Comments on: Fresh Start Organic Farms, Silay

By: Rea

Rea — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:52:29 +0000

Hi Sir, just got threw your site now, and im interested to know about uf far, are you allowing visitors to go there, and where is it that farm located and how to get there from Tarlac city..

Hope to get reply from u sir..
Thanks..
More Power

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:04:27 +0000

I second the motion to Seigfreid comments. I was born in Manila and have been raised part of my life in rural and urban environment. Thanks mostly to my mother who taught me responsibilities as I was growing up. I was only 9-12 yrs. old growing up in Western Visayas area. We raised chickens, pigs & cows. Not too many but enough to give us food. Butchered our animals humanely. Planted rice, sweet potatoes, cassava (I think it called yucca in the U.S.) mung beans, banana, pineapple, tobacco (found out later it’s really bad for health), cocoa, malunggay, coffee & lots of different produce. My uncle used to own a sugar mill in the same area. Aside from that, some people in certain part of the Philippines are very sustainable. They make their own sanitary pads. I remember using bamboo too hold the water. Well, we have lots of resources in the Philippines. My kids would really love to see and experience these things.

By: millet

millet — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:20:15 +0000

just learned that there are several farmers in negros occidental supplying organic tanglad to human heart, the Gawad Kalinga-related company producing those wonderful 100% organic, 100% Pinoy and 100% natural toiletries and other products.

By: Vicky Go

Vicky Go — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:44:56 +0000

@el jefe: Thanks for the explication. You sound like an agriculturist, or at least a botanist. Wonder if “monocrop” culture has affected sugar cane growing – is the Canlubang, Laguna sugar coop still in existence? Do they grow just one variety of sugar cane? (heard of “Pampanga Purple” from my father who went to UP College of Agriculture in Los Banos) What about rice? I thought you could get 3 harvests in 2 years (more?) – do they plant several varieties? Did the IRRI developed, typhoon & flood hardy variety take w the growers (or the consumers)? Are we still considered a rice exporter? or do we now have to import rice, too? How about coconuts – another major agricultural product. I don’t know much about that – are there different varieties too. How do they deal w pests, then & now?
I think other southeast Asian countries use night-soil (Taiwan?) – that is why, it’s iffy eating
raw/green salads from these areas – cases of amoebiasis have been reported.

By: Jing_Bacolod

Jing_Bacolod — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:24:05 +0000

yeah, Fresh Start i love their products ….they are celebrating Organic Farmer’s Festival here in Bacolod. Margarita Fores served an organic lunch buffet at the Provincial Capitol for the benefit of Suntown Camp Foundation for children with cancer. Now, that’s living and loving a healthy life.