Chico

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Siniguelas

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Santol

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Mango

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Macopa

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Langka

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Kalamansi

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Guyabano

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Guava

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Duhat

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Coconut

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Cacao

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Pomelo

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Avocado

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Dalandan

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Kasoy

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Mango

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Langka

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Kasoy

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Guyabano

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Guava

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Dalandan

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Coconut

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Chico

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Avocado

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Siniguelas

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Santol

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Macopa

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Kalamansi

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Duhat

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Cacao

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Pomelo

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Pomelo

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Mango

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Langka

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Kasoy

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Guava

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Dalandan

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Coconut

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Chico

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Avocado

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Santol

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Macopa

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Duhat

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Siniguelas

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Kalamansi

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Guyabano

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Cacao

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Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy)

On September 26 Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) hit the Philippines with extremely heavy rain falls. The little stream at the bottom of the forest farm was swelling and damaged some Papayas that were planted closely to the stream.

Pomelo

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Mango

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Kasoy

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Chico

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Avocado

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Langka

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Dalandan

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Coconut

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Santol

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Macopa

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Duhat

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Siniguelas

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Guyabano

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Kalamansi

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Guava

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Cacao

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Views On The Farm

I defined a series of positions from where Rodolfo Ferrer will take pictures every week, so that we can see a constant update of the different areas of the forest farm. Each of the photos will be the start of a series that you can follow here:

Nursery

Seedbox

Live Fence

Papaya Lower
Papaya Upper Left
Papaya Upper Right

Cacao / Guava Area
Lemon Grass / Guava Area
Dalandan/Avocado/Kasoy Area

Mango / Langka Area

Pomelo / Avocado Area

Macopa Area

Bottom Center Area
Middle Center Area
Upper Center Area

Right Top To Down Area

Right Top Area
Middle Top Area
Left Top Area

From Left Top To Right Top
From Left Top Diagonal

etc

Guided Tour 2009

The planting of the app. 1000 forest trees was completed in June 2009. We were walking to the different sites of the farm and Gabby Mondragon is explaining which trees were planted in the area. We did a similar tour in 2008.

Richard Thomas Visit

We were very happy to have Australian artist Richard Thomas visiting our forest farm! So far he is one of the few people who has seen what we are doing with his own eyes.
(f.l.t.r. Gabby Mondragon, Richard Thomas, Thomas Daquioag, Dirk Fleischmann, Rodolfo Ferrer)

Pomelo

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Kasoy

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Mango

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Langka

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Santol

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Duhat

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Macopa

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Rain And Water

In July it was pouring endlessly so that we had trouble continuing our work. It was hard to cross the stream on the way to myforestfarm.

Our Accomodation at Sister Luding's House

Sister Luding has a nice house in San Josep with a guest room, where we can stay when we visit myforestfarm. It is only a few minutes away from Rodolfo Ferrer's house and 20 minutes by foot from myforestafrm.
She is a wonderful host and we always have a relaxing and fun time with her. Her home cooked food is delicious. Our favourites are Sinigang Guava and Chicken Adobo.

Vermiculture From Georgy Maragundon

Vermicast is the end-product of the breakdown of organic matter by earthworms. Containing water-soluble nutrients and bacteria, vermicompost is an excellent, nutrient-rich organic fertilizer and soil conditioner that we need for our vegetables and papaya.

We know Georgy Maragundon as the president of the San Josep Free Farmers Association and we are also in contact with him regarding the application for a Protected Area Community-Based Resources Management Agreement (PACBARMA) which would regulate the legal status of the land that we cultivate with myforestfarm.

Banana

In July we planted more bananas and doubled the number to approximately 600 plants.