Nang Pasimula Restorative Farm

14/03/2026

Hopefully soon, we can have guest enjoy our forest.

Forest = for rest🍃

07/03/2026

06/03/2026

Can’t wait to see some of the native trees we planted start providing more shade along the property’s hiking path.

22/02/2026

Buhay sa bukid.

13/02/2026

New additions to our farm.

25/01/2026

The sites in January.

22/01/2026

We're working towards this system for our farm. The typhoons are pretty hard on our side of the world and typically result in failed harvest. But, to be sustainable, we need a resilient farming method and take some control of things we can. What are some good trees and shrub that are both commercially beneficial and protective against heavy typhoons?

Alley Cropping - the cultivation of crops in the alleys between regularly spaced rows of trees it shrubs

Benefits:

-> Economic

- INCOME STABILITY through diversified revenue streams from trees and crops.
- HIGHER LAND-USE EFFICIENCY: Tree roots capture nutrients that crops cannot access, thereby increasing the productive potential of the land.
- CROP YIELD STABILITY: Trees reduce wind stress on crops, stabilize crop temperatures, and reduce evaporation of water from soil.

-> Ecological

- CARBON SEQUESTRATION in woody perennials and soil organic matter.
- SOIL HEALTH AND FERTILITY: Trees reduce soil erosion, nutrient leaching, soil compaction, and water runoff.
- PEST AND DISEASE SUPPRESSION: Perennial crop structural diversity provides habitat for natural enemies.
- POLLINATOR AND WILDLIFE HABITAT via structural diversity and uncropped area within tree rows.

More info here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-w4Jd3e9Tn2rNcr_RobQPLNqlhzFLK5k/view?usp=sharing

20/12/2025

Tabacco planting season in La Union.

14/12/2025

Progress of our vegetable garden.