mrs. Oliva A. Ramos Advisers to throw the leaves under the forest trees for mulching.
Corn plants as a manifestation of organic compost broadcasting in the field.
The team enjoyed with their handbag of vegetables after the benchmarking.
Mr.Yusop T. Barabag- IT NC II Instructor supervised his students in their school green TVET garden