By BENJAMIN SARONDO After quitting his job as hotel steward on a cruise ship in 2016, Rouen Dolot, 31, from Barangay Cantariwis, Tolosa, Leyte, pursued his passion for farming. Dolot is also known as The Backyard Farmer. He started his vegetable farm on borrowed land from the brother of a family...
A lot of Filipinos start their day with eggs. Whether it’s a sunny-side up, scrambled, or boiled, eggs are a delicious and nutritious way to get that breakfast fix. Some eggs are more nutritious than others, and eggs from free range chickens are one of them. It’s said that eggs from free-range...
Adonis Reyes with freshly harvested brown eggs. (Adonis Reyes) Adonis Reyes is a 27-year-old farmer from Camiling, Tarlac. Originally an elementary school teacher, he recognized the untapped business potential in agriculture, leading him to establish his own agribusiness. In this article, we will...
QUEZON – Michael Triviño, a businessman and urban farmer, decided to turn his vacant lot into a backyard farm and named it Myrtle Sharrin’s Garden after his daughter. A quarantine project Despite having no work during the community quarantine, Triviño was kept occupied, not because of his...