Do Luong farmers earn millions from wild pennywort
(Baonghean.vn) - After the cajuput harvest season, people in Boi Son commune, Do Luong (Nghe An) took the opportunity to pick wild pennywort. Many people were excited to earn millions of dong from this easy-to-find wild vegetable.
Coming to Hamlet 1, Boi Son Commune, in the newly planted Melaleuca forests, many people with knives and sickles are taking advantage of the opportunity to pick wild pennywort. After each Melaleuca harvest, people here often burn leaves and dry branches to get humus to fertilize the seedlings. The moist humus soil is suitable for the growth of wild pennywort, so many forests of Melaleuca and pennywort grow lush and green.
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| During the season, Ms. Nguyen Thi Chuyen in Hamlet 1, Boi Son Commune (Do Luong) collects 5 - 7 kg of pennywort from the cajuput forests. Photo: Le Thuy |
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, a resident of Hamlet 1, Boi Son Commune, shared, “Every morning I wake up early to go to the forest to pick fresh pennywort to sell to customers. This is a clean and rare vegetable, so many people buy it. Every day I pick 7-10 kg of fresh pennywort. Currently, pennywort costs from 30,000 - 40,000 VND/kg. Every day, Ms. Hien earns 300,000 - 400,000 VND, from the beginning of the season until now she has earned about 4.5 million VND.
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| The harvested pennywort is washed and eaten raw. Photo: Le Thuy |
Many traders know about this wild pennywort and have proactively come to the place to order.
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| Currently, pennywort costs from 30,000 - 40,000 VND/kg. Every day, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Hien in Hamlet 1, Boi Son Commune earns 300,000 - 400,000 VND. Photo: Le Thuy |
Gotu kola has created a significant source of income for forest growers in Do Luong.For the old gotu kola that cannot be eaten raw, people pick it, dry it and cook it to drink in the summer because gotu kola juice has good cooling properties. Dried gotu kola costs from 120,000 - 150,000 VND/kg, 3 to 4 times more than fresh gotu kola.
