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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 pesticides and fertilizer. To [...]

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. [...]

Herbalclean Toothpaste and Mouthwash

We have been looking for a toothpaste that can replace our commercial brand and alas, we found Herbalclean Toothpaste and Mouthwash. It is made of herbal extracts of Buyo (Ikmo leaves), Bayabas, Tsa-ang Gubat, Alagaw, Eucalyptus, Papain, Sili, Paminta (Green Pepper), Luya, Kaffir Lime, Mangosteen, Malunggay. The mint taste is refreshing and our fresh breath [...]

Gil Carandang, Father of Philippine Organic Farming

Almost everybody we interviewed for Pinoy Organics acknowledge Gil Carandang as their mentor and/or inspiration in the field of Philippine Organic Farming. Gil is regarded by colleagues and students in the agricultural community as the “Father of Philippine Natural and Organic Farming”. He is a graduate of the Apprenticeship program on Ecological Horticulture, University of [...]

Daila Bath and Beauty Soaps

Daila Herbal Community Enterprises (DHCE), is a Philippine based corporation engaged in manufacturing environment and health friendly natural herbal products such as soaps, laundry granules and personal and household care products. Daila was conceived and established by its President and Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Aleli V. Pansacola in 1986 when she joined the Philippine Institute [...]

Bio-Dynamic Farming in the Philippines

In the recent workshop we attended about Bio-Dynamic Farming organized by The Institute for Steiner’s Ideas in Practice (ISIP), we thought of sharing some frequently asked questions on bio-dynamic agriculture from the Practical Abundance Workbook: What is bio-dynamic agriculture or bio-dynamic farming? The bio-dynamic agricultural method activates the life of soil and plants. Fundamental to [...]

ANNA MELOTO-WILK: A Greener Philippines

What is it like to be the daughter of a man who builds new homes and new lives of thousands of poor Filipinos? What does it feel like to be the daughter of a modern day Filipino hero? In 2008, Tony Meloto’s daughter, Anna Meloto-Wilk, added the vision her father has had for over years [...]

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