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Several youths in the local agriculture sector are setting an example by producing food without using toxic chemicals. Here are five of them:

Despite the aging agricultural workforce, there are still young individuals who have been showing interest in farming. Ysabel Ortega, an actress, is one of them.

Off-camera, Yamyam Gucong, the big winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Otso, is a proud farmer raised by his farming family in Inabanga, Bohol.

Growing plants isn’t limited to spacious gardens and fields because green spaces are sometimes formed in the tiniest of spaces such as glass bottles and containers that are also called terrariums.

Hardin sa Parang is a one-hectare bee yard sitting in forested land in Barangay San Juan, Antipolo City.

Filipinos who are familiar with local indigenous veggies are becoming increasingly rare. Two native crops that shouldn’t be overlooked and should be given more attention are erwad and lagiwey.

Apart from the white rice that everybody loves, other rice varieties such as black rice (Oryza sativa L. indica) are tasty, too! Plus, it carries hefty nutrients that you can harness in a lot of ways. 

It is not every day that Filipinos living abroad get to see or eat vegetables that they are accustomed to having in the Philippines. However, some still manage to grow and even earn a profit from the veggies from the Filipino folk song ‘Bahay Kubo.’

Despite the country's rich biodiversity, many Philippine indigenous vegetables are slowly disappearing, with the use of chemicals being one of the culprits.

Vanilla is a versatile component that may be found in everything ranging from food to personal care products such as perfume and shampoo.

Weeds are often perceived as undesirable plants in the fields, lawns, or gardens, but there are non-invasive, edible weeds that are more than what meets the eye.

The new year is just around the corner! This means that baskets of round fruits will soon be adorning the dining tables of Filipino homes.

Famous personalities have their own interests out of the spotlight, and farming, for some celebs, is one of them. The singer and actress Esperanza Perez Padilla, better known by her stage name Zsa Zsa Padilla, is no exception. 

An entrepreneur from Quezon established a backyard garden and a farm amid the COVID-19 quarantine period to secure safe and healthy food for his family, and to give an alternative source of income for his employees in his trucking business.

Ylang-ylang, also referred to as the cananga tree, is a tropical tree native to the Philippines. A farm that grows this tree is EA Real Agrofarm, a 3.3-hectare natural farm in Real, San Luis, Aurora. 

As the demand for seafood grows, aquaculture in Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, causes negative impacts on the environment, the communities that benefit from it, and the farmed aquatic animals themselves. 

In San Fernando, Pampanga, a longtime gardener grows a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in her residence. Among the crops that Medge de Vera, 56, grows is pomegranate (Punica granatum). 

Medge de Vera, 56, is a homemaker from San Fernando, Pampanga who built a food forest in the comfort of her home.