Tabo Market in Palo, Leyte

One of the best ways to learn about the culture of a place is by visiting their local market. On our second day in Tacloban, we requested our host to bring us to their local market. She told me there are two  markets to choose from: one is their public market in downtown Tacloban and [...]

Teens’ Take On Organics

The other day, we randomly asked a Filipino 15-year old student what the word “organic” means to him and probably, his schoolmates. He said that to most teenagers, organic merely means “healthy food” such as drinking fresh fruit shake or milk, eating brown rice or avoiding canned foods. Most teens do not have any idea [...]

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 [...]

Garden Salad

As promised, here’s our recipe for our Garden Salad yesterday. 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  – [...]

Thanksgiving 2011

Thanksgiving is an annual American tradition celebrated every third Thursday of November.  Some regard it is as a special day, similar to Christmas and 4th of July, that people are willing to travel all over the US just to be with their loved ones. Here in the Philippines, we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving but about ten [...]

Milea Orchard and Bee Farm

We are happy to see more and more farmers and producers integrating beekeeping in their farms. One of them is entrepreneurial Edilee Omoyon of Milea. We met Edilee during Agrilink 2009. Back then, her concentration was only personal care under the brands Milea Bath & Body Wellness Essentials and All Organics. Last year, she expanded [...]

Agrilink 2011

We make sure we don’t miss the annual Agrilink. It is a great event to keep ourselves updated with what’s happening in the agricultural industry, meet new friends and try new products. Last Friday, we managed to squeeze in our busy schedule to drop by Agrilink 2011. This year, top of our must-see list was [...]

Mabolo

Mabolo or Velvet Apple is an edible fruit with a fine, velvety fur and reddish-brown skin. Its flesh is soft, creamy, with a taste and aroma comparable to fruit cream cheese. More admired for its ornamental than its edible value, the mabolo has appeared in literature for many years under the illegitimate binomial Diospyros discolor [...]

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. The idea came about after Le Bistro Vert owner Reena Francisco hosted an intimate cheese tasting event last May which was [...]

Is Your Salt Real?

Natural sea salt comes from evaporated seawater and is harvested all over the world. Unprocessed sea salt is often grayish-white, sometimes pink or orange. These salts can be washed, re-evaporated or roasted. We use locally-produced natural sea salt, which we prefer to commercial salts that often have additives. One of the best Philippine natural sea [...]

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