Bok Choy and Cabbage Harvested in Susukan Urban Village

Apparatuses of Susukan Urban Village, Ciracas, East Jakarta harvested bok choy and cabbage from urban farms on urban village office's yard and Susukan Ceria RPTRA.

It is done as a way to educate and encourage people

Plant harvesting was led by Susukan Urban Village Acting Head (Plt), Putro Teguh Suharyono and also attended by Susukan Urban Village TP PKK Head, PKK Cadres, RPTRA administrators, urban village apparatuses, and local residents.

According to him, this is the fourth time his side harvested vegetables from urban farming in the office, but first time in RPTRA.

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"Harvested bok choy and cabbage are sold with price Rp 10,000 per pack with weight 2.7 ons. Money from sales will be collected for RPTRA's operational fund and cash," he conveyed, Thursday (11/21).

He informed, his side harvested around three kilograms of bok choy from urban village's office, while in RPTRA five kilograms of bok choy and three kilograms of cabbage.

"It is done as a way to educate and encourage people to utilize available limited land for urban farming with hydroponic technique," he mentioned.