We chanced upon this small stall in the Student Union (SU) Building at the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) when we went there to join the Centennial Celebrations. The Herb Republic booth sells herbs and vegetables which they harvest directly from their small farm in a nearby baranggay. Their slogan is “From Seed to Table”.

Among the products they sell are Xanadu variety organic lettuce – at P90 per kilo, “green” – no antibiotics free-range dressed chicken  – at P140 per kilo and a variety of herbs. We bought three kinds of herbs (stevia, lavender and spinach) for P100 only.

Above: The crate containing the lettuce sitting atop a cooler where the frozen  “green”  dressed chickens are stored

Above: The crates where the herb seedlings are neatly arranged

Above: Lemongrass

Above: The spinach and the lavender seedlings

Above: Turmeric and oregano seedlings

Above: Stevia (used as natural sweetener)

Above: Admiring the produce

Above: Posing with Nanay Melda Pantua of Herb Republic. His son (Obet) is the brains behind.

We would have visited the farm where the herbs are grown but we were pressed for time. We will definitely visit them soon though.

The Herb Republic Farm is located in the Llanera Compound, National Highway, Maahas, Los Banos, Laguna. Telephone Numbers: 843- HERB04/ 049 8274407/ Email Address: info@herbrepublic.biz/ Website: www.herbrepublic.biz

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