Joshua Hoehne/Unsplash Most people often wonder how to make the most of their organic kitchen waste. After all, what could be better than recycling and using it to nourish plants? Organic kitchen waste refers to biodegradable materials such as fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, eggshells,...
AVANT GARDENER Food security, food self-sufficiency, food sovereignty, food justice. So many terms, aren’t they all the same thing? Not really. Food security is defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as “the access for all people at all times to enough food...
AVANT GARDENER The agriculture industry is getting desperate, and rightly so. It’s been suffering for decades, with more people giving up, less people entering the industry, and only the very successful, optimistic, or desperate staying behind. This desperation, particularly in attracting young...
AVANT GARDENER Do Filipnos really have a lower IQ than the world average? The World Population Review ranked the Philippines 111th out of 199 countries in terms of average IQ. The report said that Filipnos have an average IQ of 81.64, which is below 85-114, the scores for what is considered average...
AVANT GARDENER It’s an exciting time to be in the tech industry, with so many advancements occurring in so many areas at the same time that it feels like we’re living in a science fiction novel, except this is reality. And while tech bros can make any form of new technology sound hot and sexy...
AVANT GARDENER We Filipinos love our basketball. You may have no interest in sports but will still know who Robert Jaworski is. Alvin Patrimonio. Benjie Paras. Basketball is the biggest sport in the country, its players the highest paid local athletes, the sport earning millions, if not billions,...
AVANT GARDENER *“Walang tubig, walang pagkain,* *o eh di magsayaw na lang tayo.”* *Azenith Tobias* *(Temptation Island, 1980)* “No food, no water, we might as well dance.” So goes the famous line (one of many) from Temptation Island, Joey Gosiengfiao’s camp classic about a group of beauty...
AVANT GARDENER It’s time we put bamboo back on the map. I sat down with Deogracias Victor “DV” Sevillano; former governor of Ilocos Sur, former deputy speaker of the 18th Congress, and current vice chair of the Philippine Bamboo Industry and Development Council (PBIDC) to discuss the lack of...
AVANT GARDENER Davao’s first shipment of durian to China was made available to the public early this week. This good news comes after it was shipped via chartered plane last April 6, 2023 then inspected by China’s strict customs officials. A program was held in China to commemorate this...
AVANT GARDENER 2023 is the year of the rabbit, which is a wonderful coincidence because the local rabbit industry continues its steady growth in the livestock sector. Many cultures breed rabbits for meat, but in the Philippines, they are still mostly seen as pets. Many people will cite the...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Fashion designer and Filipiñana pioneer Patis Tesoro hosted a lunch for Florica Zaharia, PhD; Conservator Emerita of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art and director and co-owner of the Muzeul Textilelor in Romania. The Muzeul Textilelor is the only textile museum in...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan With the Senate’s decision on whether or not the Philippines should join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in the news once again, members of the agriculture sector gathered to express their concern about its effects on the industry should the country...
