Gil Carandang, Father of Philippine Organic Farming
April 5, 2010 by PinoyOrganics
Filed under Gardening, Green Exchange
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 […]
Bio-Dynamic Farming in the Philippines
March 29, 2010 by PinoyOrganics
Filed under Gardening, Green Exchange
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 […]
An Abundant Weekend
March 17, 2010 by PinoyOrganics
Filed under Food, Gardening
Overwhelmed. Overjoyed. Two words to describe how our team felt on our way home from our two-day seminar spearheaded by Reimon Gutierrez of The Institute for Steiner’s Ideas in Practice (ISIP) Philippines and Greg Kitma of Philippine Bio-Dynamic Agriculture Research Foundation (PhilBio). Overwhelmed because of the new things we heard, saw and learned; overjoyed because […]