RFSP 2010 Summer Gathering

Jun 11

On June 12, 2010, members of the RARE FRUIT SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES (RFSP) will gather for a mini-tour of some farms in the Cavite area. The organizers/catalysts dub this as “Araw ng Kalayaan: Responsableng Pagsasaka ang Magpapalaya Mula sa Gutom at Kahirapan”. The get-together will also be a sharing and fellowship among the members some of whom have not even personally met yet.

There is one caveat though: They say joining RFSP Gatherings is addictive so proceed with caution.

The Itinerary will be:

7:00AM to 9:00AM Len Faustino’s Farm Visit (Pineapple & Coffee) in Silang-Tagaytay (Host – Len Faustino)

9:00AM to 9:30AM Tagaytay-Mendez- Indang travel

9:30AM to 11:00AM Silan Agri Farm Visit (Dragon Fruit) in Indang, Cavite (M/S Eddie & Shirley Silan)

11:00AM to 11:30AM Cavite State University FITS Center Visit (Dr. Teddy Tepora)

11:30AM to 12:00PM Indang-Naic- Maragondon travel

12:00PM to 1:00PM Terra Verde Ecofarm in Maragondon, Cavite – Buffet Lunch (Host - Eric Atanacio)

1:00 PM onwards RFSP Fellowship, Agri-Talks & Demo c/o Berns & TJ with snacks

Agri-Talk Topics

Fruit Tree Nursery Establishment 101 – Verman Reyes
Kalabaw Dairy Project (Brazilian Murrah Buffalo) – TJ Gonzales
El Nino Effects in High Value Crops – TJ Gonzales
Vermicast Effect in Palay Production – TJ Gonzales
Natural Farming Technology System (NFTS) – Andry Lim
Shredder for composting & vermiculture demo – TJ Gonzales & Rex Yerro

Fellowship Activities: 1. Open Forum & Members’ Report on their RFSP membership experience, farm progress & development 2.Seeds & Planting Materials Exchange, Distribution & Raffle 3. Wine Tasting of Joe Real’s Wine c/o Moje

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RFSP is composed of professional, commercial, amateur, and hobby growers of exotic and native tropical fruits in the Philippines. The purpose of the group is to share knowledge, expertise, and experiences of growing tropical fruits with other members.

The group encourages its members to exchange planting materials, seeds, and budsticks for the propagation of rare, minor, new variety of tropical fruits among its members to preserve and conserve the said fruits and the environment for future use due to the deforestation and industrialization in our country.

Lastly, the group aims to improve the fruit industry and to alleviate poverty by helping small farmers through technology transfer and information dissemination. The group hopes that by doing this we will not only be enjoying planting and collecting our favorite tropical fruits but by learning to help others especially the less fortunate.