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Miss Philippines Earth 2020 Roxanne Allison Baeyens of Baguio City shared that her advocacy is help the public adapt to urban gardening.

As Filipinos have grown a new appreciation and love for gardening amid the community quarantine, Roxanne hopes further spread awareness about the positive impact of urban gardening on the economy, environment, and food security, especially today when the country is still struggling due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Urban gardening is the practice of growing plants in an urban environment.

“I'm so grateful to have this sash and this crown in my head and I can't wait to make the most out of my reign.

"My advocacy is urban gardening and [it] is very relevant towards this pandemic because we are now facing a shortage of food supply,” the beauty queen said.

IN PHOTOS: Meet Miss Philippines Earth 2020 Roxanne Allison Baeyens

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Planting and harvesting your own fruits and vegetables is part of the “New Normal” 🌱🥦🌽🍋🥒🍌🍏Also, it's good to start by using recycled items for container gardening. Swipe right for next picture ⬅️ Saan aabot ang 1 sqare meter mo? 💚 With about 1 sq meter only we were able to plant orange, lemon, calamansi, pomegranates, kale, celery, tomatoes, green onions and other plants. Living proof that you could still plant in limited spaces and even grow your own food. . Also in support for the PLANT PLANT PLANT PROGRAM of Department of Agriculture “Ahon lahat pagkaing sapat laban sa Covid-19” where they introduce urban agriculture or farming in metropolitan areas to ensure food security in households. In this project, other than supporting farmers and fisheries they also provide citizens seed packs which we can get from our LGU's. This is also to prevent people from going out too much where they are at risk of being infected. If you start your small farm at home you could have ample food to eat! #WomanOfTheEarth

A post shared by Roxie Baeyens (@roxieebae) on Jun 5, 2020 at 10:44pm PDT

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For Mother's day I wanted to give tribute to my Eco-Queen. My inspiration and the person who influenced me to become who I am now. My heart is always full with her teachings and how she showed me the true value in this world. She taught me life if not weighed by how much we achieve, but how much we do for others. I'll be the luckiest person if I could get close to having a heart like hers. 💕 To all Nanays out there, thank you molding us and giving the most genuine love that exists in this world. We love you! 🌷🌷🌷

A post shared by Roxie Baeyens (@roxieebae) on May 10, 2020 at 4:14am PDT

Roxanne was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2020 on July 5 and she will take over the duties of Miss Philippines Earth 2019 Janelle Tee.

She is set to represent the Philippines in the prestigious Miss Earth 2020 pageant.

Meanwhile, Patrixia Shirley Santos from Daraga, Albay is Miss Philippines Air 2020; Maria Gianna Llanes from Mandaluyong is Miss Philippines Water 2020; Shane Quintana Tormes from Atimonan Quezon is Miss Philippines Fire 2020; and Ilyssa Marie Mendoza from Melbourne, Australia is Miss Philippines Eco Tourism 2020.

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