Youth Center Grows Hope — and Organic Pechay

Youth Center Grows Hope — and Organic Pechay

In Bahay Pag-Asa (House of Hope), a corrective and transformational facility exclusively for convicted youth offenders of Bacolod City and Negros Occidental, young boys and girls are given chances and opportunities — new hope — to reform and grow. They have an organic farming program, and on May 12, 2017 (Friday), their pechay will be harvested and are ready for sale at P40/kg. Pick-up only at La Salle Bacolod. Reserve your pechay now!

How To Make Vermicompost At Home for Organic Fertilizer

How To Make Vermicompost At Home for Organic Fertilizer

Vermicompost or worm castings (vermicast) organic fertilizer is “black gold”, and I found it extremely helpful in organic gardening.  I’m sharing learnings from my hands-on experience of making vermicompost of 5 years, in the hope that we could reduce our garbage and produce natural foods from biodegradable kitchen wastes.  I started learning how to make…

How To Make Vermicompost At Home for Organic Fertilizer

How To Make Vermicompost At Home for Organic Fertilizer

Vermicompost or worm castings (vermicast) organic fertilizer is “black gold”, and I found it extremely helpful in organic gardening.  I’m sharing learnings from my hands-on experience of making vermicompost of 5 years, in the hope that we could reduce our garbage and produce natural foods from biodegradable kitchen wastes.  I started learning how to make…

How to Convert Kitchen Waste Into Organic Fertilizer Using a Compost Bin

How to Convert Kitchen Waste Into Organic Fertilizer Using a Compost Bin

We are composting our kitchen wastes using the compost bin, as recommended by master urban container gardener Mr. Jojo Rom. I used to compost in a pit but the rats and flies came. With the covered compost bin, we avoid these pests; I will also use leachate from the compost as ingredient to organic fertilizer…