Thu, 07/07/2022 - 05:06

BRGY. NONGNONG, Butuan City – If worms and whiskers disgust you, not Shiela Maglines of Guias Integrated Farm. On her 16-hectare farm, she grows African night crawlers, rabbits, livestock, and fruit trees as her hobby and as a source of income.

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SHOOT AND LEARN. Participants of the Training on Photography and Vlogging visited the Guias Farm in Brgy. Nongnong, Butuan City as part of their photographic shooting activity. At the same time, it was an opportunity for them to learn about vermicomposting as a cheap and natural way of producing fertilizers.

On July 7, 2022, participants of the Training on Photography and Vlogging visited the Guias Farm as part of their photographic shooting activity. There, they learned how vermicomposting is done through the use of earthworms that convert waste materials into compost. Shiela uses shredded banana trunks and other agricultural wastes for decomposition. The bedding is covered with dried banana leaves or coco fiber to control light and retain moisture.

The microorganisms in the worms’ gut produce exoenzymes that help degrade organic matter into forms of nutrients and biofertilizers for plants. In a few weeks’ time, there can now be nutrient-rich worm wastes or castings that can be harvested for fertilizer use. This is a cheap and environment-friendly way to provide fertilizer to plants.

On the other hand, rabbits are raised both as a pet and as a source of meat on Guias farm. With the rising prices of food, Shiela is considering rabbit meat as an alternative protein-rich meat source. Since only a few farms in Butuan City are into raising rabbits, she thought that going into rabbit production can be a lucrative livelihood that can provide her with a bigger income.

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