Mt. Kanlaon Organic Coffee
February 23, 2011 by PinoyOrganics
Filed under Food
Last week, we tried Fresh Start’s Mt. Kanlaon Blend (Arabica and Robusta) organic coffee from Bacolod. It is made from coffee trees planted by various mountain communities in the remaining forested areas of Negros Occidental, including Sag-ang in La Castellana and Yubo in La Carlota. Usually, upland coffee blends are too strong and a bit […]
Kapeng Ala Eh!
February 2, 2011 by PinoyOrganics
Filed under Food
Strong. Pungent. These are among the words used by coffee aficionados to describe our Philippine Liberica, Barako. It is the Tagalog word for ‘wild boar’ because this animal eats coffee leaves and beans. Many stories have been told about how the first Barako tree was first planted in the Philippines. One story tells of how […]
A Red Lady in the Garden
January 18, 2011 by PinoyOrganics
Filed under Food, Gardening
After 6-8 months, without any special care, we harvested our first papaya from our garden and ate it for breakfast today! Thought of sharing this milestone. Do you have a fruit tree , too? If none, what fruit tree do you want to have in your garden?