Diane Cabusas is an incoming fourth year agricultural engineering student taking her internship in Sanctuario. The current generation of college students will graduate, with more than half of their college life reduced to an online experience. There are plans to re-open schools within 2022, but...
The easiest way to support a farmer is to buy their produce. This is one of the principles behind James & Daughters, a restaurant in Pasig that specializes in comfort food from around the world. “We really wanted to open a restaurant with dad and mom’s names on it. Mom’s style of...
Rose Barcena creates pillows from kapok fiber in her spare time. (Jerome Sagcal) A row of houses surrounds the front of a cement company in Trece Martires City, Cavite. It is in one of these humble housings provided by the company where Rose Barcena, her husband, and her three children live. Her...
John Sherwin S. Felix, a home cook and avid foodie, has always loved exploring places since college. Local dishes and delicacies are the things he looks forward to the most on every trip. He has a strong passion for Philippine food heritage, which is congruent with his skills in the kitchen. “It...
Photo by Valiphotos from Pexels. Researchers from the University of Western Australia have discovered a previously unknown process that dictates how much carbon dioxide plants release into the atmosphere and how much they keep. According to researcher Harvey Millar, the findings of the study...
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc. (PCAFI) held its first kapihan last July 8, 2022, the first of a regular series where industry practitioners, the government, media, and with its new hybrid setup, the public can discuss the challenges and possible solutions faced by the...
Photo by Vlad Chețan from Pexels. La Niña is a weather system associated with above-average rainfall in western Pacific countries such as the Philippines. It leads to flooding in lowland farm areas which then results in damaged crops or delayed planting seasons. The Philippine Atmospheric,...
The Institute of Plant Breeding houses a gene bank and several production areas where four promising mango selections have been growing. The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) on June 8, 2022, announced nine new varieties and...
Family-owned lots are generally special to families for various reasons. Some prefer to keep their spaces private and personal, while others welcome visitors into them. The family that runs Anahaw Coconut Farm and Resort (ACFR) had initially kept their property for exclusive use before deciding to...
Photo of Victoria amazonica, which was the species that Victoria boliviana has been misidentified as for 177 years. Photo by James Steakley from Wikimedia Commons . The largest waterlily has just been hiding in plain sight. The newly identified Victoria boliviana has been housed in the Kew Gardens...
JM Maminta, owner of Bunny Box Farm. Rabbit meat is not as mainstream as many rabbit farmers would want it to be. For rabbit raisers like JM Maminta, one challenge is how to get more people interested in consuming rabbit meat. To acquaint his neighbors in Minalin and Apalit of Pampanga with this...
The largest plant was discovered in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Photo by Murray Foubister from Wikimedia Commons. The largest plant discovered in the world is not something many people would guess immediately. This plant does not possess the height of redwoods, nor has a trunk as wide as...
