An Apprentice Wants to be a Master on Jun 26, 2009I just started my blogs (Make It BYG - about my observations as organic/natural farming student and There is More to BYG – the other colors of my life) only this year and I consider myself to be very much...
A Roadside Garden in Los Banos on May 10, 2009 in small garden alugbati household garden kamote kangkong malunggay okra papaya petsay small garden I chanced upon this roadside garden inside a subdivision when me and my friend Yani Barcenas went biking to Los Banos during one weekend. The garden is near the place where our friends cum NG brod and sis (Romy Santiago...
Some Weekend Gardening on Apr 22, 2009 in small garden aloe vera okra pandan tomatoes turmeric I have not been able to tend my small garden the past weeks because I was quite busy with so many things. The long weekends before and during the Holy Week break gave me an opportunity to do some work...
An Organic Garden in La Salette (Silang) on Mar 30, 2009 in Organic/Natural Farming composting dragon fruit gotu kola la salette oregano organic garden petsay ricehull saluyot silang tarragon tomato I got a chance to visit this organic garden inside the La Salette Compound in Barangay Biga Silang, Cavite when I went biking one weekend. I was not really planning to include this visit in my itinerary but the lure...
Drying Our Kamias for Future Use on Mar 19, 2009 in Fruits dried kamias fruit drying ginataang tilapia kamias Above: I took a photograph of the kamias fruit as they transformed during drying (from left to right) fresh kamias, semi-dried and dry fruits. Our kamias has been bearing fruit continuously in the past few weeks and some are just...
Hydroponics Vegetable Growing on Feb 22, 2009 in hydroponics green ice hydroponics mother earth hydroponics romaine tagaytay tomatoes vegetables On our way back home from attending Sunday mass at the SVD Seminary in Tagaytay, we dropped by Mother Earth Hydroponics Farm (#328 Maitim II East, Tagaytay City) for our supply of leafy greens. The farm is located before the...
The Natural Way to Health on Feb 3, 2009 in Booksale farming herbs The Essential Natural Health Bible One of the reasons why I want to go into natural/ organic farming is to improve my overall health. Although I am not against modern medicine, going natural is my best bet. I recently found a book entitled "The Essential...
Some of My Garden Greens on Feb 3, 2009I had a chance to take photos of my garden greens to track how they are progressing. The petsays are disappointing but the tomatoes are growing well. I just got the seedlings from a neighbor who has been planting them...
Let Me Sow the Seeds on Feb 3, 2009I bought two packets of seeds (Yates) from a gardening store in SM Dasmariñas on Monday when we went there to do our groceries. I plan to sow them this weekend. I bought seeds of baby carrots and chives. I...
Our Wastes Need Managing on Jan 27, 2009I was not aware before that there is so much refuse that can be generated from an average household of six members. Our household packs a big drum in just a week. We figured that our household can do something...
