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 [...]

My Personal Farmer

We discovered My Personal Farmer (MPF) during the launch of Mercato Centrale last November 2010. There we met Renee and Donna. Since there were several farms selling fresh produce then, we just kept a mental note that one day, we will try My Personal Farmer. Renee and Loren, her Personal Farmer Photo Credit: My Personal [...]

The Producers Market at Mercato Centrale

Finally, a one-stop weekend market for urban consumers. Pinoy Organics and Mercato Centrale are officially launching the Producers Market on April 30th. If you live in Bonifacio Global City, lucky you! If you are from Makati, Pasig or Alabang, don’t miss the date! The Producers Market is the first and only air-conditioned weekend market that [...]

The Benefits of Grass-Fed Beef

DowntoEarth (DTE), a biodynamic farm in Dahilayan, Bukidnon, is promoting Philippine native and indigenous cattle breeds. Their grass-fed beef comes from the native Bali or Banteng and Chinese Yellow Cattle cross-bred with Nellore or Ongole and American Brahman cattle. The result of this cross breeding is a medium-framed, hardy animal, with notable physical strength. This [...]

Coffee Break

We noticed that our last few posts were all about local organic coffee. Well, here’s another coffee post that’s worthwhile to read! One of the foundations we support in Pinoy Organics is Young Artists Fellowship for the Environment, Inc. (YAFE), a volunteer-based organization that uses arts as the platform for environmental advocacies. Join YAFE in [...]

Mt. Kanlaon Organic Coffee

Last week, we tried Fresh Start’s Mt. Kanlaon Blend (Arabica and Robusta) organic coffee from Bacolod. It is made from coffee trees planted by various mountain communities in the remaining forested areas of Negros Occidental, including Sag-ang in La Castellana and Yubo in La Carlota. Usually, upland coffee blends are too strong and a bit [...]

Kapeng Ala Eh!

Strong. Pungent. These are among the words used by coffee aficionados to describe our Philippine Liberica, Barako. It is the Tagalog word for ‘wild boar’ because this animal eats coffee leaves and beans. Many stories have been told about how the first Barako tree was first planted in the Philippines. One story tells of how [...]

A Red Lady in the Garden

After 6-8 months, without any special care, we harvested our first papaya from our garden and ate it for breakfast today! Thought of sharing this milestone. Do you have a fruit tree , too? If none, what fruit tree do you want to have in your garden?

Happy Raw Year!

Since last year, Aileen de Guzman has been emailing us to attend her Raw SuperFood Workshop in Makati. When we received an email from her inviting us again to her first class for 2011, we just had to go. Salad Greens We have always been curious to learn what this workshop was all about, thinking [...]

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