Penyuluhan budidaya sayuran untuk meningkatkan gizi keluarga dan imunitas tubuh di masa pandemi Covid-19 di Gampong Limpok Kecamatan Darussalam (Counseling of vegetable cultivation to improve family nutrition and immunity in the era of Covid-19 pandemic in Limpok Village, Darussalam Sub-District)

Abstract

According to field observations showed that the community in Limpok Village, Darussalam Sub-District has not fully utilized their yards for growing vegetables. The purpose of this community service activity is to provide counseling on vegetable cultivation to improve family nutrition and their immunity in the Covid-19 era in Gampong Limpok. The dissemination of counseling materials to participants helped carry out the activity utilizing the counseling approach. The Community Service Team and the participants used interactive discussion techniques to gauge the participants' knowledge before and after counseling. The use of the yard for the production of vegetables and varieties of vegetables with high nutrition was discussed in the counseling materials. The women of PKK Gampong Limpok were the counseling's target audience. The participants in the outreach activities excitedly listened and comprehended the importance of vegetables in preserving body immunity in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the correct stages of various vegetable growing. Following the guidance given by Community Service Team, it can be concluded that the participants have understood how to use their yard as a place for cultivating vegetables that can be used as a source of nutrition for families and to increase body immunity in the Covid-19 era and in daily life. Additionally, the participants hopes that the activities can continue with the direct technical practice of planting vegetables that have the potential to be cultivated.