To Uyen, a local mother, brought her family to the farmstead in the hope that her children would be given the chance to understand exactly where their fruits and veggies come from.
“They’ve been on farm visits like this with their school, but this is the first time they have had the chance to eat the produce on the spot,” Uyen said.
“It’s a bit of a journey from the city center, but the kids are still so excited to be here.”
Visitors harvest fresh produce at Mekong Hydroponic Farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Video: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre
Uyen’s children spent much of the trip asking engineers at the farm questions about each fruit.
The cantaloupe, in particular, seemed to really grab their attention.
“With only one fruit per plant, cantaloupes have a better nutritional distribution than plants with several fruits,” Minh Phong, an agricultural engineer at the farm, explained.
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| Huong and her children carry fresh produce harvested at Mekong Hydroponic Farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| To Uyen and her children, Vinh and Han, harvest Frillice lettuce at Mekong Hydroponic Farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| Thuy Linh harvests Red Oak lettuce at Mekong Hydroponic Farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| A visitor picks cantaloupes at Mekong Hydroponic Farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| Visitors pick cantaloupes at Mekong Hydroponic Farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| Visitors pick cantaloupes at Mekong Hydroponic Farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| Visitors try a hotpot with fresh picked veggies from Mekong Hydroponic Farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| Children taste fresh cantaloupes at Mekong Hydroponic Farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| A bird’s-eye view of Mekong Hydroponic Farm in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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