4-H Club Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School, Baguio City

29/07/2026

4H CLUB HARVEST DAY 🌿🐝
From Garden to Plate - We Grew It, We Ate It!

What a joyful day for our 4H Club members! After weeks of nurturing and caring, it was finally time to harvest our own vegetables.

THE HARVEST
With big smiles, the kids proudly picked:
1. BAGUIO BEANS - Long, crisp, and fresh from the vine
2. KANGKONG - Green, leafy, and perfect for soup
3. SAYOTE - Plump and healthy, ready for cooking

THE REWARD: A NUTRITIOUS LUNCH
It was more than just lunch. It was a nutritious, farm-to-table meal that the kids harvested with their own hands. Clean, healthy, and full of pride!

WHY IT MATTERS:
This activity taught our 4H members 3 important lessons:
1. Hard Work Pays Off - Caring for plants gives real rewards
2. Healthy Eating - Vegetables taste better when you grow them yourself
3. BE SELF-RELIANT - We can grow our own food right here in Baguio

MLQES 4H CLUB is proving that learning is fun, food is healthy, and gardening builds strong, empowered kids. 🌱

Plant. Harvest. Eat. Repeat. That's 4H! ☘️

28/07/2026

Our Baby Plants are Growing!

MEET OUR BABY PLANTS 👶🌿

1. ALUGBATI - The "Healthy Vine"

Looks: Small green leaves with purple stems. Strong and fast-growing
Superpower: Rich in iron and fiber. Great for soup and stir-fry! Grows well in pots and fences
Care: Loves sunlight and regular watering

2. KATUDAY - The "Tree Vegetable"

Looks: Tiny feathery leaves. Will grow into a small tree
Superpower: Flowers and leaves are full of protein and vitamins. Pest resistant!
Care: Once big, it needs little water and gives food all year

3. BOKCHOY -The "Fast Grower"

Looks: Cute small green leaves in a rosette shape
Superpower: Ready to harvest in just 30-45 days! Perfect for Baguio’s cold weather
Care: Loves cool weather and rich soil. Good for soups and stir-fry

4.. LETTUCE - The "Cool Weather Queen"
Looks: Soft, crisp leaves. Green and red varieties available
Superpower: Ready to harvest in 30-40 days! Perfect for salads, sandwiches, and "lumpia sariwa"
Care: Loves Baguio’s cold weather. Needs partial sun and consistent watering. Grows well in bottles & recycled containers

27/07/2026

Let's Reuse & Recycle! ♻️🌱🐝

Instead of throwing away plastic bottles, cups, and styro containers, our 4-H Club turn them into a hydroponics tank! This proves that you don’t need a big farm or expensive equipment to grow healthy food in Baguio.

How It Works

We use the Kratky Method - a simple, non-electric hydroponics system.
1. Reuse: PET bottles, styro boxes, ice cream tubs, and water containers become our plant grow beds
2. Grow: Green-leafy veggies like lettuce and pechay grow in water with nutrients
3. Nourish: No soil needed. Roots get clean water + nutrients directly
4. Harvest: Grow 2x faster than soil, uses 90% less water, perfect for small spaces

Why Reuse & Recycle ♻️

1. Good for the Wallet: Zero cost for containers. Use what you already have at home
2. Good for the Planet: Lesser plastic waste in landfills and creeks in Baguio
3. Good for Health: Grow pesticide-free vegetables right in your kitchen, balcony, or rooftop
4. Good for Learning: Empowers youth and families to become Empowered Environmentalists

22/07/2026

Learning By Doing: 4-H Club's Basic Hydroponics

The MLQES 4-H Club engaged in a Learning By Doing activity on the Basic Kratky Method Hydroponics as part of our Nutrition Month celebration and advocacy for sustainable living.

With guidance from their club adviser, our 4-H members learned the basic knowledge and skills in setting up a simple, soil-less gardening system using kratky boxes. They prepared the nutrient solution, planted leafy vegetable seedlings, and pour nutrient solution on their own Kratky containers.

This activity is a little contribution of our club to food sustainability and urban resilience. It shows that even in small spaces, we can grow fresh and healthy vegetables without soil. More importantly, it teaches our kids the 4-H core values:
Head - for learning new agricultural technology,
Heart- for caring for plants and the environment,
Hands - for doing the actual work, and
Health - for promoting nutritious food for all.

Through this hands-on experience, the MLQES 4-H Club proves that young people can be agents of change in building a greener, healthier, and more food-secure community.

Note: Thank you Texas Instrument 🙏for providing us pails used to mix the nutrient solution.

22/07/2026

Garden to Table: 4-H Nutrition Month Cooking Activity

The MLQES 4-H Club successfully held its 1st Garden-to-Table Cooking Activity yesterday, July 20, 2026 where members prepared ginisang munggo with sayote tops using fresh produce from the school garden. Other ingredients such as ginger, chives, and onion leeks were also harvested directly from the garden, showing the value of growing one’s own food. Through this activity, the 4-H Club members learned responsibility in maintaining the garden and nutrition in choosing healthy ingredients, thereby embracing the core values of the 4-H Club: Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. The experience not only promoted healthy eating but also strengthened teamwork, self-reliance, and appreciation for agriculture.

13/07/2026

A Heartfelt Thank You Texas Instruments!🫶☘️🌱

The MLQES 4-H Club officers and members extend our sincerest gratitude for your generous donation of garden tools, equipment, and portable gas stoves worth ₱10,000 on April 6, 2026.

Your support is making a big difference. Our 4-H Club members are now actively using the garden tools and equipment in our school garden, and the portable gas stove is helping us in our cooking activities. Because of your donation, our students are learning valuable skills in agriculture, teamwork, and sustainability.

Thank you for living out your mission of "Texas Instruments: Building Stronger Communities." Your kindness directly strengthens our youth, our school, and our community.

07/07/2026

4-H Club in Action, Hydroponics in Progress 🌱☘️

30/06/2026

MLQES 4-H Club Kicks Off with a Green Debut

The newly elected MLQES 4-H Club Officers marked their term with a meaningful first activity: planting Potatoes and Chives together in the school garden.

As their debut project, this hands-on activity is more than just gardening — it’s a commitment to promote urban agriculture in school and show that even small spaces can contribute to food production.

With every seed and seedling planted, the officers pledge to lead by example, inspire fellow students, and help grow a healthier, more food-secure MLQES community.

26/02/2026

🫶🥰🙏

It’s official! Our school has officially been granted a Special Patent under the Public Land Act for its school site. This secures our legal ownership and guarantees that the open space will remain a safe and welcoming place for our learners and the community.

To all the parents, teachers, and community members who stood firm with us in faith and conviction, thank you🥹🫶

The Lord has heard our prayers. This victory is not ours alone it is for our dear learners and for the generations to come.