Nueva Ecija cemetery a model vegetable farm

TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija : Here is a novel approach to the observance of All Saint’s Day. While the residents were paying their respects to their dead, farmers tended their crops in the model vegetable farm right inside the Talavera, Nueva Ecija public cemetery in preparation for next month’s “Gulayan sa Barangay” contest.

“Gulayan sa Barangay” is a competition for the different barangays in Talavera. The winning barangay, school and backyard residents that produce the biggest and most nutritious harvest of different vegetables will be awarded P500,000 in time for the Christmas season.