Regenerative farming
and healthy soils
We combine various farming methods that work with the ecosystem to restore biodiversity and soil health:
Agroecology
Applying ecological principles to farming. Building healthy soils for resilient and productive farming systems.
Agroforestry
Mixing complementary trees and crops and producing a wide range of food and fiber while protecting the environment.
Permaculture
Designing biodiverse, tree-based farming systems that rely more on nature’s own processes and functions.
Organic methods
Growing food without synthetic chemicals that otherwise can harm ecosystems and human health.
Flowering dragon fruit…
Exotic or native species?
Mango came from India, and papaya and cacao from Latin America. Many of the plants we today consider ‘native’, were once introduced from elsewhere. Dragon fruit (picture on the left) from Central America is one of the recent crops to be promoted in the Philippines. It is difficult to know how a new species fits into an ecosystem and often we do not see the good or ill effects until much later. It is a common misperception that foreign/exotic is better and that local/native is inferior. However, local species are often more resilient and better suited to the ecosystem and are too often neglected and undervalued.
