The RFSP 2010 Cavite Tour

Jun 16

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“Only he can understand what a farm is, what a country is, who shall have sacrificed part of himself to his farm or country, fought to save it, struggled to make it beautiful. Only then will the love of farm or country fill his heart”. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Rare Fruit Society of the Philippines (RFSP) gathering on June 12, 2010 was an overwhelming success judging from the enthusiasm of the farmers-at-heart attendees who surprisingly went in droves (some were with their families in tow). The Cavite tour started at Len Faustino’s farm in Silang, Cavite where they served a delicious breakfast of crispy tawilis, fried rice, itlog maalat (salted duck eggs) with tomatoes, turmeric rice, scrambled eggs and brewed kapeng barako (native coffee).  Some of the food served were generous contributions from the attendees.

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Helpful Farming Resources in the Internet

Oct 22

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Internet has surely revolutionized a lot of things. One of the many advantages it brought is that it has eased the access to information and collaboration among like-minded individuals. As farmers we can also take advantage of the internet. The information is just there for learning and discussion . It is just up to us to discern what would be the best practice that will most benefit  us and the environment.

These are some of the local groups that I recommend:

1.  Natural Farming in the Philippines

(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/natural_farming_philippines/);

Worldwide, the growing demand for safe, pesticide-free and naturally-farmed products trigger interest on natural and organic farming. Still considered as a budding sector in Philippine agriculture, nonetheless, organic food production belongs to the top ten priority sectors for revenue development in the Philippines (DTI, 2006). Thus, the Executive Order 481 aims to “promote agriculture development, conserve environmental resources and promote social equity and product access to foreign and domestic markets.”

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