Nutrition Month

     Nutrition month 2018 with the theme "Ugaliing magtanim, sapat na nutrision aanihin."Nutrition is very important to us humans. Since the day we were born, up to know we have always been nutritious. Starting at home, our parents forced us to eat vegetables and fruits to be healthy. They told us we would become strong and big. We would look more youthful, more intelligent and more active. We believed in all of those in such a young age. And now, we are in the right mind and age to know what's beyond the food we eat.

         Growing up, we have seen how hard our parents work just to provide us proper nutrition. But sometimes not all the food is eaten. Some of these food get wasted or spoiled but most of these foods were eaten by us. What we failed to realize is that food is not easily made. Farmers work hard in order to give us what we need. The farmers who work hard in order to plant those vegetables and harvest them. The farmers who dedicated so much of their time just to produce livestock for the whole population.

       This year's nutrition month celebration is "Ugaliing magtanim, Sapat na nutrisyon aanihin.," which is centered to family home gardening. We should not just depend on farmers. What if they get tired? What if there will be no more farmers in the future? Farmers are still humans, they have limits, they are not machines.  Imagine a world without them. Who would plant the vegetable that we need? Who will take care of them? Who will harvest them?We should try to learn and do home gardening in our family. This will not only help our farmers but it will also benefit so that we can save money for buying food. Thus, it will also be a way for our family to bond with each other. 

       We should start planting and start making a change. We should influence other people to do the same. We should help one another, together we can make a nutritious community. There is more to see in family home gardening. We just need to open our eyes and wake up. We can make a change.