By BENJAMIN SARONDO Angeline Sarmineto-Fraginal, 32, from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, started SF Mushroom Farm in February 2019 at her parent’s farm located in Norzagaray, Bulacan. She said that currently, sales are high, customers are satisfied, production is continuous, and the business is...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Angeline Sarmiento-Fraginal, 32, from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, owns Sarmiento-Fraginal Mushroom Farm (SF Mushroom Farm). Mushroom farms may be vulnerable to infestations, but Angeline said pests are not a reason to stop operating; instead, managing and controlling them can...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Angeline Sarmineto-Fraginal, 32, from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, started Sarmiento-Fraginal Mushroom Farm (SF Mushroom Farm) in February 2019 at her parent’s farm located in Norzagaray, Bulacan. In 2020, Angeline decided to move the farm and production area to a...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Angeli and Michael Bryan Pascual own Bukid Iluminada, an integrated farm located in Barangay Balubal, Sariaya, Quezon, where they naturally grow fruits and vegetables and raise livestock and poultry. The Pascuals see the correlation between conventional agriculture and increased...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Angeli and Michael Bryan Pascual own Bukid Iluminada, an integrated farm located in Barangay Balubal, Sariaya, Quezon, where they naturally grow fruits and vegetables and raise livestock and poultry. Angeli and Michael Bryan Pascual own Bukid Iluminada, an integrated farm...
By Richelle A. Niepes Success in farming goes beyond abundant production hinges on effective marketing strategies that connect consumers to the product and establish a network. The story of HNZ Lumbia Goat Farm in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City exemplifies this. Oliver L. Apor, the proprietor...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Most children used to spend their time on the playground, watching cartoons on television, or playing with their toys. But Vash Lillo had a significant childhood, which impacted what he is doing now. Instead of driving his own toy car or playing with a stuffed toy, he played...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Michael Chase Manansala, 40 years old, proved that he can showcase both offense and defense not just on the basketball court but also in the field of agribusiness as he shifted from being a professional basketball player to goat farming. Also, he juggles not just his goat farm...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO A professional basketball player turned businessman, Michael Chase Manansala, 40 years old, proved that he can showcase both offense and defense not just on the basketball court but also in the field of agribusiness. After playing point guard for the Shiga Lakestars in Japan,...
CEBU CITY – As part of its goal to ensure food security in Bohol, the provincial government spearheaded the celebration of Organic Agriculture Month that culminated on Wednesday, November 15, at the Bohol Showcase Center in Tagbilaran City. EXHIBITORS display harvest from organic farming during...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Francis Christian Fornoles and Vinnie Bañaria, both 22 years old, have their own free range chicken farm in San Francisco, Bula, Camarines Sur. They started with 10,000 pesos as capital to buy seven chicks and other necessities to raise them. READ: Starting small but...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO Starting with 10,000 pesos as capital, Francis Christian Fornoles and Vinnie Bañaria, both 22 years old, manage their own free range chicken farm in San Francisco, Bula, Camarines Sur, named VF’s Humble Farm. “We started small, with buying the seven chicks and growing them...