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Visiting the couple Roberto and Thelma Bacani of the Bacani Integrated Farm provided us with another experience of hospitality and kindness- the characters they have that allows the continuous pouring in of blessings to their family-which they also willingly share to others.  

The Bacani Farm located at Bananao, Paracelis, Mountain Province is certified by the DA-ATI-CAR as Learning Site for

 Have you ever wondered how lettuce is grown?

Let us take you deep in the highlands of the Cordillera where that often sought-after leaf is cultivated in often various and splendid ways. 
    We are going to the municipality of Bauko in Mountain Province. It is about a hundred kilometers north of Baguio City via the dizzying Halsema highway. A welcome ark of Mountain Province amidst towering

Known for its Rhino fossils, the municipality of Rizal is also the home of Green Valley Farm. The owner is Johnny 0. Carillo, 64, father of three, and a Gawad Saka Awardee for Outstanding HVCC farmer (Fruit category) in 2016. It is a 4.5 hectares GAP-certified mango farm, the Learning Site of ATI-RTC- CAR and DA CAR partnership.

Each success story has its own ups and downs, each has their good

Farming, we believe is a blessing for this is the first profession given by God to man, says Nicolas Wales, the owner of the farm. Now, with full confidence, he can assert that farming and agriculture itself is a fulfilling endeavor and be given more priority. 

Presently, he is now a full-time farmer, personally tilling the land as a source of food for his family and others. Nicolas sees the

I see him often during ATI trainings. We usually say our greetings to each other and then part ways.

One day, I am doing an article about the training he is attending so I took the time to ask him for a short interview about his insights on that activity.

After getting the needed information for that particular article we continued with our conversation. From his insights on that certain

Their Conviction

Why did you engage in this endeavor? The very first question asked to Connie about their organic farm. She smiled and with a conviction, said “For us to show that what we are advocating for is real and doable”.

Being public servants in the agriculture sector, both Connie and her husband Jeffrey, were exposed to different kinds of attitudes, including the dreaded “to

It is said that inspirations in life are found by looking at what is ahead of us but this humble guy found his inspiration by looking back.

Today Mr. Berto D. Bayeng stands proud to be one of the 113 Agricultural Extension Workers (AEW) of the Province of Benguet.

Early Beginnings

Mr. Bayeng, who serves as an Agricultural Technologist (AT) at the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist

It takes two to tango perhaps is the right ‘expression’ that best describes the tandem that made the Sacki GAP Farm (SHAVCERS) a thriving farming enterprise. They are Ms. Virginia Sacki, 50, and her husband Henrico. Their great partnership which is full of sacrifice, hard work, and faith endured life’s trials on them and brought them to where they are now. Let us be inspired by their story.

A person’s life is shaped by the decisions he or she makes in life. These decisions are the grains which are nurtured as dreams until these mature into seeds. Such seeds are then planted through a person’s decision to pursue his or her dreams and make these a harvest of reality. Oversimplified as it may be, this simple yet powerful statement reflects Kuyang Danny’s career as a farmer. This farmer

As the sharing of John Muir says, "Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world”- a great example is the Salt and Pepper Farm owned by the couple Andrew and Safe Pekas. 

Few minutes away from the national highway at Kin-iway, Besao, Mountain Province, the Salt and Pepper Agricultural Learning Center Inc. (SPALCI), a certified learning site on agriculture (LSA) by the Department of