Le Bistro Launches Locavore Partnerships
Organic brown rice was the focus of Le Bistro Vert Sustainable Foods’ launch of its Locavore Partner Campaign of bringing together chefs and local farmers and producers of organic and sustainable produce and staples.
What is Organic?
Before a product can be labeled "organic", a US government-approved certifier inspects the farm where the food is grown to make sure the farmer meets USDA organic standards. Even companies that handle and/or process organic food, before it gets to local supermarket or restaurant, must be certified, too.
Mabolo
Mabolo is easy to grow organically and we hope that this fruit will gain popularity again. Its current conservation status is 'vulnerable' and we hope farmers will continue to plant more mabolo trees for the next generation.
Practical Tips on Growing Your Own Herbs
The best way to learn about herbs you are not be familiar with is to grow them yourself! You don't have to buy all of them at once. Enjoy the thrill of organically building your collection of herbs. We buy new herbs each time we visit a farm and/or weekend markets. To date, we have around 30 potted culinary and medicinal herbs.
Garden Salad
This is one of our favorite salads. It's easy to prepare, very tasty and healthy, too. We just thrown in whatever salad greens and vegetables that's in our refrigerator. Balsamic vinaegrette goes well with almost any salad greens. Add feta, pecorino or parmesan cheese - that's it!
Food and Travel
Tabo Market in Palo, Leyte
One of the best ways to learn about the culture of a place is by visiting their local...
Thanksgiving 2011
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Milea Orchard and Bee Farm
We are happy to see more and more farmers and producers integrating beekeeping in...
Agrilink 2011
We make sure we don’t miss the annual Agrilink. It is a great event to keep...
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@Home
Teens’ Take On Organics
The other day, we randomly asked a Filipino 15-year old student what the word “organic”...
Garden Salad
As promised, here’s our recipe for our Garden Salad yesterday. This is one...
A Red Lady in the Garden
After 6-8 months, without any special care, we harvested our first papaya from our...
Bug Off!
Dengue cases are up and with a cloudy/ rainy weather that threatens to stay for a...
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Green Exchange
Pinoy Organics’ Green Trends for 2012
In the past two weeks, we have been getting calls, emails and texts asking us about Pinoy Organics’ 2012 “predictions”. Here are five bright green trends we expect to see this year: 1. ORGANIC WILL BE THE STANDARD There will be a continued increase in everything and anything organic. We will see new products, new brands and innovative... [Read more of this review]
Happy Anniversary, Pinoy Organics!
Time flies. Fast. We still can’t believe that a year have passed. This afternoon, we were organizing our photo albums and were amazed by the number of people we have met, places we have visited, lives we have touched and new opportunities and challenges along the way. Indeed, it was a fruitful and blessed first year. We have visited almost one... [Read more of this review]
ECHOstore Turns 2
It all started when Chit Juan asked her long-time friends Jeannie Javelosa and Reena Francisco to help out with her coffee shop in Serendra, Kape Isla. The initial idea was to add products complimentary to what she already had from her travels as a pioneer in the industry of Philippine coffee. They started filling up their “green wall”... [Read more of this review]
3rd Pinoy Organic Festival
The Philippines is officially going for sustainable agriculture. Republic Act No. 10068, or the “Organic Agriculture Act of 2010,” was recently signed into law by President Arroyo. This law establishes a comprehensive organic farming program, that includes incentives for farmers engaged in the production of agricultural crops free from harmful chemical... [Read more of this review]
Practical Tips on Growing Your Own Herbs
When innovators Mara Pardo de Tavera and Gil Carandang encouraged us to get our hands dirty and learn about urban gardening, we did not expect that we would be doing it this soon. After visiting several farms and talking to other successful urban gardeners about it, we started building our kitchen garden by buying herbs. Here are 4 ways to get started... [Read more of this review]
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