Philippine Cinnamon Project

How to sustainably harvest Philippine cinnamon bark and leaves. Technique #2 (source: DOST-FPRDI): If you really have to, please properly strip off your mature Philippine cinnamon tree. Otherwise, please leave it alone as mother tree. You may use the small stems and leaves instead. We need as many Philippine cinnamon mother trees! We have shared…

A month ago, my husband and I, November (proprietor of Plantsville), had fever, cough, some sore throat, diarrhea, and loss of sense of smell & taste. I also could not breath deeply. I got scared, of course, considering the current pandemic. Actually, I was more scared of not being able to get a hospital bed,…

Prevention is better than cure. Let’s learn meditation and aromatherapy to help us relax and avoid diseases. “Chronic stress has a significant effect on the immune system that ultimately manifest an illness.” (NCBI) Ms. Balot Amechachurra Del Rosario is a Certified Professional Aromatherapist and owner of Lana Lane PH. We watched her videos and looked…

Many ask if cinnamon is the same as laurel or bay leaf because both are use as spice in cooking Adobo. (kidding aside.) Seriously, it has a lot of difference but both belongs to Lauraceae family. Sharing the basic information on the cinnamon from the presentation of Dr. Jay Picardal at the Philippine-American Academy of…

They used cinnamon during the Bubonic plague in the 15th century, and they’re using cinnamon again for COVID-19. Be sure to plant your own Philippine cinnamon at home, as part of your container gardening, or in the ground, at home or in the farm, as food and medicine. Message us for the seedlings! #conservation #livelihood…