Thanks for this very informative column and interactions from your readers in support to our country’s COCONUT VINEGAR produced by farmers. Awarness, I believe is the key for more market opportunities to our local farmer entreprenuers. We too produce Organic Coconut Vinegar, plain and spiced here in Tupi, South Cotabato, distributed in Socsargen and Davao City.
More power.

I’m from the City of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental, the coconut capital. I’m very much interested to go into organic coco vinegar production to augment my monthly income and take advantage of abundant supply of coco toddy in our place. Can I request for a complete information on how to prepare an organic coco vinegar. Thank you for sharing to us your valuable insights. God Bless.

Pardon me for disagreeing with your observation that only the vinegars which have “thinning” characteristic are authentic. I have been developing organic vinegar from nipa for two months now and have produced a vinegar which is a bit turbid (not milky) and doesn’t “thin” but is 100% organic and natural. Maybe the “thinning” characteristic is only applicable to coco vinegar but I’m not sure though.

However, I appreciate your resolve to provide Filipinos with organic and natural products thus helping the employees and their families. Like you, I also like to help the nipa sap gatherers in Butuan, my hometown. Thus, I am currently pursuing this endeavor. I am a neophyte in this industry though ( I still haven’t registered my product yet) so I hope to learn valuable inputs from experts like you. Thank you.

Marlyn

Here are my answers to your questions:

1. The brand name of my vinegar is “Lola Conching”, named after my Mom, who started the business in the “50s. She stopped making it in the early ’70s. When I retired from the World Bank, my husband suggested that I continue my mother’s business. I also named it after her because it was my humble way of paying tribute to the “best mother” in the world.

2. Yes, it is available in the U.S. Please visit the website of wildernessfamilynaturals.com. They sell online.

Thank you for your interest in the coconut vinegar.

I am living in Cebu and i have would like to do business. I could supply high quality “tunggog” or mangrove tanbarks. Its an ingredient used and mix to make tuba. i also could supply “bakhaw”, also an ingredient but not so popular or used. pls contact me in my emial address. redtanbark@yahoo.com tnx!=P