It has been an arduous and bitter journey indeed to sweet success eventually, with this proud first test harvest of premium bitter gourds. Once this IPM-enabled vege patch of bitter gourd is proven, I can begin to scale it elsewhere at the farm.
Category: Planting
Contract Farming with Sacha Inchi
Not exactly the highest value crop but in terms of ease of maintenance and reasonable returns in the medium term, I’m going ahead with the plan to do contract farming with Sacha Inchi.
Harvesting Natural Energy Cycles in a Permaculture Food Forest System
We are a multicultural society and we thrive in our differences and ability to leverage on common ground. If we can do that, plants do too! Biodiversity is the name of the game for a sustainable and resilient food production system.
Planting the Black Sapote & Keppel Apple
Introducing the Black Sapote (Diospyros Nigra) a species of persimmon and Keppel Apple (Stelechocarpus Burahol) into the farm as a notable gesture to mark a momentous occasion. We need more rare fruit trees for biodiversity.
Going Circular with crushed Egg Shell as Mulch Material
Crushed egg shells can really be effectively used as mulch apart from their more well known soil remediation and fertility purposes. Truly, circular economy in action.
Tropical Food Forest System
The food forest is a rather unplanned but resilient food production system. It’s an organised chaos for a reason. Just like the natural forest we are striving to mimic, once established, we have very little to do in terms of maintenance.
Pruning & Planting during Rainy Season
The wet season is here. Good news for new saplings to establish themselves. Bad news for undergrowth management works.
Chugging along with the trickling Cash Crop
The cash crop of brinjals, calamansi limes, papayas, bananas and chillies are trickling in. Without full time workers and an established system, reaping satisfactory results from a mixed farming setup remains an elusive dream.
A Twisted Perception of Syntropic Agroforestry
Syntropic agroforestry is all about managing the succession of different plant species with different light and space requirements. But what happens when it’s attempted on difficult terrain?
Harnessing the Natural Energy Flows of the land
Permaculture farming is all about conforming to laws of nature and setting up in a way to get more from less. Nature is supposed to do the “heavy lifting” for us.