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==Ivatan traditional veggie planting calendar brings year-round supplies== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r02&id=65336 | |||
*By: Necitas G. Alconis | |||
*''November 23, 2011'' | |||
BASCO, Batanes- Ivatan vegetable growers have proven once again that the traditional September to October planting calendar as prescribed by their elders who have tried it in the past is more effective than in November which is the recommended planting season of vegetables, as shown by the year round supplies of vegetable in the island-province. | |||
Penny Ventolero, a farmer and vegetable vendor said she was able to plant cabbage, tomatoes, eggplant, pepino, squash and pechay from September to October this year before the rainy season started and she is now harvesting some of them. | |||
Vegetables planted in November are usually affected by the rainy season, added Ventolero. | |||
Ventolero said the local planting calendar of specific vegetable has been adapted by their ancestors through the years due to the peculiarity of weather condition in their province. | |||
The peculiarity of Batanes’ climate and weather seems not compatible with planting season of some vegetables that are adaptable and working out for plentiful harvest in some parts of the country, said Ventolero. | |||
Cabbage, eggplant, pechay, squash, cucumber ,for instance, are generally planted in November to December in most parts of the country. However some Ivatan farmers say that these vegetables yield better harvest when they were planted in September. By November to December vegetable farmers sell their harvest of cabbage, eggplant, pechay, squash, cucumber. | |||
By November, Ventolero said farmers are already selling their harvest. | |||
==Barangay health and nutrition worker's proposal for IPs' health care needs gets NCIP's nod== | ==Barangay health and nutrition worker's proposal for IPs' health care needs gets NCIP's nod== | ||
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=64619 | *Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=64619 | ||