We Heart Human Nature

Anna Meloto-Wilk, President and Founder of Gandang Kalikasan, believes that satisfaction is what consumers will get in every Human Nature product. Human Nature was launched over a year ago and is currently one of the fastest growing local brand names in the Philippine organic/natural industry. Last November 2009, they launched Human Nature USA. Some of [...]

Clean Slate + Face Canvas by Leyende

One of the essential secrets for youthful, radiant skin is in your facial cleanser. In his book, “How To Wash Your Face”, Dr. Barney J. Kenet, M.D. recommends soap-free cleansers to his patients because they are gentle and effective for removing make-up and dirt. But, even if these cleaners are gentle, he strongly advises that [...]

A Brand New Year, A Brand New You

People are excited when a new year unfolds. It gives us a chance to start things anew. This year, we decided to spring-clean not only our homes, but our bodies as well. Here are some ways to do just that. TAKE THE TWO WEEK TEST. One of our favorite books about health and wellness is [...]

Green Palette

Green Palette is a company that sells all natural & organic products since 2000. Owner Marissa Siojo-Marfil started the business by reselling Virgin Coconut Oil. At that time, buying organic products was still quite an unusual concept to most people, which made the first few years of business rough. Today, as public interest in organics [...]

Keep On The Grass

Mike Hosoya, a native of Yokohama, Japan, personally weaves thick strands of Philippine abaca into Waraji slippers. Applying the principles of reflexology, these slippers were woven in a special way so that the abaca massages central points in our feet. A minimum of thirty minutes use of Waraji slippers daily can relieve stress and promote [...]

Eco-Friendly Sack

Like most organic sellers, Ms. Go lives an organic lifestyle to an extent. She mostly eats organic vegetables, enjoys using organic toiletries and of course, uses Eco Sack when doing her grocery or shopping. She likes the idea of living an organic lifestyle because it’s simpler and a lot healthier for her and the environment.

MARA PARDO DE TAVERA: Mother of Philippine Organic Market

Mara Pardo de Tavera believes that organic living is the way to achieve good health not only for us, but our planet as well. This belief gave birth to Mara’s Organic Market (MOM), the pioneer in organic markets in the Philippines. In 1993, Mara’s concept of the organic market stemmed from a need to provide [...]

NEXT WEEK IN PINOY ORGANICS: Mara Pardo de Tavera

Few weeks ago, we received a suggestion from several people to “launch” Pinoy Organics as soon as possible. We took it as a compliment but did not really take it seriously until last night, another friend asked us, “Have you launched Pinoy Organics already?” So, how do you launch a blogsite about Philippine organics? For [...]

Benefits of Organic Living

Making changes in order to live an organic lifestyle may be an overwhelming concept for some, but the benefits of making such changes have to be taken into consideration. Most people make the initiative to live organically because of the health benefits it promises. Studies have shown that organic food is packed with more vitamins [...]

Organic, Green or Eco-Friendly?

Just a few years ago, when you mention the word “organic” in the Philippines, the word was synonymous to the word “expensive” if not “super, duper, mega expensive”. Fast forward to mid-2009, almost everybody in Metro Manila wants to go organic, go green, or eco-friendly. So what do these words really mean? We interviewed three green entrepreneurs and here’s what they shared with Pinoy Organics…

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