Father and son in the West grow clean vegetables to give to passersby

Not only do they grow their own vegetables in their home garden, a father and son in the West also go to the market to buy clean vegetables, then set up stalls on the sidewalk and give them to passersby.

Workers come to get free vegetables at Mr. Hai Au's zero-dong vegetable stall. Clip: Provided by the character

“Whoever needs it, take it, whoever has extra, give it” In recent days, social networks have been spreading short clips recording a small vegetable stall on the sidewalk with a handwritten sign: “Whoever needs it, take it, whoever has extra, give it. Anyone can take it, just take enough. Wishing everyone peace”. Although there are not many vegetables, this vegetable stall has attracted many lottery ticket sellers, scrap collectors, construction workers, etc. to stop by to get food. Here, these people proactively choose and take just enough vegetables they need and then leave. Many clips record scenes of a few elderly lottery ticket sellers and motorbike taxi drivers regularly coming to the stall to get some vegetables, saying thank you to the stall owner. After appearing on social networks, the clips attracted many views and positive comments. According to VietNamNet 's investigation, the above special vegetable stall belongs to Mr. Tran Hai Au (38 years old, Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city). Mr. Au is from Tien Giang but currently does business and lives with his family in Can Tho city.

Every afternoon, many poor workers come to Mr. Hai Au's vegetable stall to choose and take just enough vegetables for their needs. Photo: Cut from clip

Au's free vegetable stall was formed by chance from the idea of his father, Mr. Tran Van Tay. Before that, Au and his father often grew clean vegetables in a garden of about 100 square meters to serve family meals. Thanks to proper fertilization, Au's garden is always green with clean vegetables. Au shared: "When it's time to harvest, there are too many vegetables, my family can't use them all. My father suggested giving them to the neighbors because if we leave them for too long, they will spoil, causing waste. I thought the idea was great, so I opened a free vegetable stall for anyone who needs them to come and get them. To help people understand and come and get vegetables in the most natural way, I wrote information on a nearby board that clearly stated: "Whoever needs them, take them, whoever has extra, give them away. Anyone can take it, just take enough.” Because of work, Au opens a vegetable stall from 3pm to 9pm every day. Not long after the zero-dong vegetable stall was set up, Au has welcomed special “customers”. They are elderly lottery ticket vendors near where he lives.

At first, Mr. Au cut vegetables from his garden, washed them, tied them into bundles, wrote a sign announcing that he was giving away free vegetables, and then set up a stall on the sidewalk. Photo: Cut from clip

At first, these people did not believe in the freedom to take vegetables as they wanted. After reading the information on the board and being explained, they timidly took enough vegetables for one meal. “Every day, about 15-20 people come to get vegetables. I do not influence people to come to the stall to get vegetables. I let everyone take freely, whoever likes and needs which type of vegetable can take that type of vegetable. However, most people take just enough to eat, not extra. Letting people choose and take vegetables themselves will help them get what they really need, avoiding waste,” Au added. Receiving much joy After information about the vegetable stall spread widely, Au welcomed more “customers” every day. At this time, Au’s family’s vegetable garden fell into a state of “having too much to eat but not enough to give away”. To have enough vegetables for those in need, he decided to use a portion of his business profits to go to the market to buy vegetables to add to his zero-dong vegetable stall. On average, he buys about 30-60kg of vegetables to display on the stall and give to those in need. At the market, he proactively chooses reputable vegetable suppliers that rarely use chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Seeing the meaning of Mr. Au's work, many vegetable vendors also join hands to support him.

Later, seeing that the vegetables in his garden were not enough to give to those in need, he used his own money to go to the market to buy them, adding to his zero-dong vegetable stall. Photo: Cut from clip

In addition to volunteering to provide clean vegetables at affordable prices, they also gave him bundles of cabbage, bags of carrots, kilos of potatoes, etc. Local people with vegetable gardens, when they could not use them all, also volunteered to send and contribute vegetables to Mr. Au's zero-dong vegetable stall. "Some people from other provinces, when seeing that many people in need came to receive my vegetable stall, also volunteered to join hands and contribute. They sent me some dried foods such as dried fish, Chinese sausage, sausage, pork floss, eggs, soy sauce, fish sauce, instant noodles, etc. to put in the vegetable stall so that people who come to pick up have more choices," Mr. Au added. With the joint efforts of many people, Mr. Au's vegetable stall now has a variety of items. In addition to green vegetables such as sweet cabbage, Chinese cabbage, water spinach, Malabar spinach, etc., the stall also has pumpkin, squash, squash, green beans and some fruits. The variety of vegetable stalls has helped the poor have more choices, improving their meals. Ms. Lan (65 years old, selling lottery tickets in Tan An market area, Tan An ward, Ninh Kieu district) shared: “Green vegetables are expensive now, so this vegetable stall helps me a lot. Instead of having to spend money buying vegetables, I come here to get free bunches of vegetables and squash to cook enough meals. That way, I save a significant amount of money to cover living expenses and take medicine.”

Currently, Mr. Au has no intention of closing his vegetable stall but will continue to give away vegetables every day. Photo: Cut from clip

Currently, in addition to buying vegetables at the market, Au and his father still maintain growing clean vegetables in the home garden to serve daily meals and supplement the zero-dong vegetable stall. At home, Tran Van Tay plays the role of a supporter, instructing his son on how to grow and fertilize crops. With the purpose of growing vegetables for family use and giving to those in need, Tay and his son do not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Instead, he grows and fertilizes vegetables with organic fertilizers. Au confided: “I believe that charity work does not distinguish between small and large scale. Helping someone within my ability, I also feel very happy. Therefore, I always try to do the best I can. I have no intention of stopping the vegetable stall. Currently, I still maintain giving vegetables every day and will only stop when I no longer have the ability to continue.”

Mr. Nguyen Van Minh, Secretary, Head of Area 2, An Khanh Ward, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City said: "When he intended to give vegetables to the people, Mr. Au contacted and discussed with the locality, so I have the information. We also went to the place to observe and recorded Mr. Au's support and giving free vegetables and fruits to the people. This is a positive action and operates on the basis of those who have to support and share with those who do not have, those who need".

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