November 4, 2022
Veggie food, photo exhibit at Fiesta Verde ’22
By Joy Rojas
Everything’s all set for Fiesta Verde ’22, Tzu Chi Foundation’s charity bazaar on November 5 and 6, from 10 am to 7 pm, at the Buddhist Tzu Chi Campus (BTCC) in Sta. Mesa, Manila.
Entire families and wellness advocates are welcome to check out the event that promotes vegetarianism and a healthy lifestyle, says Tzu Chi volunteer and bazaar co-organizer Johnny Kwok. “More than 60 participating exhibitors will showcase different delicious vegetarian foods as well as durable eco-friendly products. We invite everybody to come to BTCC and see for themselves what we have to offer.”
Last held in 2017, this year’s Fiesta Verde also includes a photo exhibit at the Jing Si Auditorium, featuring 96 large-format images of Tzu Chi Foundation’s history and milestones in the Philippines in the last 28 years.
Guests can enjoy freshly prepared vegetarian meals at the BTCC grounds. Please don’t forget to bring your lunch kit, water tumbler, food container, and reusable bags.
Fiesta Verde ’22 exhibitors include Ideal Gourmet Pasta, Old Kano Farm, Escents Aromatherapy, Grood Wood & Co., Rural Rising, Body Food All Natural, Puresence, Feel Well, Pizza Grigliata Manila, For Keeps Clean Beauty Skincare, Veg Fuzion, New Land Enterprises, Lock n Lock, Global Pacific, Kopicha, Vutcher Plant-Based Carinderia, Quorn, The Vegan Grocer, Deedee’s Kitchen, Stips Chips, Alchemy Fiber, Manuka Health, Le Moo, Borges, Easy Cook Finest Legumes, Ideal Australia Harvest Oatmeal, Juzu, Green Fit, Perfect, Arete, Bluethumb, My Kandle, Bee Healthy, Green Cross, Prime Pacific, Canned Creamery, Kaleidoscope, Greetings from Taiwan, Paskotitas Holiday Decors, Taoshin Brewery, Theo & Philo, Yue Yan Zang Bao, Indi Heritage Socks PH, Cold Layers Café, Long Life Field Premium Taiwan Oil, Wholemart, GFF, and more.
Volunteers hang the Fiesta Verde ’22 tarpaulin at the BTCC grounds.【Photo by Jeaneal Dando】
Tzu Chi’s Communications Department sort out large-format images for the Tzu Chi photo exhibit at the Jing Si Auditorium.【Photo by Harold Alzaga】
Kitchen volunteers prepare noodles to be served at Fiesta Verde ’22. 【Photo by Matt Serrano】
Volunteers lay out silverware. 【Photo by Matt Serrano】
Guests can enjoy freshly prepared veggie treats at the BTCC grounds. Volunteers set up tables for visitors. 【Photo by Matt Serrano】
Wooden stalls are provided to Fiesta Verde ’22 exhibitors.【Photo by Matt Serrano】
Tzu Chi’s Communications Department install exhibit photos on stands. 【Photo by Harold Alzaga】
Volunteers work together to set up the frame of a tent.