“Maayo” translates to “good” in Hiligaynon. For Antoinette Begre-Lacson, a dairy farmer, this term also comes in the form of a farm that amplifies her advocacies in animal welfare and natural farming. Maayo Dairy Farm is located in Barangay Sicaba, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, where...
Although each plant parent has their own gardening story, a similar experience among all gardeners is plant mortalities. And the question is, why do plants die? Here are a few answers to this question that many gardeners would find true. Overwatering and bad watering techniques Unconsciously...
In celebration of World Bee Day 2021, beekeepers and enthusiasts gathered in a series of webinars on beekeeping. It was organized by the World Bee Day-Philippines together with Beekeepers’ Network Philippines Foundation Inc. (BEENET) - Luzon Chapter. To cap off the week-long event, a talk...
By Rex M. Rubio “Adopting organic agriculture technology needs a right mind setting, accepting the consequences, consciously considering the arts of gains and losses, and living life within our limits.” This is the realization of Referendo B. Abrenilla, fondly called Bogs by his friends, a...
There’s no denying that Filipinos love chocolates. In recent years, many Filipino-owned chocolate brands have been gaining ground not only in the Philippines but also in the global scene. One such brand is Auro Chocolate. Launched in 2017, Auro Chocolate is a globally recognized bean-to-bar...
Behind healthy, successful plants is an excellent growing medium. Carbonized Rice Hull (CRH) is one of the many components that make for a good potting mix. CRH is the output of partially burnt rice hulls, or ipa in Tagalog. It is used as a fertilizer and soil conditioner for plant...
For this year’s AgriTalk, another batch of online series titled “AgriTalk: 2 Easy Learning” offers two-minute-long instructional videos on different topics about urban agriculture. The series will air from May 14 to June 30, 2021, at 10 a.m. The fifth and sixth episodes of this are all about...
Living in a foreign country is a different experience for everyone. For Christian Facun, 41, and his wife Marilou Santos-Facun, 37, living in Rome, Italy have made them experience celebrating special occasions alone due to clashing work schedules. Sometimes, they would accidentally meet in...
By ANTONIO G. PAPA, Ph.D. Costales Nature Farms in Barangay Gagalot, Majayjay, Laguna is a certified organic agriculture farm and a well-known farm tourism destination in the country. Would you believe that this farm has more than 4,000 visitors, both local guests and foreign tourists, per month...
Houseplants have once again been gaining prominence in recent years. Many city dwellers engage in gardening to ease their stress amid the pandemic. As idle home spaces turn to gardens, many ornamental growers are on the lookout for aroids that they can tend to during quarantine. An ornamental...
Actress, health enthusiast, event host, and vlogger are some of the titles that Alice Dixson uses to refer to herself. Everyone knows Dixson as a popular television and film actress, What many don’t know is that she is an urban gardener as well. “My journey to farming started when I...
No family would want to be food insecure. In Leyte, a couple developed a small piece of land to sustain their family and to set an example for their community. Cielo Bisnar Viterbo, 44, housewife, and Jo Melq Ceasar Flores Viterbo, 47, an architect and mission worker for Gawad Kalinga...
