ABSTRACT
(talk briefly on br on your study, the results, conclu, and
reco) commonly
With the worldwide population projected to go over 9 billion by 2050, there is a
persistent call to raise food production and buffer stocks. In this situation, countries across the
planet, distinctly emerging countries, where the predominance of hunger and food scarcity is
more extreme, are resorting to a variety of counter strategies to match the rising demand and to
shunt food instability and food crisis or famine (Galhena et al., 2013).
Home gardens in many lands are extensively acclaimed as a mechanism to avert hunger
and as a source of income for living families in rising nations.
Based on the one-month term project, the following are the salient results: Backyard
Gardening is an effective activity in building strength, boosting mood, fostering family and
community connection, and maintaining a healthy weight through the physical actions. Backyard
Gardening is a way to maximize outdoor time.
Backyard Gardening is a promising approach to enhance household food security and
wellbeing. The inclusion and promotion of home gardens as an eco-friendly sustainable
agricultural practice be present as it is an essential strategy to improve food security and enhance
economic growth.
Backyard Gardens can supply a generous number of vegetables depending on the quality
of steps undertaken and techniques employed to master the art of planting. It can supply
numerous vegetables that is not just good for a month, but it depends on situations and
extraneous variables.
Based on the above-mentioned findings and conclusions, the student recommended the
following. Backyard Gardening must be considered as a medium in enhancing one’s physical
strength, boosting mood, fostering family and community connection, and maintaining a healthy
weight through the physical actions.
Backyard Gardening must be practiced in to maximize the outdoor time. Backyard
Gardening must be one of the approaches in enhancing household food security and wellbeing.
Backyard gardens must be present in our homes as it is a good source of food. Backyard
gardening must be done with a particular type depending on the space and place of the individual
or gardener.
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KEYWORDS
(about the terms used, do not include meanings from
internet) if operational.
1. “Gulayan sa Kabahayan” (Home Gardening) - is a one-month term project for Science,
Technology, and Society course subject under the Civil Engineering course in Mariano Marcos
State University which aimed primarily to determine the inceptive, terminal, and general effects
of backyard gardening as a sustainable development activity.
2. Backyard Gardening – is a type of gardening which involves producing a vegetation or
planting herbs, and multitude crops on a free space on a house’s backyard.
3. Wellbeing – a condition of an individual or state at which a person experiences happiness,
being healthy, and comfortable in his or her life.
4. Food Security – the state of having a sufficient, safe, and nutritious source of food. In simpler
terms, the food of people is secured.
6. Thematic Analysis – method of analyzing the qualitatively extracted information from the
source (person to be tested) to generate themes and codes, thus, establishing conclusions. On the
activity, the journal of the student-gardener will be the basis of themes and codes.
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
(talk about your study, what pushed you, and the problems
or loopholes from prev studies if applicable)
A. Background of the Study
Many malnourished people live in emerging countries under sub-standard living
conditions. Also, over half a billion of the global population suffer from chronic food insecurity.
Consequently, there is much attention towards home gardens as a strategy to enhance household
food security and nutrition. Home gardens are an integral part of local food systems and the
agricultural landscape of developing countries all over the world and have endured the test of
time.
Home gardens are a time-tested local strategy that is widely adopted and practiced in
various circumstances by local communities with limited resources and institutional support. It is
evident that home gardens are a part of the agriculture and food production systems in many
developing countries and are widely used as a remedy to alleviate hunger and malnutrition in the
face of a global food crisis (Johnson-Welch et al., 2000).
Globally, home gardens have been documented as a supplemental source contributing to
food and nutritional security and livelihoods. Food production on small plots near human
settlements is the oldest and most enduring form of cultivation. Home gardening, as an integral
component of family farming and local food systems for centuries, is an ancient and widespread
practice all over the world (Rowe, 2009).
B. Statement of the Problem (qualitative)
The “Gulayan sa Kabahayan” (Backyard Gardening) …
Exclusively, this activity aimed to answer the following questions:
1. Does Backyard Gardening improve the wellbeing of a person?
3. Is Backyard Gardening an operative approach in enhancing household food
security?
4. Can Backyard Gardening supply the household food in the one-month activity?
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CHAPTER II
METHODOLOGY
(the materials, processes, and the like)
A. Preparing all the Needed Materials
Planting Resources such as plant seeds (squash, garlic cloves, onion bulbs, … were
collected from the excess seeds bought from an authorized seed reseller in Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
Planting Instruments such as digging tools (shovel, trowel, spade, fork), … were prepared
from the house properties.
B. Land Preparation
The activity site was thoroughly prepared and cleaned of bushes, weeds, and foreign
materials. The area was divided into six (6) blocks. This project was done in Brgy. Purag, Sinait,
Ilocos Sur on October 25, 2021, to December 10, 2021.
C. Planting Procedure and Maintenance
Seeds were planted using the planting tools according to their type and way of planting.
All were maintained using water according to the need of plant. Plant beds or blocks were
prepared beforehand.
D. Observation and Harvesting Procedure
Self-reflection, interview, and observation were done, and data collected were subjected
to Thematic Analysis using themes and codes. All crops were harvested through hand-picking
and with the use of harvesting tools.
F. Final Data Intervention
Final data and the progression of activity observation were evaluated and examined for
the results, conclusions, and recommendation of the study.
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CHAPTER III
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
A. Discussion of Event Timeline
October 25 - 30 (Activity Preparation/ Week 0)
On this week…
October 31 - November 6 (Week 1)
November 7 - 13 (Week 2)
November 14 - 20 (Week 3)
November 21- 27 (Week 4)
November 28 – December 9 (Last Documentation/Finalization of Output)
B. Results and Discussions (since im on qualitative side) (this part must answer you
problems in SOP and you must support the result from recent studies)
1. Backyard Gardening is an effective activity in building strength, boosting mood,
fostering family and community connection, and maintaining a healthy weight through the
physical actions.
This result is strongly supported on the study of Spears-Lanoix et al. (2015) and Litt et al.
(2017) that the physical exertion of working in a garden may help offset both age-related weight
gain and childhood obesity.
Lam et. al (2019) said that the youth’s involvement in green spaces enabled connections
with others, and highlighted aspects of personal health and personal growth, all of which
contribute to their mental well-being.
Lastly, Gonzalez et al. (2011) said that there is a significant improvement on the fight of
people against depression in participating gardening interventions.
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3. Home or backyard Gardening is a promising approach to enhance household food
security, wellbeing, and economic growth. The study of Galhena et. al (2013) supports the
inclusion and promotion of home gardens as an eco-friendly sustainable agricultural practice to
improve food security and enhance economic growth.
Bibliographic evidence suggests that home gardens contribute to income generation,
improved livelihoods, and household economic welfare as well as promoting entrepreneurship
and rural development.
4. Backyard Gardens can supply a generous number of vegetables depending on the
quality of steps undertaken and techniques employed to master the art of planting. It can supply
numerous vegetables that is not just good for a month, but it depends on situations and
extraneous variables.
This is strongly supported by Galhena et al. (2013) and the researchers have said that the
most fundamental social benefit of home gardens stems from their direct contributions to
household food security by increasing availability, accessibility, and utilization of food products.
Home gardens are maintained for easy access to fresh plant and animal food sources in
both rural and urban locales. Food items from home gardens add substantially to the family
energy and nutritive requirements on a continuous basis (Calvet-Mir, 2012).
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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
(drawing conclusions out of the results and reco out of the
conlcusions)
A. Conclusions
Based on the “Gulayan sa Kabahayan” (Backyard Gardening) in response to sustainable
development one-month term project, the student formulated the following conclusions:
1. Backyard Gardening is an effective activity in building strength, boosting mood,
fostering family and community connection, and maintaining a healthy weight through the
physical actions.
3. Home or backyard Gardening is a promising approach to enhance household food
security, wellbeing, and economic growth. The inclusion and promotion of home gardens as an
eco-friendly sustainable agricultural practice be present as it is an essential strategy to improve
food security and enhance economic growth.
4. Backyard Gardens can supply a generous number of vegetables depending on the
quality of steps undertaken and techniques employed to master the art of planting. It can supply
numerous vegetables that is not just good for a month, but it depends on situations and
extraneous variables.
B. Recommendations
Based on the above-mentioned findings and conclusions, the student recommends the
following:
1. Backyard Gardening must be considered as a medium in enhancing one’s physical
strength, boosting mood, fostering family and community connection, and maintaining a healthy
weight through the physical actions.
3. Backyard Gardening must be one of the approaches in enhancing household food
security and wellbeing.
4. Backyard gardens must be present in our homes as it is a good source of food.
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APPENDICES
(documentation)
PICS….
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