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Lush green vegetable garden with '4 no's' in Na Tong

Dinh Tuan • November 11, 2024 17:02

The clean vegetable garden in Na Tong village, Tam Thai commune, Tuong Duong district, a mountainous area, offers a diverse variety of vegetables. Notably, the vegetables here are grown by the locals using the "four no's" method (no artificial colors, no ...

1 (19) — The organic vegetable garden in Na Tong village, Tam Thai commune, Tuong Duong district, has 12 households participating in cultivation on an area of nearly 2 hectares. Photo: Dinh Tuan

3 (12) — To fertilize their vegetables and minimize the use of chemicals, each vegetable-growing family prepares a pit of composted animal manure. The compost is made using microorganisms and natural materials such as straw, betel leaves, and animal manure. Composting takes 30 days to ensure the materials decompose into nutrient-rich humus. (Photo: Dinh Tuan)

8 (5) — Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen, one of the 12 households participating in vegetable farming, said: “All the households growing vegetables here apply the ‘four no’ principle, which is: No herbicides; No pesticides; No chemical fertilizers; No growth stimulants.” Photo: Dinh Tuan

5 (11) — "Growing vegetables this way is more laborious, but in return, they are more popular with consumers," said Ms. Vi Thi Thang.

6 (11) — Without pesticides, farmers here have to manually remove insects every evening and early morning. Photo: Dinh Tuan

2 (18) — Here you can find a variety of vegetables and fruits such as: cabbage, beans, cucumbers, onions, cilantro... Photo: Dinh Tuan

7 (6) — To ensure market supply, farmers plant crops in a staggered manner. Photo: Dinh Tuan

8 (4) — Thanks to vegetable farming, the people in Na Tong village have a fairly stable income; each household earns around 20 million VND annually. Photo: Dinh Tuan

7 (7) — Every day, many people from neighboring areas come to the Na Tong village vegetable garden to buy safe vegetables. Therefore, most of the produce is consumed directly in the fields. Photo: Dinh Tuan

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