SIGNIFICANCE OF ORGANIC FARMING BASED ON LIVED EXPERIENCE

Organic Farming and Its Significance Based on the Lived Experience of the Residents

Miguel Ira C. Castro, Felmark Ross D. Labrador, Neil Enzo P. De Guzman, Redden Karl U.

Bautista, Jason Z. Delos Santos

Far Eastern University High School

Author Note

This written research report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

Practical Research 1 during the 2nd Semester of A.Y. 2016-2017. The views expressed in

this paper are solely of the authors‟ and do not reflect the position of the school nor its

administration and faculty. FEU High School reserves the right to document and publish this

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 Abstract

This study aims to give a full understanding on organic farming and its significance.

Nowadays, conventional farming is the most commonly–used agricultural system capable of

supplying food, medicine and other resources. However, there are still a number of people

who choose to practice organic farming. These people will be the center of this study; giving

emphasis on their „lived experience‟ in practicing this method of agriculture. As the study

progresses, the researchers will be able to answer why people practice organic farming, who

the beneficiaries are, know its advantages and disadvantages, and relate these acquired

knowledge and principles to determine the importance of organic farming.

During the process of conducting this study, the researchers will be gathering

information from the residents who make use of this process in plant cultivation. The

perspectives of the people about the importance of organic farming will be taken into

consideration as well as their lived experience during this process, so that the researchers will

have a firm grasp on what it really means to apply this method on a daily basis.

The main goal of this qualitative research is to give people sufficient knowledge about

organic farming and to state whether or not it is the most efficient method of cultivating

plants. This study can also provide an understanding of the distinction of organic agriculture

from other agricultural systems.

Keywords: organic farming; conventional farming; lived experience

 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study

Organic farming is familiar in this country and widely used. Unfortunately,

FAOSTAT (2007 as cited in Tirado & Bedoya, 2008) declared an exponential increase in use

of chemical fertilizers or the practice of conventional farming in the Philippines starting in the

late 1950s; between 1961. The use of synthetic chemicals may harm not only the environment

but also the people who are exposed to them.Conventional farming is the largest single non-

point source of water pollutants including sediments, salts, fertilizers and pesticides.

Organic farming on the other hand, is a method of crop and livestock production that

involves much more than choosing not to use pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified

organisms (GMOs), antibiotics, and growth hormones. In other words, it is the natural way of

cultivating plants. Organic agriculture is considered as an eco-friendly way of farming, but it

also has disadvantages. Unlike conventional farming, this method requires time that is

significantly higher than plants and crops produced industrially. Organic food also tends to

have a high price point in the market.

1.2 The research problem

As the research process progresses, the researchers will be able to have a great deal of

knowledge about organic farming, learn about different concepts regarding this subject

matter, and relate these ideas to form a coherent conclusion about its significance.The main

question of this research is to know the significance of practicing organic farming from the

own lived experience of the residents. The research sub questions are as follows: 1.) Why do

people practice organic farming? 2.) Who are the beneficiaries of organic farming? 3.) What
are the advantages and disadvantages of organic farming? 4.) What separates organic

farming from other methods of agriculture?

1.3 Significance of the study

The researchers decided to conduct this study because conventional farming is a

method that may be convenient but brings harmful effects to the environment. Unfortunately,

there are still a number of people who choose to practice this kind of agriculture.This study

will raise awareness about which type of agricultural system must be applied that will sustain

their daily needs without damaging the environment. Since the study is phenomenological,

the people practicing organic agriculture are the core of the research because it is necessary to

be knowledgeable of the lived experience of the residents when it comes to these practices.

1.4 Scope of the study

The scope area of the study is Gulay sa Barangay in Tumana, Marikina. Since the

researchers only conducted data gathering in this site, the information that was obtained was

limited only to the perspectives of the residents of this community. Observations made will

also be based only on what is present in the overall environment of this organic farm. Since

this is a phenomenological study its main focus is on the lived experience of the organic

farmers.
 Chapter 2

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction

Agriculture is a source of livelihood for humans. It provides them with food,

medicine, fuel and other resources to suit their basic necessities. However, it is also

responsible for environmental degradation, depletion of freshwater resources, climate change,

soil degradation and pollution, Nowadays, the field of agriculture lacks sustainable

agricultural development which requires agriculture to meet the needs of the present without

compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Drastic changes are greatly needed in the global food system in order to achieve a

more sustainable agriculture that can provide the daily necessities of the people, contribute to

rural development and provide livelihood to farmers without damaging the natural resource

basis. Of the various agricultural systems, it has been proposed that organic agriculture is the

key to achieving these goals (Seufert, n.d.). Organic farming has a number of benefits. It

diminishes many of the environmental impacts of conventional agriculture, because it refrains

from using chemicals such as insecticides, pesticides and antibiotics. It is also capable of

increasing productivity in small farmers‟ fields and reduces reliance on costly external inputs,

and guarantees price premiums for organic products.

Though organic farming seems to be efficient in sustainable agricultural development,

there are still some barriers which prevent this method from being practiced by farmers.

Organic agriculture requires a tremendous amount of knowledge in order for it to be

practiced. It is a very information-intensive management system, or what has been referred to

as a “software-based” innovation (Rogers, 2003). It is difficult for farmers to make use of

organic farming in cultivating plants because they lack the basic knowhow and have no
access to information for the implementation of this process. However, they may still gain an

understanding on its step-by-step procedure, but they will find it challenging since it is a

drastically different from conventional farming. Aside from organic farming being

information-intensive, it is also labor-intensive because it replaces inputs with labor. Instead

of using herbicides, it relies on weeding and ploughing for weed management, and instead of

using chemical fertilizers, it relies on incorporation of crop residues, cover cropping and

compost for nutrient management. This high labour requirement has often been identified as

an important barrier to the adoption of organic management or other low input farming

systems.

It is possible for organic agriculture to be a key in sustainable agriculture

development. However, there are barriers that hinder it from being applied by farmers from

different countries. Though it is a more eco-friendly method of farming, it is also less

convenient and difficult to be utilized by the people in the field of agriculture.

2.2 In Search for a Sustainable Agricultural System

The demand in a sustainable agricultural system is universal. However, agreement on

how to progress towards it remains ambiguous. Ikerd (1991, as cited in Rigby & Caceres,

2001) describes a sustainable agricultural system as an environmentally-sound, resource-

conserving and economically viable method of agriculture capable of maintaining its

productivity and use to society. Some people argue that organic farming and sustainable

agriculture are synonymous. According to Crucefix (1998), organic farming‟s potential

benefits to agriculture is huge. It increased the diversity and long term soil fertility and

produces high food quality. The environment‟s potential benefits from organic farming are

reduced pollution and independence from non-renewable resources, wildlife protection, and

inhibits resilient agroecosystem. The potential benefit of organic farming in economic

conditions is at vision. He also added that it can makes the local economy stronger, can build

a self-reliant economy, secures income, and reduce cash investments. Bowler (1992, as cited

in Rigby & Caceres, 2001) views organic farming as the only truly sustainable form of

agriculture. However, Hodge (1993, as cited in Rigby & Caceres, 2001) contends that this can

only be true if non-sustainability is identified through the use of non-renewable resources,

especially synthetic agrochemicals. He concludes that “it is a thus mistake to equate

„sustainable‟ agricultural systems with „organic‟ ones. A restriction on the use of inorganic

chemicals is not a sufficient condition for sustainability, but it may not even be a necessary

condition” (Hodge, 1993, p. 4, as cited in Rigby & Caceres, 2001).

As of today, sustainability remains a vague concept and a sustainable farming system

has not been discovered. This also raises the possibility that sustainability is so vague that it

has little meaning and should be discarded (Rigby & Caceres, 2001). Jacobs (1995, as cited in

Rigby & Caceres, 2001) debunks this idea by stating that sustainable agriculture may have

386 definitions but it does not mean that it is meaningless for concepts such as “democracy”

has more definitions and yet be of great significance.

Perhaps a sustainable farming system has not been found. This leads to a realization

that sustainable practices vary both temporally and spatially and can only be recognized in

retrospect. (Rigby & Caceres, 2001). What may be sustainable for one farm or farmer may

not be sustainable for another (Ikerd, 1993 as cited in Rigby & Caceres, 2001). This means

that a farming systems vary because it depends on what fits the farm or the farmer best.

2.3 The Social Dimensions of Sustainability and Change in Diversified Farming Systems

Ecology and society remains the interdependencies that link ecosystems to

socioeconomic-cultural issues across local, regional, national, continental and global scales.

The environment is a factor that greatly affects the people. The method that each farmer uses
truly affects the whole. According to Bacon, Getz, Kraus, Montenegro and Holland (2012),

the diversity of farming systems is always been affected by social dimensions, making one‟s

decision change through considering some points. Sustainable agriculture must be both

ecologically and socially sustainable. Organic agriculture is socially sustainable when its

techniques are embedded in a social organization that furthers the underlying values of

ecological sustainability. Ecological values include consuming only what you need, replacing

what you take, ensuring that waste products can be naturally recycled, and that products used

in one place are not derived from extractive industries somewhere else. There are many

things that we must consider in assessing the social dimensions of sustainability in

diversified farming systems.

First, human health must always be considered in practicing farming because it can do

harm not only the people but also the entire biosphere. Food security, hunger, nutrition,

wellness and water contamination are one of many variables that are under human health.

According to Frenske (2002), Horrigan (2002), Lock (2005) and Kerr (2007 as cited in

Bacon, Getz, Kraus, Montenegro & Holland, 2012), the farmers themselves are the ones

who are responsible in producing adequate amount of crops and productions, assuring that all

parts of the world will be supplied with a sufficient amount of resources. The method that

they practice affects the quality of their plants, everything that they do can potentially affect

the amount of nutrition that a certain plant has.

Second, the quality of life and human well being is the second factor under social

dimensions. The quality of life includes the variables: income, economic poverty and

education. In terms of doing farming, the decision between using organic or conventional

farming can be possibly affected by the raw or local knowledge that they have. The education

that they reached can make their perspectives be different from others. The overlapping and
differences of ideas might occur in this factor. (Goldschmidt, 1946, Kevane & Gray, 1999,

Littig and Griessler, 2005, Getz, 2008 as cited in Bacon, Getz, Kraus, Montenegro &

Holland, 2012) The money that they have or their daily income greatly affects the decision if

what method will they acquire or practice. They will solely base their chosen method on the

money that they have at hand.

The third and last factor is biological and cultural diversity, In this factor, cultural

practices, language, indigenous and hybrid knowledge and oral traditions needs to be

considered as one of the variables.(Berkes, 1995, Toledo, 2003, Altieri, 2004, Johns &

Sthapit, 2004, Maffi, 2005, Chappell and La Valle, 2011 as cited in Bacon, Getz, Kraus,

Montenegro & Holland, 2012) The diversity that people have in culture can also affect the

decision that they make in choosing the better method between the two. Culture greatly

affects how a person does certain activities. It will be easier for an individual to follow his

traditions and stick to his roots rather than learning different ways of doing things.

2.4 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Organic Farming Technologies

The agriculture in the Philippines has gone through major changes and developments

as years passed by. It has developed from a more or less extensive subsistence farming to an

intensive agricultural production that is highly dependent on pesticides and chemical

fertilizers. The advancement of agriculture in Philippines holds the future world‟s future.

Today‟s generation holds the key in maintaining the country‟s food security, alleviation of

poverty, and survival of the existing and future population. (Pangga, n.d) The staggering

increase in the use of synthetic farm chemicals in the past few decades have not resulted in a

similar increase in crop yields, instead it affects substantial environmental damages to the

country‟s water and soil resources. According to Pangga (n.d.), the knowledge of organic

farmers can be understood as indigenous knowledge-local knowledge that is closely tied to

sustainable ways of life. In addition to this, Tella (2007 as cited in Odoemelam & Ajuka,

2015) stated that indigenous knowledge is a systematic body of knowledge acquired by local

people through accumulation of experience, informal experiment and in terminate

understanding of the environment of a given culture. Horsthiuke (2008 as cited in

Odoemelam & Ajuka, 2015) argues that indigenous knowledge is a total knowledge and skills

that are acquired by people in a given area which enables them to get the best of their

environment. An organic farmer‟s knowledge is vital to an individual as well as food security,

a healthy healthy and resilient community, and the sustainability of the whole.

An organic farmer‟s method of cultivating plants was gained by the local practices

that they see while growing up within that place. According to Odoemelam and Ajuka (2015),

the traditional knowledge, identities and practices of indigenous and local communities are

recognized under the UN convention on biological diversity as embodying ways of life

relevant for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and by others as generated by

the purposeful interaction of materials and non-materials worlds embedded in place based

cultures and identities. They depend on the older forms of knowledge, such as traditional

farming practices (Pangga, n.d). If they don‟t depend on traditional practices they will go in

the other side, where in they will depend on new forms of knowledge. On this view, organic

farmers seemed to turn to conventional farming because of its convenience rather than

organic farming. The introduction of chemical agriculture seem to be created to make people

independent and unconscious in the way that they don‟t consider some factors that might be

affected by their choice.

Like other indigenous knowledge systems, organic farmers‟ highly developed

indigenous knowledge system is under threat as organics become more industrialized and

absorbed into the global corporate food system. As mentioned by Pangga (n.d), Losing the
traditional method of cultivating plants can be a threat not only for the environment but can

also bring negative effects to one‟s human health. If we lose organic farmers‟ indigenous

knowledge, we will lose a great deal of our capacity to grow our own food and become

vulnerable to manipulation by powerful multinational business interests that can profit from

our vulnerability. Looking at the conventional way of cultivating plants, you will see that the

use of chemicals can produce a lot of problems. It may be convenient but the way it affects

the life of people becomes impractical if one will analyze it (Pangga, n.d).

2.5 Rice Farmers’ Concept and Prior Knowledge About Organic Agriculture

The program of the Philippine government on the status of implementation of the

Organic Agriculture Act in 2016 showed that rice farmers have only low to medium level of

awareness on organic farming and markets organic products (Piadozo, Lantican, Pabuayon,

Quicoy, Suyat & Maghirang, 2014). The farmer‟s low level of information, awareness and

compliance are attributed to the inadequate support services provided by the government and

private sectors. The private sector and NGOs remains to be more aware of the knowledge

than the farmers in implementing the program.

Rice is considered as the single most politically important commodity in the country.

The rice farming is the major leverage of this poor organic agriculture program because the

Philippines remains as the top importer of rice due to the rapid increase in population and low

rice production compared to Asian neighbor countries. Statistics in rice production in various

regions of the country in 2011 showed poor performance and mainly attributed to the lack of

information and training among farmers in spite of many attached government agencies of the

Department of Agriculture such as Bureau of Plant and Industries (BPI), Bureau of Soils and

Water Management (BSWM), Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) and the Regional
Integrated Research Centers (RIARCs), which also promote organic agriculture as their

advocacy.

According to Piadozo et al. (2014), many rice farmers use different processes in

maintaining the supply of rice with the help of our government and some organizations.

Previous studies had shown that economic, technical and institutional factors affect the

farmer‟s decision to adopt organic agriculture. Many farmers practice conventional

agriculture but the government introduces organic program to farmers because it is cheaper,

more convenient, and healthier than other practicing other methods of agriculture. The

importance of organic agriculture was also discussed such as its benefit to the health and

environment. Health benefits are enjoyed not only by the consumers through eating chemical-

free products but also by the farmers and their families since they avoid the inhalation or

ingestion of chemicals which can cause serious ailments. The materials and methods in

organic agriculture are also given emphasis to yield success for the program. The right seeds

or type of rice, right fertilizer and pesticides to be used and its availability are also the key

factors that the government should also improve.

The PNSOA standards that cover conversion procedure, requirement on seeds,

fertilization, pest and disease management, crop rotation and diversity, soil management

practices, storage and transportation procedures, and processing should be met. Awareness,

access and adequacy of government support services for the farmers must be strengthened to

ensure the sustainability of the organic agriculture program in the country (Piadozo et al.,

2014).

2. 6 Organic Farming and Climate Change

The need for saving our world due to the rapid shifting of weather or unpredictable

weather patterns is increasing. According to the Fourth Assessment Report of the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (n.d as cited in Scialabba & Lindenlauf, 2010)

greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions rise 10-12% annually from the agricultural sector. This

10-12% annual emission of GHGs does not include the use of nitrogen fertilizer, pesticides,

and fossil fuels for machineries and irrigation which means the GHGs emission are expected

to increase annually. “Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change (2014)” argues

that the total global emissions of greenhouse gases in 2012 were about 52GtCO2e. In line

with this, Scialabba and Lindenlauf (2010) mentioned that agriculture is highly dependent on

climate conditions where in the food production and its security will be affected and

devastated as soon as the weather changes abnormally. Organic farming can help in

mitigating climate change by doing farm system design, cropland management and livestock

management (Scialabba & Lindenlauf, 2010).

As stated by Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change (2014),

sequestering carbon can definitely help mitigating climate change. Carbon sequestration can

maximize the carbon dioxide pulled from the atmosphere by plant growth and minimizing

the loss of that carbon once it is stored in the soil. According to Muller (2009), “Organic

agriculture, as an adaptation strategy to climate change and variability is a concrete and

promising option for rural communities and has additional potential as a mitigation strategy.”

In general, climate change and variability are a considerable threat to agricultural

communities, particularly in lower latitudes. This threat includes the likely increase of

extreme weather conditions, increased water stress and drought, and desertification, as well as

adverse health effects.

Scialabba and Lindenlauf (2010) insists that climate change can be mitigated by

making a farm system design, cropland and management and livestock management. One

strategy or technique that is stated in the farm system design is to make a crop rotation plan
wherein there will be variations of plants every month or every year. Growing different

assemblages of crops in time and space seeks to enhance the agro-ecosystem resilience to

external shocks such as the rapid shifting of weather. Scialabba and Lindenlauf (2010) also

mentioned that the diversification of cropping system makes more efficient use of available

nutrients. It can also make the soil healthy. In line with this, Regenerative Organic

Agriculture and Climate Change (2014) claimed that moving crop rotations can increase soil

organic carbon stocks and soil microbial biomass carbon significantly. By applying this

practice, the emission of GHGs will be reduced. Advances and innovations in organic

agriculture have so far been done mainly by organic farmers themselves (Kummer,

Ninio,Leitgeb & Vogl, 2008).

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (n.d., as cited in

Scialabba & Lindenlauf, 2010) The integration of landscape elements is mentioned as an

effective mitigation strategy. The wise use of landscape elements can make the world resilient

from climate change. Soil degradation can also be prevented by using landscape elements

such as hedges and trees. Making plants resilient, organic farming can maintain the smooth

food production and its food security. In connection of food security, Tirado and Bidoya

(2008) stated that the use of chemicals can end into various health-related diseases. Nitrates

and pesticides excessive use can make people in that certain community vulnerable from

having diseases and intoxication. Doing the natural way of cultivating plants or the practice

of organic farming can make a great contribution towards mitigating climate change. Indeed,

it can make a great change. As mentioned by Lotter , Siedel and Liebhardt (2003) “Evidence

is presented that organic crop systems perform better than conventionally managed crop

systems during climate extremes, in this case for both drought and excessive rainfall.”

Organic farming in the Philippines, in relation to the increasing awareness of the agricultural
sector on health and wellness, are now at the dawn of transforming agricultural

production from quantity-driven to quality-driven (Pangga, n.d).

2.7 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Organic Agriculture

Organic farming is known as a method of cultivating plants wherein it doesn‟t make

use of chemicals such as synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, nitrogen fertilizer and other

commercial fertilizer products. Thakkar (2013) claims that organic farming is together with

nature and they are not against with each other. Organic farming promotes a healthy farming

that a single farmer or individual must choose in cultivating plants. He also mentioned that

the modern approach of organic farming to this new generation is like going back to the past,

to the traditional way of growing plants. There are many advantages of organic agriculture

one is on nutrition and health. The author pointed out that the nutrients that people can get

from eating organic food is an advantage because it provides more enriched nutrients that

body needs. It is also gives assurance that the food that they will intake is poison-free

meaning it is not treated by different chemicals just for it to become preserved for a long

period of time. Second, the products of organic farming can be stored for a long time. He

explained that “The metabolic integrity of their cellular structure is superior to conventionally

grown plants.” The longevity of freshness is there because organic foods are enriched with

nutrients. Third, he presented the idea that organic farming has lower input costs. It lessens

the amount of money that an individual will invest because practicing organic farming just

needs virtue of patience, hard work and determination. Lastly, organic farming has a drought

resistance unlike conventional agriculture. The author presented the idea that organically-

grown plants are grown to have resistance because of the nutrients that they‟ve absorbed.

Despite of the advantages organic agriculture brings, it also has weaknesses. Its

inconvenience can be a problem to farmers. The author pointed out that due to its organic
nature, organic farming takes more time to yield resources unlike conventional agriculture

which creates products in a shorter time frame. There will also be difficulties in applying this

method of farming since it does not use genetically-modified (GM) crops to aid in pest and

herbicide resistance. Organic agriculture also takes a tremendous amount of skill for it to be

practiced. He also explained that, “An organic farmer does not have a convenient chemical

fix on the shelf for every problem he encounters. He has to engage careful observation and

greater understanding the problem rather than simply putting a plaster over its effect.”

Another problem this method of agriculture brings is its effects to the natural resource basis.

Previous sources claimed that organic farming does no harm to the environment due to the

way it is applied. However, Pretty (1995, as cited in Rigby & Caceres, 2001) argues that

although this agricultural system is essentially a form of sustainable agriculture, it can also

have negative environmental effects. These includes the nitrate loss from field under legumes,

the volatilisation ammonia from livestock waste and the accumulation of heavy metals in soil.

2. 8 The Concept of Lived Experience

In Clifford Geertz From the Native’s Point of View: On the Nature of

Anthropological Understanding, he raised the issue of how to gain knowledge in the

anthropological field. In this research paper, two concepts were introduced in order to have an

understanding about lived experiences. The “experience-near” concept refers to a native‟s

thoughts, views, feelings and beliefs. It is a tool he uses to understand himself, others, life and

the world. On the other hand, the “experience-distant” concept is the terms and formal

description of these phenomena. It is used by people to describe thoughts and feelings in

order to prove their scientific or conceptual hypotheses.

In his study, Geertz (1974) stated that natives define themselves as persons and that

they can make use of experience-near and experience-distant concepts in order to acquire
knowledge about a certain culture. By applying the experience-near concept, a person can

identify certain truths about himself. On the other hand, the experience-distant concept will

be applicable in being represented by the natives themselves and their relation to others.

Integrating the experience-near and experience-distant concepts will be useful in

acquiring knowledge about organic farming since it is also a tradition that people practice.

The residents who apply this sort of agriculture had first-hand experience in performing this

method. They religiously observe these practices on a daily basis. There is also a social aspect

in practicing organic agriculture because people who are applying these methods consider

themselves as a community. Organic farmers interact with each other because they have a

common ground and share the same values and beliefs. In conclusion, the concept of a lived

experience can be acquired through one‟s self and his relation to others (Helle, 2011).
 Chapter 3

METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction

Phenomenological study is the research approach most appropriate for this study since

the main focus of this paper is the lived experience of the people who practice organic

farming. By using phenomenology, the researchers will be given answers to the following

questions: 1.) Why do people practice organic farming? 2.) Who are the beneficiaries of

organic farming? 3.) What are the advantages and disadvantages of organic farming? 4.)

What separates organic farming from other methods of agriculture?

3.2 Research Methods

The primary methods used were interviews and focus group discussion mainly

because the people who practice organic agriculture are the core of this study. Their beliefs

and opinions towards how organic farming affects factors such as the consumers and the

environment was taken into consideration because the data gathered from them would

determine its significance in the society. Through the conducted interviews, the researchers

was able to understand how these people perceive organic farming both as an agricultural

system and as a way of life. The focus group discussion also helped the researchers in

acquiring the perspective of the community as one unit. It also helped in understanding what

drives this community to practice this agricultural system.

The secondary research method is participant observation. Through the use of this

technique, the researchers were able to understand the essence of organic agriculture by

writing down observations from the environment and making realizations about certain

events.Observations are based from the five senses as well as certain happenings taking place

in the field site.

3.3 Procedure

3.3.1 Sampling Strategy

Purposive sampling was used in this study wherein the researchers gathered data from

people who would give information essential to the study. In this case, the researchers chose

to obtain information from the organic farmers of a community known as Gulay sa Barangay

which is located in Barangay Tumana, Marikina City.

3.3.2 Social Preparation

Before the researchers went to the field site, they contacted the head of Gulay sa

Barangay, Kagawad Jimmy M. Ceguerra via cellular phone. They made arrangements as to

where and when they will arrive so that they would not be interrupting a schedule that the

residents have. After a few phone calls, both parties agreed to meet each other at a designated

place and time. It was decided that they would meet on February 3, 2017 in the Barangay

Hall of Tumana at exactly 6:00 AM to conduct interviews and participant observation.The

focus group discussion was conducted on February 10, 2017, 8:00 AM at Gulay sa Barangay.

3.3.3 Data Gathering

February 3, 2016 was the first day of the researchers in gathering data. Interviews and

participant observation were conducted on that day. Upon the arrival of the researchers on the

Barangay Hall of Tumana, at 6:00 AM, they contacted Kagawad Ceguerra so that they would

know how to reach the organic farm. A 30-minute walk along muddy walkways was all it

took for the researchers to get to the organic farm. As they arrived at the field site, the

researchers got to meet Kagawad Ceguerra. He gave an hour for the researchers to gather data

by conducting interviews and advised them to go back to the Barangay Hall so that they could

interview him.
 Figure 1: The walkway towards Gulay sa Barangay

As the researchers took a look around the field sites, they discovered that Gulay sa

Barangay is not just an organic farm, but a community with multiple farms owned by

different people. The researchers searched for people whom they can interview within the

scope area. As stated previously, purposive sampling will be used in finding respondents

since it is an objective of the researchers to gather information from people who would best

contribute to this study. Two of the researchers interviewed five people from the organic

farm. Using a mobile phone, one researcher was recording the interview. The two of the

remaining researchers were responsible for taking pictures and taking down notes from the

interview. For each of the interviews, the researchers were invited to go to the farms of the

respondents where they showed what types of vegetables and fruits they were planting as well

as those they were harvesting for that day. As the researchers finish acquiring information

from the farmers, they went back to the Barangay Hall for one last interview with Kagawad

Jimmy Ceguerra. Roles assigned to the researchers remained the same. While conducting the
interview, Kagawad Ceguerra gave detailed answers and gave the researchers an

understanding of organic farming as an agricultural system and as a way of life.

Figure 2: First interview conducted

Figure 3: Conducting an interview and making observations from the organic farm
 Figure 3.1: The farmers showing their harvest for the day

Figure 4: Visiting a farm of one of the people after an interview

 Figure 5: One of the farmers showing a wide array of fruits and vegetables that he is
cultivating

Figure 6: Conducting an interview with a farmer who also happens to be a Barangay Tanod
 Figure 7: The researchers with Kagawad Ceguerra and other barangay officials

A week after the first visit of the researchers, they came back to Gulay sa Barangay to

conduct a focus group discussion. The roles of each of the researchers were retained where

two were responsible for giving out questions to the participants, one was recording the

interview via mobile phone, one was taking down notes and the last researcher was taking

pictures. They gathered 9 farmers inside a hut where they discussed their experiences in

practicing organic agriculture as well as the difficulties they are facing. The farmers also

shared a glimpse of how they practice organic agriculture. They demonstrated how to use the

tools made from recycled materials and described how effective it is in the growth process of

the plants. The also mentioned the advantages and disadvantages of organic agriculture and

how this agricultural system affects them as a person. Though some of the farmers were

reserved at first, they still managed to share their insights towards the agricultural system.

The focus group discussion ended with the researchers giving a generalization of what has

been talked about.

 Participant observation was conducted throughout the whole course of data gathering.

Each of the researchers took down observations from the surroundings, events occurring, as

well as the graphic cues and nonverbal messages given by the respondents. They must also

write This research method requires the use of all the five senses in order to make

observations. At the end of the data gathering process, the researchers wrote their realizations

alongside each of the observations they made. These will be helpful as the researchers find

answers to the research questions stated in the

introduction.

Figure 8-9: One of the organic farmers sharing what she learned from the seminars that she attended
Figure 10-11: Pictures during our focus group discussion with the organic farmers of Gulay
sa Barangay

3.3.4 Data analytic strategies

The researchers listed the variables that they are looking for in every question so that

they can easily analyze the answer of every respondent. The variable for question one is the

reason for practicing organic farming. The researchers wanted to know what drives the people

in practicing this method of agriculture In question two, the variable is the benefits given by

organic agriculture to the residents. Learning who benefits from organic farming and how

they benefit from this agricultural system is also essential in knowing its significance. For the

third question, the advantages and disadvantages of organic farming are the variables. The

effects of this method of agriculture must also be taken into consideration in the study. For

the last question, the variable is the distinct qualities of organic farmers. This will make the

researchers understand what makes sets this agricultural system from the others and how it

affects different factors such as the environment, the consumers and the organic farmers

themselves.
 Chapter 4

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This section contains the results from the data gathering process. Information given by

the respondents as well as the researcher prior knowledge will be integrated in order to

answer each of the research questions.

4.1 Why People Practice Organic Farming

The lived experience of the organic farmers in practicing organic farming is essential

in sustaining and developing this method of agriculture. Organic farmers do not only practice

this agricultural system to provide their basic necessities. They do not only practice it because

it is an eco-friendly way of farming due to its decline in using synthetic agrochemicals.

Though these two factors may be considered to have an understanding why people practice

organic farming, one aspect provides a deeper meaning of what drives the organic farmers in

applying this agricultural system. Majority of the respondents stated that practicing organic

agriculture gives them a sense of satisfaction. The very experience of working all day to

cultivate the plants and taking care of the seedlings is one difficult task. However, once it is

time to harvest what they have planted, this gives them a feeling of gratification as their hard

work finally pays off. The respondents also added that practicing organic agriculture gives

them relaxation. It can be a form of meditation and a way to relax their minds. This is why

they enjoy what they are doing despite of the amount of effort it takes for organic agriculture

to be practice.

4.2 The Beneficiaries of Organic Agriculture

Organic agriculture has a number of benefits. It provides people with vegetables,

fruits and root crops which are free from the use of synthetic agrochemicals. The organic

farmers are the main beneficiaries of this agricultural system because they are both the
producers and consumers. Since they are the ones cultivating the plants, they can take some

of the harvests for themselves and refrain from buying products in the market. Thus, they will

be able to save money. They also make money by selling their products to other locals. The

organic farmers may acquire benefits from this agricultural system as individuals. However,

they can also gain benefits as a community. As one unit, the organic farmers share a common

ground. Their belief in organic agriculture is what binds them together and gives the sense of

unity and camaraderie. As a group, they help each other in achieving their goals and work

together as one unit to accomplish their tasks.

4.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of Organic Agriculture

People who practice organic farming receive both the benefits and its adverse effects.

There are a lot of benefits that organic farmers get from practicing organic farming. First, the

organic farmers saves money and lessen their daily expenses through the convenience that

organic farming brings in terms of food consumption. Second, the organic farmers

emphasized the good effects of organic foods in one‟s health compared to the foods that

conventional farming produces. Third, practicing organic farming helps in mitigating global

warming through the use of organic fertilizers in cultivating plants. Though organic

agriculture may have a handful of advantages, it also has quite a few disadvantages. First,

organic farming is being affected by climate change. The rapid shifting of weather can affect

the plant‟s growth and development. It may also result in slow production of food. Second, it

takes more time for the plants to grow in order to be harvested and consumed. Third, it takes

a tremendous amount of effort to practice to the point where it is considered to be an

inconvenient method of cultivating plants.

4.4 What Separates Organic Farming from Other Agricultural Systems

 Organic farming is an agricultural system that is different from others. Though it has a

similar process, organic agriculture has an edge among other agricultural systems because it

refrains from the use of synthetic agrochemicals. It relies solely on the natural growth process

of the plants. Thus, it produces products without any chemical content that may harm the

consumers. Therefore, organic agriculture can be considered to be a healthy and eco-friendly

way of cultivating plants because takes human health and the environment into consideration,

deviating it from other agricultural systems

 Chapter 5

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Summary

This research paper emphasizes the significance of organic agriculture based on the

lived experience of the people who practice it. This study aims to provide an understanding of

which agricultural system is the most effective. The researchers presented the factors that

would greatly affect one‟s decision in choosing an agricultural system to practice. The

advantages and disadvantages of organic farming, its social dimensions as well as indigenous

knowledge and the concept of lived experience were taken into consideration to tell if organic

farming is worth being practiced.

Since this is a phenomenological study, the data gathered gave emphasis on the lived

experience of the residents in putting organic agriculture into practice. The researchers

conducted interviews and a focused group discussion where they asked for the perspectives of

the organic farmers towards organic agriculture as individuals and as a unit respectively.

These two research methods were essential since it provided the researchers with the

information that they need to form a conclusion about the importance of organic farming.

Participant observation was also conducted in order to make observations and corresponding

realizations from the surroundings and the events taking place in the environment which will

help in giving a deep understanding of the subject matter.

Results obtained were based on the information given by the respondents and prior

knowledge of the researchers about organic agriculture. The researchers were able to answer

the research questions which are crucial in forming a conclusion for the study.

5.2 Conclusion

Based on the data gathered, the researchers were able to formulate a conclusion and
understanding about the importance of organic agriculture. Organic farming has a number of

benefits. It is most recognizable because it refrains from the use of synthetic agrochemicals in

cultivating plants. This brings positive effects to human health and the environment.

However, the significance of this agricultural system is not only measured by its results on

the health and environmental aspects. It can also be practiced because of its ability to give

people a sense of satisfaction and teach them the value of unity and camaraderie in today‟s

society. Due to organic farming‟s need in a tremendous amount of hard work and excessive

amount of time, one may infer that it is difficult to put into practice. However once it is time

to harvest what has been planted, the farmers achieve a sense of fulfillment as they have

accomplished something after long hours of laborious activities. In addition, organic

agriculture can be a way of meditation despite the work and time it requires. Perhaps this is

because of its decline in using synthetic agrochemicals bringing relaxation to those who

practice it. Organic farming also emphasizes the notion of a community consisting of people

willing to work together to achieve a common goal. In this case, the organic farmers are the

ones who are forming a group where each individual is capable to contribute for the

betterment of the community. Organic farming is indeed worth practicing not only for its

benefits on the human health and the environment, but also for its ability to shape one‟s

values due to the very experience of putting it into practice.

5.3 Recommendations

This section of the paper is provided for the recommendations of the researchers to

the future researchers of this kind of topic.

1. For the future researchers, they can consider finding new site for field research data

gathering.
2. The future researchers can also consider to observe the practice of conventional farmers in

cultivating plants. This suggests the use of comparison between organic farming and

conventional farming.

3. They can also add more interviewees to clearly see the significance of organic farmer‟s

lived experience.

4. The future researchers can make their research scope more vast and in-depth through

finding concepts that are related in the topic organic farming.

5. They can add more related literature to support the topic well and can make their research

more strong and commendable for future use.

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 APPENDIX A

Maryann Mahilom

Interviewer: kukuha po kami ng data tungkol sa organic farming kasi yun po yung parang

subject ng research po naming. So parang hihingi lang po kami ng interview, iinterviewhin po

namin kayo para po makakuha ng impormasyon sa organic farming.

Interviewer: siya po si Mak-Mak, ako po si Miguel, si Jason po, si Den pati si Neil.

Okay na ba?

Ano po pangalan niyo ate?

Interviewee: Maryann Mahilom

Interviewer: ah pwede po ba kayong magbigay ng mga experience niyo sa organic farming

kung paano kayo nagsimula?

Interviewee: eh kasi, halika dito tulungan mo ako. Kasi ano eh, hindi kasi kami, hindi kasi

ako nakapagano, kumbaga yun lang yung mga tanim-tanim naming mga ano.

Interviewer: ah bale yun nap o yung parang puhunan niyo po sa pagtatanim?

Interviewee: oo

Interviewer: ah tapos nung ano po pumunta kayo kay kagawad para po simulant yung ano.

Interviewee: oo, nagpaalam kami sakanya prara lang makakuha ng taniman

Interviewer: Ah, para sainyo naman po, bakit po kayo nagsasagawa ng organic farming po?

Interviewee: ano, parang ano libangan na rin at tsaka yung makapag-alaga nga siya ng manok.

Interviewer : paano namn po naapektuhan ng organic farming yung pamumuhay niyo po arw-

araw. Kung paano kayo naapektuhan.

Interviewee: yung naapektuhan ng?

Interviewer : yung ano po, nung simula po nung nagorganic farming kayo, paano po nagbago

yung buhay niyo simula noon?

Interviewee: nagbago? Parang ganun parin naman, kung baga parang nalibre lang kami sa ano

yung mga tanim na gulay ganun, parang nalibre na rin ako

Interviewer : ah sige po, ah, paano naman po nakatulog yung organic farming ditto po sa

community niyo po sa gulay sa barangay, paano po nakatulong?

Interviewee: nakatulong sa barangay? Ano ba.. naka kasi ano eh di naman kami gaano sa

barangay e.

Interviewer: ah hindi naman po

Interviewee: hindi parang wala naman kaming naibibigay dun sa ano kasi wala naman

gaanong tanim.

Interviewer: pero po, satingin niyo po ba ah, parang may maidudulot siyang maganda ditto sa

inyo po?

Interviewee: meron

Interviewer: meron naman po. ah satingin niyo po ah ano yung, ano yung parang magandang

maidudulot 0ng pagtatanim sa ganito, kasi po diba organic farming, di po siya gumagamit ng

mga chemicals po, ano pong pinagkaiba niya dun sa iba pong method ng pagtatanim?

Interviewee: iba?

Interviewer: satingin niyo po ba itong way ng pagtatanim niyo is mas healthy po na kung saan

nakakatulong po sa kalikasan.

Interviewee: oo wala siyang ano, kahit wala siyang nilalagay na ano, okay naman siya

Interviewer: Sige po, huling tanong nap o, para sainyo po, ano ang isang healthy farm?

Interviewer: malusog na pagtatanim, parang idescribe niyo po kung ano yung ideal na healthy

farming, kung kailnganba malalagong halaman, paano po ba?

Interviewee: kasi wala naman kaming nilalagay wala naman kaming inaano basta inaano lang

naming yan inaalagaan lang eh.

Interviewer: satingin niyo po yun nap o yung healthy farming?

Interviewee: oo

Interviewer: dapat po inaalagaan lang tapos hihintayn lang pong tumubo?

Interviewee: oo, parang ganun, kasi wala naman kaming nilalagay kasi sabi nga ni ano bawal

nga daw

Interviewer: kasi po masama rin po sa ano, so yun lang po yung tanong namin.

Maryline Gruesa

Interviewer: Okay na? ah ano pong pangalan nila?

Interviewee: Maryline Gruesa

Interviewer: gruesa po, ah pwede po bang magbigay po kayo ng mga experience niyo sa

organic farming, kung paano po kayo nagsimula kung

Interviewee: nagdamo muna kamo ng ano, aanuhan naming ng taniman

Interviewer: opo tapos

Interviewee: damo tapos ano nag-aano kami ng mga pananim naming tinatanim dun sa ano

naming pwesto naming

Interviewer: ah tapos ano lang po yun, nalama niyo na si kagawad may parang innoorganize

siya ditto nilapitan niyo nalang po?

Interviewee: Mmm Mmm

Interviewer: ah sige po, ano po yung dahilan kung bakit yung ganitong pamamaraan ng

agriculture yung sinasagawa niyo po?

Interviewee: Hmm pagka ano, ano syempre para makatipid kami sa ano sa ano ng ano naming

budget naming

Interviewer: kasi po?

Interviewee: kasi nakakakuha kami ng tinanim naming

Interviewer: di nap o kailangang bumili?

Interviewee: oo

Interviewer: ah sige po. Eto pong organic farming, paano poi to naaapektuhan yung

pamumuhay niyo po araw-araw? Kung paano po nagbago simula po nung nag organic

farming kayo?

Interviewee: eh sa budget nakakaano kami sa budget nakakatipid kami sa budget dahil imbis

na bumili kami, nakukuha naming sa pananim naming

Interviewer: isa pa po, satingin niyo po yung advantage po na hindi lang po sainyo kundi para

din sa iba rin po, nakakatulong din po kaya sa iba?

Interviewee: oo

Interviewer: sa paanong paraan po kaya nakakatulong?

Interviewee: ano po, yung nagbibigay kami sa mga kasamahan naming o diyan sa mga bibili

sila okay lang manghingi kayo

Interviewer: ah bale po parang tulungan kayo ditto?

Interviewee: wala kaming ano wala kaming pananim bibigyan nila kami, mga ano mga

pananim naming

Interviewer: give and take lang ho no?

Interviewee: talagang ganun magkakaibigan na kami ditto

Interviewer: magkakaibigan nap o kayo dit no?

Interviewee: Mmm Mmm

Interviewer: ah sige, ano po satingin niyo yung matutulong ng organic farming dito sa

community niyo po?

Interviewee: ay Malaki, malaking ano naming sa samahan naming ditto

Interviewer: tulad ng ano po? Pwede po bang magbigay ng examples?

Interviewee: example na katulad niyan pananim naming, ano naming sa samahan naming dito

malaking bagay sa ano name dito

Interviewer: ah satingin niyo naman po sa kalikasan po ano natutulong ng paggamit ng

natural na pamamaraan ng pagtatanim?

Interviewee: ay wala siyang ano wala siyang kemikal okay lang okay lang na hindi kami

mag-ano kasi yun yung ano naming e di kami gagamit ng kemikal

Interviewer: pinepresent po yung kwan

Interviewee: Mmm Mmm, yun yung ano naming dito di kami pwedeng gmamit ng pataba,

pambomba

Interviewer: hinihintay niyo lang po talaga no?

Interviewee: Mmm Mmm

Interviewer: satingin niyo po, bakit yun yung pinili niyo po, yung natural po?

Interviewee: para hindi maano sa, sa ano sa tao kasi kapag ka may ano siya kemikal,

maapektuhan ang tao nun kapag ano kemikal, kemikal natural na ano yun kahit kami oh

pagkain naming di kami nangangamba na magkasakit kami kasi may ano siya, may mga

Interviewer: natural

Interviewee: Hmm natural

Interviewer: ah sige po, huling tanong nap o, para sainyo po ano ang isang healthy farm?

Interviewee: healthy?
Interviewer: describe niyo po kung ano po yung malusog na pagtatanim pano po yung tanim

na healthy?

Interviewee: ah yung sa pananim namin?

Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: Hmm kamote, kamote ng baging lang yan lang ano naming e tsaka okra yan ang

ano naming

Interviewer: okra po?

Interviewee: Mmm

Interviewer: so, sainyo po, ano yung, ano po dapat ang isang farm para sainyo?

Interviewer: yung naiisip niyo po na dapat ganyan yung malusog na ganda ganda

Interviewee: siyempre ano namin, alagaan namin ang pananim

Interviewer: dapat yun lang po, ano po no tsaka pasensya

Interviewee: Mmm

Interviewer: sige po yun lang po

Mar Mendoza

Interviewer: okay lang po bang mag interview?

Interviewee: okay lang basta kaya kong abutin

Interviewer: (laugh)

Interviewer: sige po, ako po si Miguel, si mak mak ho si Jason si neil pati si den.

Interviewee: ako naman si ano tawagin nila ako si tatay Mar. Mar Mendoza

Interviewer: Mar Mendoza, ah sige po, pwede po magbigaypo kayo ng mga experience niyo

po tungkol sa organic farming po, kung pano po kay nakapagsimula

Interviewee: paano nagsimula? Nanuhan lang naming yun nung si kagawad nag-ano rito siya

nagturo eh

Interviewer: ah siya po nagturo sainyo?

Interviewer: siya po talaga yung paarang kwan tapos inaaply niyo

Interviewee: Mmm, dati nagtatanim lang ako diyan sa gilid ng ilog

Interviewer: ahh

Interviewee: nung binuksan to, ayan kumuha ako yan akin yang kabila nay an, andiyan naman

yung mga hayop diyan

Interviewer: ayan sige po

Interviewee: may mga tanim din ako diyan

Interviewer: para sainyo po, bakit niyo po ginagawa yung organic farming?

Interviewee: ayun yung inano ni kagawad at maganda daw sa katawan ng tao kumbaga

Interviewer: bakit naman po?

Interviewee: kaysa sa kemikal

Interviewer: ayun mga kemikal

Interviewee: kasi yung mga kemikal daw ano yan sa katawan parang lason

Interviewer: ah, paano po naaapektuhan nng organic farming yung pamumuhay niyo araw-

araw ano po yung nabago simula napunta po kayo ito nagtanim

Interviewee: okay naman, anong nabago? Wala pa naman kasi akong kinikita diyan eh. Pang

ano-ano lang ag kain kain lang yung iba diyan

Interviewer: bale po yug, bale yung hinarvest niyo po kayo rin po yung gumagamit po?

Interviewee: oo, meron minsa may nabili may napunta rito, yun nakakabenta

Interviewer: ah ano po ang nagagawa ng organic farming dito sa community niyo?

Interviewer: ano pong naitutulong?

Interviewer: ano pong naitutulong niya?

Interviewee: ano bang naitutulong…

Interviewer: kung ano, kung paano po nakakaapekto yung pamamaraan niyo po ng

pagtatanim dito sa community niyo

Interviewer: nakakatulong po ba o ano po?

Interviewee: eh malaking tulong kasi Malaki natitipid ko diyan eh, dahil iniipon ko yung ano

diyan nasa basura ginagawa kong composed ba

Interviewer: recycle po

Interviewee: tapos kukuha ako ng tae ng kalabaw tapospinaghahalo ko yung mga

pinagwalisan ko diyan, pinagsama-sama ko yun

Interviewer: sila po yung gagawin niyong pataba?

Interviewee: Mmm

Interviewer: tapos ano po satingin niyo po yung kinaganda ng pagtatanim sa ganitong

pamamaraan ng organic farming po? Ano po yung pinagkaiba niya sa ibang, ibang para

paraan ng pagtatanim?

Interviewee: kasi sila gumagamit yang sila ng kemikal hindi masyado ano eh ito maganda ano

nito e nagiging bunga, manamisnamis siya iba ano niya eh

Interviewer: bale nagiba rin po yung lasa niya ganun

Interviewer: sa kalikasan po, ano po satingin niyo natutulong niya, napapaganda niya po ba

yung kalikasan?

Interviewee: oo

Interviewer: sa paano pong paraan?

Interviewer: yung satingin niyo po ba organic na, organic na farming maganda nadudulot sa

ano natin kalikasan?

Interviewee: ay maganda yan, maganda rin

Interviewer: maganda rin po? Sige po, huling tanong na po, para po sainyo po, ano ang isang

healthy farm, para sainyo po ano dapat ang isang malusog nan a farm?

Interviewee: edi yung ganito, organic

Interviewer: oraganic po, kasi ano, yun nga po yun

Interviewer: so satingin niyo po yun nap o yung ideal na farming yung ginagawa niyo po?

Interviewer: dapat po hindi gumagamit ng ano

Interviewee: dapat talaga hindi gumagamit ng kemikal yung iba diyan mandaraya eh

(laugh)

Interviewee: lalo na yung mga may pangbili ako lagging walang pangbili kaya nagtiytiyaga

akong mag-ano

Interviewer: bale yun tiyaga lang po no tsaka pasensya. Ayun sige po yun lang po yung

tanong naming, samalat po

Interviewer: maraming maraming salamat po

Juliet Sanchez

Interviewer: magpapakilala, ate ako po si, ako po si Miguel eto po si Makmak si Den si Jason

po tapos si Neil

Interviewer: ah so galling po kami ng FEU po saka ito pong ginagawa naming para poi to sa

practical research po naming tungkol sa organic farming o yung natural nga po na pag gamit

sa pagsasagawa po ng farming o pagtatanim

Interviewer: sige po ahh, ano pong pangalan nila?

Interviewee: Juliet Sanchez

Interviewer: pwede po bang magbigay kayo ng mga experience niyo po kung, tungkol sa, sa

organic farming kung paano po kayo nakapagsimula?

Interviewee: ahh, nagano po kami ng isang loteng pagtataniman tapos ginawa po namin yung

gumawa po kami ng mga yung pot po

Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: yung pot po nay un nilalagyan po naming ng ano, yung mga katulad po ng ipa ng

bigas

Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: sinunog nan a pusod at tsaka yung ano ng kalabaw. Bago kami nagtanim inano

naming kung pano yun o dun kami nagsimula. Nag ano kami ng mga, nag ano kami ng mga

buto ng ano

Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: transplant pagka nakatubo na siya ng maliliit inililipat naming siya

Interviewer: pero dito po ba kayo nag simula ng organic farming? O sa ibang lugar po?

Interviewee: dito na

Interviewer: ah dito na

Interviewer: natuto po kayo doon, inapply niyo po dito

Interviewee: oo nag-aral kami sa ano sa bacoor si ano si kay Villar Sipag doon kami

nagsimula

Interviewer: libre naman po?

Interviewee: libre 2 months‟ kami nag-aral doon tinuruan kami kung papaano magsimula

magtanim

Interviewer: ah kaya alam niyo na po pagdating dito ano

Interviewee: oo, gumagawa gumagawa kami ng ano mga fruit juice, vegetable
Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: tsaka yung Bopis, isda na tinadtad siya ng maliit tas ilalagay naming siya ng

isang kilong mulahist na asukal yung pulang pula

Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: tapos hinahaluaan naming yan ng mgatodays tapos ilalagay naming yan sa isang

timbo, lalagyan naming ng sa ibabaw ng manila paper tas tatalian, after 22 days ihaharvest

naming yan yun yung pet organizer o naididilig naming

Interviewer: ahh

Interviewee: sa halaman pampataba

Interviewer: sige po ah, bakit para sainyo naman po, bakit po sinasagawa niya yung organic

farming?

Interviewer: bat niyo po yun napili?

Interviewee: akasi ang, kasi ang organic farming mas ma mas mabuti yan sa katawan ng tao,

di katulad ng mga ibang tinitinda sa palengke, inaano ginagamitan nila ng ano yan ng mga

Interviewer: kemikal

Interviewee: kemikal na nakapang-aano ng katawan ng tao nakakasama di kagaya sa organic

malinis di marumi

Interviewer: ah, paano po naapektuhan ng organic farming ang pamumuhay niyo po?

Interviewee: ah nakakapagtinda ako ng mga naharvest kong tanim

Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: nakakatulong ito para sap ag-aaral ng mga anak ko

Interviewer: and tsaka ano po, may naibenta nap o kayo tas kayo na rin po yung kukuha dun

mismo?

Interviewee: yes, minsan yung mga nagjojoing dito

Interviewer: oho

Interviewee: dito na bumibili di na ako bumibili ng mga ano sa palengke

Interviewer: sa palengke di na ho

Interviewee: gulay, malaking ano yun sakin budget

Interviewer: opo mahal na rin po kasi gulay ngayon ano?

Interviewee: oo, talagang malaking tulong sakin yon

Interviewer: tsaka sigurado ka po sa kinakain niyo po

Interviewee: magiging malusog yung katawan naming

Interviewer: opo, ah satingin niyo po, paano po nakakatulong yung organic farming dito sa

community niyo po?

Interviewee: maraming di lang katulad ko ang natutulungan, halos lahat kami, natutuwa mag

tanim nakakatulong pa kami sa mga may sakit mga itinatanim, yes lalo na yung number 1

malunggay

Interviewer: malunggay ho?

Interviewee: yes 300 ang nagagamot ng mga sakit na yan 300

Interviewer: ah bale

Interviewee: miracle ano yun

Interviewer: bale farming po na ginagawa niyo nilang po sa sa pang kang karaniwang pang

kain pwede rin sa medicine ganon po?

Interviewee: yes, panggamot pa

Interviewer: sa mismong kalikasan po ano po yung parang natutulong po ng pagtatanim,

nakakabuti ba to o nakakasama sa kalikasan?

Interviewee: ah nakakabuti kasi maraming hmmmarami yung iba kasi di marnong kumain ng

gulay ngayon
Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: naano nila yung organic na ginagawa naming sa pananim mas maganda sa

katawan, maraming pumupunta dito sa amin

Interviewer: madami po?

Interviewee: Mmm Mmm, mga taga ibang ano school minsan pa nga namimitas sila,

humihingi sila ng gulay (laugh)

Interviewer: (laugh)

Interviewee: kasi nalaman nila na organic ang ginagamit naming

Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: kasi sa palengke di naman nila tiyak na ano yun e

Interviewer: ah satingin niyo niyo po, para sainyo po ano ang isang healthy farm?

Interviewer: malusog na pagtatanim?

Interviewee: malusog na pagtatanim?

Interviewer: ano pong ideal niyo doon

Interviewer: opo

Interviewer: ano po dapat siya?

Interviewee: para maganda

Interviewer: opo ano yung para sainyo pop ag sinabing healthy farm, ano po dapat yun?

Interviewee: ang healthy, healthy farm, malinis siya

Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: tapos kung magtatanim ka. Halimbwa puro ano siya puro mustasa puro puro

musta diba

Interviewer: opo
Interviewee: kung puro talong tas ayos yung pagtatanim mo hindi siya magkakahiwalay

parang magkakadikit

Interviewer: para madali rin po Makita

Interviewee: Halimbawa puro sili puro sili, isang pot puro sili yan, isang pot ulit ano yan di

siya magkakahiwalay diba kasi pangit yung mag kakahwalay yung tanim mo e kailangan

nakaano yan nakaayos

Interviewer: para maganda tignan

Interviewee: oo para maganda tignan katulad sa ano Villar Sipag

Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: ang gaganda ng talong dun nako talagang ano e, at tsaka dun sa ano sa Villa

Sipag, tinuruan kami magtanim sa mga gro bag yung bag na ano

Interviewer: opo

Interviewee: mahabang

Interviewer: yung mahaba po

Interviewee: tinuruan kami nun

Interviewer: sige po, may idadagdag pa po ba kayo

Interviewee: wala na

Interviewer: wala na

Interviewer: maraming salamat po

Interviewer: salamat po

Interviewee: thank you

Jimmy Ceguerra

Interviewer: Good morning po! Ano po pangalan nila?

Interviewee: Ako si Kagawad Jimmy Ceguerra.ako yung community head ng Environment

Protection and Committee on Health Sanitation. Just recently akin din yung committee on

women at tsaka committee on youth pero eto nung 2017, January bibitawan ko yung women

and youth para makapagconcentrate ako sa environment at tsaka sa health.

Interviewer: Kung okay lang po sainyo kung mgatatanong lang po ako?

Interviewee: Yeah sure

Interviewer: Yung una po, pwede magbigay po kayo nang experience nyo tungkol sa organic

farming? Paano po ba nagsimula yung buong organic farm po na dyan sa gulay sa barangay?

Interviewee: Ganito, ahhhhhh. Unang una meron talaga akong passion sa pagtatanim, maliit

pa ko meron na kaming, nagtatanim na ko. In fact, ang unang kurso ko ay Agriculture pero di

ko sya natapos, ngayon ahhhhh, nung na elect ako ditto sa barangay, na dahil hawak ko yung

health committee noh. Ang isa sa focus ko ay yung ahhhh women, ay maternal at child care

okay? Ngayon, part ng child care is nutrition aspect. So, we found out sa aking pag aaral sa

sitwasyon ng kalusugan ng mga mamamayan dito. Specifically, mga bata madaming

malnourish. In fact, kami yung isa sa may pinakamaraming malnourish children underweight,

civil underweight, stand children ibig sabihin mga hindi tama yung height nila sa kanilang

edad at may mga severe na ganun ano. So ang isa sa attribution ko dyan noh, parang talamak

na sabihing poverty noh. Its given pero uhm may mga ano may mga multifaceted ang

malnutrition. Pwepwedeng ang isang general cause nyan is because of poverty but then

meron din namang may kaya pero malnourish noh. Ang isa don ay hindi tama yung pagkain,

yung nutrition, hindi balance at hindi ano hindi malinis. In terms of pagiging malinis, tayo

lalo nung mga nasa urban katulad niyo ay maliit pa tayo, sinanay na tayo sa pagkaing

imitated noh, imitated foods. What are those imitated foods? Junk foods mga ganon ano,

tapos process food noh. Na full of chemicals, even nung mga manok na kinakain naten ay
pinalaki yan sa mga hormones, pinalaki sa mga chemicals, mga baboy na kinakain natin.

Ahhhhhh unfortunately, yung buong ncr ang isa sa pinakamababang consumption ng gulay

okay. Kung kumakain naman ng gulay ang mga tao dito sa atin, sa urban. Hindi mo rin tiyak

kung malinis yung gulay na kinakain nila noh. So gulay na pinataba nang petrochemical

fertilizer, gulay na ang kinis, makintab ano, walang kabutas butas ang mga dahon. Were in

fact kaya ganon, kase hindi sila dinadapuan ng mga insekto dahil ang ginagamit ay mga

artificial chemical pesticides na nandoon, nagiging recipe ng mga kinakain natin. So, isa sa

nakita kong approach mitigation sa malnutrition at hunger dito sa samin sa Barangay Tumana

ay yung turuan ang mga taong magtanim ng gulay, magtanim ng kanilang makakain although

wala naman kami sa frame na talagang lahat ng kanilang kakainin ay manggagaling dun sa

tanim nila kasi nga ang set up dito sa atin sa urban, wala ka nang masyadong space for

planting. So atleast noh, once in a while meron kang kinakain na gulay mula don sa iyong

produce at the same time yung natitipid mo na dahil hindi ka na bumibili ng gulay, pagkain.

Mabibili mo pa nang mas makabuluhan na pagkain. At the same time, nakakatulong ka din sa

climate change because it‟s a way of cooling in the atmosphere. Magtanim ka nang magtanim

noh, edible or non edible it‟s helps to ano to slow down the global warming and at ang effect

nyan ay yung climate change ay medyo mamimitigate din natin so if everybody in the whole

country, tha whole world noh. In every neighborhood, urban or rural if there going to plant. It

will help mitigate the climate change, the global warming and the climate change okay. And

ofcourse yung mga disaster medyo maano rin, hihina din yung mga bagyo. So going back sa

pagiging organic, so I started. Alam niyo ang hirap kumbinsihin ang tao lalo na kung ang

mind set ng mga tao sa city is quick fix, you know quick fix? Everything is quick, you want

to eat, you just go to fast food ahhhhh makakabili ka na agad, hindi ka na magluluto noh. You

want to eat something, you go to grocery, you go to ano noh. So it‟s everything ahhh
everything is being fix quickly okay. So nandyan na yung mentality natin, remember yung

mga tao na nasa urban karamihan ditto galing sa probinsya, galing sila sa pagtatanim, galing

sila sa ay ang kultura nila ay pagtatanim noh. However, nung pumunta sila dito sa city, sa

urban ahhh na detach na sila doon sa kultura ng ano sa kanilang attachment sa lupa etc., sa

soil. So lahat everything goes fix quickly kaya tinatawag kong quick fix okay. So I‟s about

time kumbinsihin muli yung mga tao na magtanim pero sabi ko nga mahirap kasi yun yung

tinakasan nila sa probinsya eh. Anyway, lalo na rito na ang kakaharapin nilang situation ay

kung nasa urban ka like dito noh. Doon kasi medyo ano pa eh may lupa pa don pero dito ano

eh. So I started my campaign ng urban container gardening so I started sa aking terrace, yung

terrace ko sementado na walang lupa yun ano. Pero I planted 11 kinds of vegetables dun sa

king terrace ko, so how I did that, nag ano sa mga container of mineral water 5 gallons, a 1

gallon mga 5 liters etc. sort of noh. So dun ako nagsimula tapos ahhh because of may

problema sa soil, walang soil ano, so malapit kami sa ilog, so at ang isang kung meron

naming positibo na binibigay ang baha sa amin kasi talagang ang baha sa amin talagang

devastation eh noh.

Interviewer: Dito lang po ba kayo sa Tumana?

Interviewee: Oo dito lang ako sa Tumana. Malapit lang ako dito.

Interviewer: Mataas nga po ang baha dyan eh noh?

Interviewee: Oo dito ahhh ang tumana is 100% binabaha okay. Yung ondoy actually pumanik

dyan sa ilalim ng tulay nay an, yung ceiling, yan ang level ng ondoy noh. So talagang halos

lahat ng bahay lumubog okay. Ahhh habagat kahit walang bagyo binabaha rin kami dito pag

monsoon rain ay malakas noh. Ah pero still ang Marikina is a midstream, it‟s a midstream

city. Hindi tumatagal ang baha dito, dumadaan lang okay. Dumadaan lang kasi mas mataas

kami sa San juan, mas mataas kami kaysa sa Pasig pero isa kami sa dinadaan at na
dedevastate ng baha pero one positive thing, the only positive thing na negative sa iba pang

lugar is pag bumabaha, nag iiwan sya ng top soil, nag iiwan sya nang napaka tabang lupa.

Yung tinatawag natin na garden soil. Yan sa tabing ilog, mga garden soil yan at in fact mahal

yan kung ano kung iproprocess sya, napaka mahal nya 100 pesos per sack. Ngayon, ahhh

devastating yan sa upland noh kasi yung top soil nila don na eerote noh, dinadala dito sa low

areas pero sa amin nagiging positive yun kung if you‟re going to turn the negative sign or the

negative thing into positive thing it can be. So yung soil kinukuha ko yun tapos I mix some

bio composted or bio compostable material to further enrich the soil para kahit konting space

lang, kahit konting container lang pero dahil sa sobrang taba nang lupa the vegetable, the

plant will propagate. So dun ako nagsimula umani ako. In fact, sa isang study ko nung

sinubukan ko sya, inistudy ko sya. It resulted na I realized na nakakatipid din pala ako ng

1200 pesos a month sa gulay, different kinds of gulay. Sa totoo lang ano, nagawa na naming

lahat ng recipe nya okra, mustasa etc. lahat noh. Hanggang dumating na kami dun sa point na

nauumay na kami, namimigay na kami sa mga kapit bahay pero dumating din kami sa point

na it‟s counter productive, mamigay, nagbebeta na rin kami minsan ng misi ko. Pinagkakitaan

na rin namin, that‟s our terrace, it‟s less than 10 square meters okay. So papano yun ano,

container gardening it‟s vertical, it‟s containerize and then I maximize the Arial space so dun

sa wall ng aking bahay meron akong mga curtain nakita nyo yung mga curtain type don diba

yung mga pinag duktong-duktong parang ganon may ganon ako nakasandal sa mga pader ko

so tamang tama ang bahay ko kase ay facing east, northeast. So nasasagap nya yung araw

sinag ng araw sa umaga, pagdating ng tanghali malilim na sya so very suitable for leafy

vegetables like lettuce, pechay, mustasa etc. ganyan. So very effective na tagumpay ako don

tapos I started convinced people noh, mga kapit bahay ko hanggang sa marami nang gumaya,

mga terrace nila, mga rooftop nila may mga nagtatanim na okay. Yung iba, paano ko
nakumbinsi yung iba, hindi ganun kabili, hindi ganun kadali ahhh ang usual resistance na

naano ko dyan sasabihin nila, kagawad wala kaming space, walang lupa sabi ko may bahay

ba kayo, sabi nila meron. Kung may bahay kayo may ding ding yan ofcourse noh meron, so

dun tayo sa ding ding magtanim okay, dun tayo sa wall magtanim, so edi nakumbinsi ko sila

pinakita ko yung mga pictures nung aking ano, by the way you can see my terrace. Ngayon

kasi hindi na masyado kasi nakafocus na kami rito pero before I started this dun sa terrace ko

may mga post ako sa fb account ko na marami akong album don about organic farming. So

sabi nila okay, pwedeng magtanim sa container #2 wala lupa kagawad wala tayong source ng

lupa si I explain yung ilog okay. #3 sabi nila, kagawad napakamahal ng seeds, totoo naman

totoo yun noh. If you‟re going to buy it commercially dun sa mga supermarket yung isang

paketeng ganyan about 50 pesos pero kakaunti lang yun so sabi ko no problem kasi ano

naman ahhh I coordinated with Department of Agriculture, so nakakahingi ako nang seeds,

yun yung ipinamimigay ko sa mga tao for free. So wala silang bibiling buto so I‟ll just

provide the seeds. Ngayon, nag momodify na ko kasi maraming nagsasayang ng mga buto,

yung iba hindi naman halos tinatanim, yung iba naman sobra sobrang yung itinatanim kaya

wala sila mapagtranferan. So ang plano ko na ang bibigay ko na sa kanila seedless para

sidurado talagang pag nanghingi sila itatanim talaga nila yon kasi buhay na yon eh okay. #4

sabi nila kagawad eh yung lupa kapag nakadalawang season ka na, nakadalawang ani ka nab

aka pumayat na yung lupa ofcourse yung nutrients kasi naubos na nang halaman, sabi ko wala

ring problema dun kasi you have biodegradable you have kitchen waste, you have ahh kung

may pet kayo tsak dumudumi yan etc. let‟s utilize it, so I‟m teaching them to mix soil, to

make it more fertile and mataba ano ibig sabihin patabaiin yung lupa, yun lang naman ang

sikreto dun. The plants give us food, so the plants you have to give them food also and what‟s

that yung soil at tsaka yung nutrients okay. So in essence for you to feed the plants, for the
plants to feed us, you have to feed the soil, the soil noh. The microorganisms that recites in

the soil, so sa pamamamagitan ng yung mga biodegradables, kitchen waste, pinagbalatan ng

gulay etc. dumi ng hayop. It‟s all about organic, it‟s being process by microorganisms that

recites in the soil, millions of them ang tawag namin don ay efficient microorganisms. Some

are the bacteria that being called as nitrogen fixing bacteria. So that‟s what the essence of

organic farming or organic gardening. You are feeding the micro organism that‟s processes

that‟s processing the biodegradable materials kaya yung mga gulay o yung mga kitchen waste

mo, pinabubulok mo yan para magin fertilizer to produce what? Nitrogen, yung mga kanin,

yung mga kitchen waste it produces nitrogen, yung mga dahon ng mga brown na tawag natin

ay brown waste dahon, sanga etc. Those are phosphorus and yung mg animal waste etc.

ganyan. Yun naman ay nagproproduce nang potassium. So, the tricky elements that is being

needed by plants, potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus are being process by the present yon sa

soil okay so patabain muna. So yun yung nangyari aking terrace, ginaya ng mga tao etc. So

nakita ko naman after that yung mga hindi pa nakukumbinsi at hindi ko nararating ahhh

siguro it‟s about time na magkaroon ng demo farm or isang demonstration farm okay. So

nakita ko to yung Sta. Lucia ay vacant yan eh noh sa 2009, hindi pa ko kagawad 2010, naging

kagawad ako I‟ve seen the land as either until 2015 either pa rin. 2016 so sabi ko bakit hindi

nagtatayo yung ang mga tao, so I started to analyze it. Yung lugar na sold out pala yon nung

2009 before the ondoy, so when it sold out, the ondoy tragedy came eh inabot ng ondoy,

dalawa ko mga 10feet ang taas, so natakot siguro yung mga may ari ng ano so they start to

referred if they going to build their house there. In fact, nasa danger sya na area, so wala noh.

Ngayon, nug medyo humupa na yung takot dun sa ondoy kasi hindi naman na bumabaha,

yung mga habagat, monsoon rain or monsoon floods na binabaha ang tumana pero dun hindi

yun inaabot ng baha kaya lang nung nawala na yung takot dun sa baha pumutok naman yung
takot dun sa west valley fault line kasi dito sa kinauupuan natin about 300 meters fault line

na, na kapag gumalaw yun pwede tayo lumubog dito, na pwepwedeneg magkaroon ng

liquefaction. So lalong natakot yung mga tao, hindi sila nagtatayo nang bahay so that‟s the

unopportunity for us so I talked with the Sta. lucia management yung may ari ng subdivision

for us to, for the barangay to let us plant, transform it for a while. Habang hindi sya inuutilize

nang may ari, for us to make it a garden as a edible vegetable garden. So dun nagstart, it was

august 2015 when we started to develop the ahhh in fact yung aking lugar ay malim, mga

hanggang balikat ko yung lalim matubig etc. So ang ginawa ko pinatambakan ko sya ng mga

galing sa ilog so buhangin, so hindi rin mabubuhay yung mga halaman ahhh mabubuhay pero

hindi ka aani nang maayos so pinili ko yung lugar na yon para patunayan ok na kahit

sementado, kahit buhangin pwedeng umani, pwede makapagtanim. Nakita nyo na kahit

buhangin sya, meron akong mga racebed don, hollow blocks na ginawa kong plot, mga

containerize, yung fish pond ko. Imagine sa buhangin nagkaroon ng fish pond nilagyan ko

lang ng tarpaulin see. So everything is possible kung magiging innovative ka lang so yun na

hanggang sa pumili na kami nang mga mahihilig magtanim pero mga mahihirap so ilet them

in, meron kaming about 22 families na nag gagarden don na kumikita na, nasabi ba nila

sainyo na nagbebenta sila or ano. Kumikita na silang lahat, ako nalang ang hinde. Anyway, so

sa akin very fulfilling yon kasi biruin mo itransform ang isang idle land into a productive land

na while sa bundok, minimina, sinisira ang kalikasan. Sa probinsya, tinatransform into

subdivision ng mga rice fields. Dito din mga lupa cinoconvert into subdivision. Here we are

and mga idle lands yun yung aking kompanya ngayon, yung aking advocacy ngayon, lahat ng

idle lands dapat habang wala pang ano, hindi pa tinatayuan ng buildings or bahay ano muna

iconvert mo muna into productive ano. Malay natin diba yung mga may ari nang lote

marealize nila oops pwede pala yung ganon ano for a 200 square meters or 300 square meters
lot, magkakaroon ka nang manukan, pwede ka nang mag alaga nang baboy ng walang amoy

ahhh pwede ka umani ng mga gulay so why build as so big houses ng wala naman magiging

laman, pag dating ng panahon dalawa nalang kayong mag asawa, ano gagawin nyo dun sa

malaking bahay na yon. So parang yun ang isang nakikita ko, baka pwepwedeng magmodel

nalang ng isang bahay na suitable for 2-3 or 4 persons tapos the rest production na nang

pagkain, just imagine kung meron kang dalawampung 200 square meters for each 200 square

meters merong sampu nalang na manok na nangingitlog okay katulad ko na I harvest daily an

average of 7-8 eggs kita nyo naman lalo na kung nangitlog na yung maraming ahh I have 32

chicks there noh. Meron akong dumalagan na pito, meron akong batch na dalawang grupo na

hens and roosters na nangingitlog na. Just imagine if you have 20 na nagproproduce ng

sampung eggs a day, how many eggs are that? It will be produce 200 eggs a day, if you have,

sabihin mo na may sampung alaga na may baka na nagmimilk noh, it‟s very productive, gusto

ko bumuo ng isang village na organic village na yung mga bahay ay hindi naman kubo kundi

parang bunggalo type ng kubo ay na anon a bahay, nakita nyo yung solar panel ko dun,

walang kuryente dun eh diba walang kuryente, I maintain a fish pond na merong pump and

it‟s run by a solar power yon. Okay. Nakita nyo yung parang ano dun, ahh drum yung kulay

blue. Sa ibabaw non, solar panel yon solar panel yon tapos yung motor nandun naka

submersible power, ahhh water pump nandun sa fish pond ahhh so nag rorotate. Sooo yun

yung ano, yun yung pinapakita ko na we can do even sa urban. Ang susunod ko na stage kong

gagawin noh. Diba from terrace from vertical nag horizontal ako noh, ang vertical yung aerial

space ang horizontal is yung maximize the ano the, horizontal. Ngayon, ahhh I want to make

it as a tourist tourist tourist spot, local, national, internatational. In fact, marami na akong

naging bisitang international. Ahhh, bakit tourism kasi gusto kong pag pumunta sila dyan,

paglabas nila magkakaroon sila ng ideya na, ayy pwede ko gayahin ito sa terrace ko, pwede
kong gayhin to sa ano. They would appreciate it in such a way naaa good extend naaa sila

mismo magtatanim okay. So kailangan mo lang syang gawing attractive, may mga signage,

may mga karatula na nagpapaliwanag etc. ganyan. To make it you know aesthetic wise yung

tipong ano yung tipong pupuntahan na talaga sya okay at magenjoy ng husto yung ano at not

only knowledge kasi ngayon level ay knowledge eh. Pero yung level ng entertaining noh,

wala pa yun yung isa kong gusting abutin, doon. Pweo sabi ko nga from terrace to farm, from

farm back to the community na sila mismo magtatanim don uli, yung naimluwensya ko noon

na marami mas dumami pa dapat na yung mga terrace nila yung mga bubong nila, magkaroon

ng tanim. So yung yung ano yun yung ahhh kabuoan ng proyekto.

Interviewer: So nagsimula lang po pala kayo lang po tapos lumaki nalang po yung mga

nagoorganic farming tas nagpatuloy nalang po.

Interviewee: Yes nagpatuloy nagpatuloy.

Interviewer: Maganda rin po pala yung ano.

Interviewee: Ahhhh oo ah well, ako nga sabi ko nga sainyo hindi nila alam eh na

iinterviewhin ninyo sila. That‟s spontaneous so para para, ayoko sila inorient sa sasabihn nila,

I want them to tell the truth to tell what‟s really going on. Para mas ano mas buhay noh kung

may negative atleast maparating sakin para maano ko para magawan ko ng paraan to make it

more positive. Sooo yung nga, ako ang request ko sana kasi you‟re going to some write up eh

diba. This set as a copy para kung ano yung output nyo. Final out po. Oo bigyan nyo kami ng

kopya kasi it is part of our documentation noh. By that way, makatulong kayo sa amin to

improve our project, makakatulong yan sa amin para mas makapag ano kami. Ahh its ano

parang documenting it on your own perspective not hindi lang sa amin kasi kung kami yung

susulat nyan. Kung sobrang tapat kami noh, talagang pati negative sasabihin naming pero

alam mo yung tendency na kapag ikaw yung nageevaluate you don‟t. Although you see the
ano you see the down side, you‟re going to ano eh you‟re going to ano lulunurin mo ng mga

positibo to make it successful. Ahhh yon kung di ka tapat ganun yung gagawin mo pero kung

tapat ka you will welcome to ano yung ano pa ano yung mga pagkukulang ahh weaknesses

para mapaimprove pa naming. So one way of ensuring that is yung mga visitors yung mga

nagreresearch to give us a feedback to give us their output para ano naman para yun nga yun

lang yung kabayaran na hinihingi namin hahaha diba. Parang actually tinanong ng mama mo

na sabi nya, magkano ho ba yung, yung entrance fee dun sa farm, sabi ko wala kami hindi

kami nagsisingil ng entrance fee ahhh kasi we want this project to be propagated we want this

project ano ahhhh by by ano lang by, tawag dito kwento kwento noh by your write ups nioh

ahh maano sya mapakilala sya mas malawak na population.

Interviewer: Tsaka natutuwa lang po ko kasi lahat po ng tao na tinanong namin dun ahhh

tinanong po namin sila bakit ginagawa nila yung organic farming pero hindi po nung dahil sa

magkaroon lang ng pamumuhay kumita lang pero nakikita po namin napassionate sila sa

organic farming na nageenjoy sila sa ginagawa nila, makikita rin po sa mga panamin nila.

Interviewee: Yeah that‟s you know that‟s the best reward noh yung pakinabangan yung, ahhh

kasi meron din kaming ano dyan eh noh, sinisikap na magsulat din sila to record yung habit

of recording. Ahhh sabi ko yung mga inaani nyo daily para meron na kayong ledger daily,

parang diary lang noh ahh daily, ano yung inani nyo tapos lagyan nyo ng value kasi

namamalengke naman sila alam naman nila kung magkano yung talbos mga ganon ano noh

lagyan nila ng value kumbaga mga inani nila talong o kaya ganyan magkano yun tapos yun

ba ay kinain nila o binenta nila kase pag kinain nila yon ialalagay natin yon sa savings kasi

hindi mo na bibili eh noh savings mo yon, kapag binenta mo profit yon so ngayon at the end

of the month noh magkwenta tayo kung sa loob ng isang buwan magkano ang natipid mo

magkano rin ang kinita mo kasi hindi mo mapapansin eh minsan umani ka lang tatlong talong
yan. Sa isang araw mo nakatipid ka ng mga ten pesos or fiftheen pesos maliit na bagay pero

yung fiftheen pesos na yon imultiply mo sa sampu 150 yon noh imultiply mo yan sa apat na

lingo kung sabihin mo nalang tatlong lingo nalang kasi hindi ka naman araw araw ano 450

yon eh yung binenta mo pa diba eh yung itlog na organic magkano ang organic egg it‟s about

12 pesos ang organic egg see. Malaking bagay hindi lang kasi naaano hindi lang kasi

napoprocess at nacoconvert into facts and figures pero pag naging facts and figures yan ano

yan very encouraging yan and that‟s one advocacy ng ano pursuing ano. Ipakita sa ibang

barangay na pwede gwin nyo to, ipakita sa city na maging project nyo ito noh hindi mahalaga

sa akin na kung babanggitin yung pangalan ko o ano, di sa akin nag mamatter. Nagmamatter

sa akin yung satisfaction na mapakita na tao is going back in organic going back to basics.

Kaya nga pati paginom nyo ng softdrinks diba hahahaha kasi alam nyo pag napapameeting

ako bawal ang softdrinks sa bahay bawal although hindi bawal as in parang ano noh pero

sinasabi ko, yung mga anak ko nagsosoftdrinks pa rin pero ako never na akong naiinggit or

parang naglalaway sa softdrinks pero ako dati nakaka ahhh 15 years ago noh 15 years ago ang

takaw ko sa coke nakaka isang litro ata ako maghapon, naninigarilyo ako pero lahat yon

kailangan ano eh bumalik ka sa basic eh noh ngayon ang principles naming dyan sa ano sa

taniman dapat walang tapon no waste dapat so yung dumi ng hayop convert into ano, yung

fish pond bakit ako nagkaroon ng fish pond kasi yung tubig yung fish water na nandun sa fish

tank ofcource sa fish pond dahil hindi yan river di katulad ng river na nawawash, yan dahil

kulob ahhh mamatay ang isda kapag hindi ka nagpalit ng tubig kasi lalasunin sya ng sarili

nyang waste okay. Yung tubig nayon punong puno yun ng ammonium yung waste nila is

being converted into ano, ammonium is a compound yung compound nyan na kasama ang

oxygen at ang nitrogen okay. So ahhh yung ammonium na yon, pag yun ang pinandilig mo

tubig na may ammonium pianndilig mo sa halaman yung mga microorganism na nandun sa

lupa or dun sa groeing medium mo noh ahh may mga microorganisms doon ang gagawin nya

yung ammonium na nandun sa tubig ififx nya yon, paghihiwalayin nya yun oxygen at tsaka

yung nitrogen, yung nitrites tsaka yung nitrates, yung mga nitrogen base na yun yung pagkain

ng halaman yung nitrates yun ang pagkain ng halaman No3, yung ang natitira oxygen na

nandun sa lupa yung dissolved oxygen O2 okay. Yung oxygen yun naman ang kailangan ng

isda okay. So kung meron kang aquapolis okay yung tubig nililinis ng growbed kasi yung

nitrogen pagkain ng halaman yung oxygen bumabalik dun sa isda so it‟s a cycle okay kung

hindi naman babalik sa isda noh yung pinandilig mo dun sa growbed para kana rin nagdilig

ng fertilizer organic nga lang hindi mo na bibilhin hindi mo bibilhin. So ganun lang ang ano

ganun lang sistema naming dun sa, so pinagbabawal ko magsunog ng mga, pag nagdadamo

bawal magsunog kasi nakakasira ng ozone layer at the same time parang sinunog mo rin ang

isang fertilizer noh kasi pag binulok mo yon magiging fertilizer din organic din okay.

Interviewee: Parang sinagot ko na lahat ng tanong hahahahahaha actually ganyan din yung

ibang mga, parang nasagot nyo na lahat ah sige.

Interviewer: Paano po naapektuhan ng organic farming ang pamumuhay nyo po?

Interviewee: Ako syempre yung living sabi ko nga nakakatipid ako nakatipid ako #2

nakakapagbenta rin ako kahit papano #3 stress reduction yan eh imagine as early 5:30 gising

na ko para magprepare ng ano nila tapos pagkatapos nyan derecho na ko ditto sa Gawain sa

barangay mamayang hapon balik nanaman ako dun tapos gabi onting relax lang onting

research lang onting gawa ng concepts etc. tapos tulog. It‟s a ano nakakalibang, nakakaalis ng

stress ahhh ano pa your touching lives ahhh katulad nyan yung mgat tao noh na parang from

wala ano from kulang ang kita kahit papano. Yung magmula don sa pinangngalagaan namin

yung katawan namin trough eating organic vegetables sila din so yung nararadiate ko yung,

it‟s very satisfy pero economically basically ano yan nakakatulong yan to foment income.
Interviewer: So last question na po. Ahh para sainyo po what is a healthy farm?

Interviewee: A healthy farm is a organic farm there is no such thing as ahhh healthy inorganic

noh pag hinaluan mo na yan ng chemicals noh petrochemical di na yan healthy okay sooo.

Ano yon yon what is healthy, a healthy farm, healthy farm. A healthy farm ahhh dapat may

component sya ng livestocks noh meron syang livestocks kasi yung ano to yung ahhh yung

dumi nila kasama yon sa ano ko sa fertilizer ko, it is make the soil healthy if you have

livestocks kung wala kang livestocks kailangan may source ka ng ano ng dumi ng hayop

kalabaw, kabayo, kambing etc. ganyan. So better magkaroon ka ng ano magkaroon ka nalang

ng nandoon mapapakinabangan mo pa. so a healthy farm is an organic farm.

Interviewer: Meron pa po kayong idadagdag?

Interviewee: Ahhh tungkol saan sa farm ahhh ako lang let‟s make urban let‟s make a green

urban ahh let‟s plant a vegetables let‟s plant a edible plants noh even trees kasi kailangan

natin yun tomitigate the climate change ahhh so yun, ang maidadagdag ko ahhh live healthy,

eat ano eat organic grow it locally, help the farmers noh kapag hindi ka nagtatanim pero

kumakain ka ng ano nang organic ano ahhh food tinutulungan mo rin yung organic farmers

noh. Kumakain ba kayo ng black rice? Brown rice etc. ganyan? Medyo mahal ng onti pa kasi

nga yung nga may mga problema dun sa calcifications pero it‟s a very healthy food medyo

mahal ng konti may mabibili ka 60pesos a kilo ganyan pero ano yon masarap bukod dun sa,

hindi ka kakain ng marami kasi ano sya mabigat sa tiyan so kapag kumain ka nun sa

tanghalian sa susunod mo na kain yung cravings mo to eat sa gabi na, mabigat sa tiyan okay.

Sige okay sige inabot na tayo ng……

GROUP DISCUSSION
Interviewer: dito po sa, ano sa organic farming sa ginagawa ninyo po musta po kayo.
Respondent 1: OK lng po. Hahhaa
Respondent 2: Ahh dito sa ano palibhasa yung ano namin is matigas yun lupa so talagang
containerizes ngayon taginit ang gagamitin natin para yung mga ssisides lng yung na
maraming lupa na talagang hindi mabato yung lng yun napapakinabangan. So kaya gumawa
kami noong mga, katulad niyan yung mga trapolin na hindi ginagamit so yun dapat lamang
talagang tama lng yung, pagkaano niya yung pagkagawa yung enap na may mga butas siya
para passage nung hanging para yung mgaaaa ugat niya ay madalinggg tumudo o madalinggg
mabuhay yung halaman. Sooo yung ngayonggg taginit yung talaga yuong aminggg ginagawa
at tsaka meron kaming ano ah hindi ko lng nadala yung sample kung papano I demonstrate
yuong lalagyan yung contanter para kasi yunggg bali itinuro din sa ATI kung papano so
siguro interviewhin mo muna yun iba at kukuha ang nung yung pinaka sample. Sige kuhanin
ko lng yung ano
Interviewer: Ay aaay ano na oh ba mga pangalan ninyo po. Si ate po, ano ng ulit pangalan
ninyo.
Respondent 1: nakalimutan hahahaha
Interviewer: haha
Respondent 1: Mian pangalan mo ko eh hehe
Interviewer: mian, eh eh si ate po
Respondent 3: ate Joh
Interviewer: Si ate Joh, Si Ateee
Interviewer: Kayo po
Respondent 4: Reiya
Interviewer: ate reiya
Interviewer: Kayo po
Respondent 5: Jaime
Interviewer: kayo po
Respondent 6: Bogs
Interviewer: Si kuya po
Respondent 1: Mamamang Mar, tatang mar
Interviewer: si kuya po
Respondent 6: Bogs
Interviewer: Si kuya po Jaime
Interviewer: Jaime
Interviewer: Kamusta naman kayo dito he
Respondent 5: Ok lng din
Interviewer: Ok lang din he
Respondent 5: Nagtiatiga munaa, kakaumpisa lng
Interviewer: nagtiataga ah, kakaumpisa ninyo lng po
Respondent 5: Nagumpisa kami ng tamin ngayon eh
Respondent 5: Kakaumpisa lng
Interviewer: ahhh ngayon lng din po
Respondent 5: kasi nga mabato yun aming tinataniman
Interviewer: inaayos ninyo pa lng po
Interviewer: ano pong tinatanim ninyo po
Respondent 5: Ahhh ha ahh ano lng mga simpling mga gulay
Interviewer: mga gulay po nuh
Respondent 5: Mga halo halong mga gulay
Interviewer: Ah hindi po kayo nakapagtanim dapit, kasi po dahil mabato.
Interviewer: inaayos ninyo po yung mga lupa, para para mataniman ninyo po.
Respondent 5: Pagumuulan eh malambot ang lupa eh, pero pagkamainet naman eh, matigas
na eh, lumilitaw yung mga bato.
Interviewer: w8 lng
Interviewer: ikaw makmak
Interviewer: madami napo ba kayo dito saaaa pinagtataniman ninyo po
Respondent 1: Marami na rin
Interviewer: aahhhh, gano katagal na po kayo dito
Respondent 1:Ah mga isang tanong na kami
Interviewer: ah, sa tingin ninyo po ba
Respondent 3: parang libangan na po namin, parang exercise, hahaha
Interviewer: parang pamilya na kayo dito noh, sama-sama po kayo dito noh, ah
Interviewer: kayo po ate joh musta oh kayo
Respondent 3: Ok naman
ALL: hahahaha
Interviewer: ano po mga tinatanim niyo ate
Respondent 3: kami meron kaming talong na sumisubol palng tapos may papaya, may
malunggay, konting talbos, tapos sigarilyas hindi namumunga
All: hahahah
Interviewer: masaya naman po
Respondent 3: masaya naman
Respondent 3: si ate ester ang daming tanim
Interviewer: kayo ate ano pong tanim ninyo
Interviewer: siya yung pinuntahan natin dati
Respondent 7: yung duon
Interviewer: si ate dest
Respondent 8: Hindi ako makikinig para hindi sila maano madistract
All: hahaaha
Interviewer: kamusta naman huh kayo. Kelan ho kayo nagsimula dito sa
Respondent 7: Nagoneone year narin po, actually hindi naman po ako lagi dito sila po yung
pinaka kungbaga sumasama-sama lng huh ako.
Interviewer: Ah kung baga sumasama-sama lng po kayo. AH
Interviewer: Kamusta naman huh yung pagtatanim
Respondent 7: ok naman po tiis lng talaga pagsubrang init kailangan talaga maaga kung
pupunta
Interviewer: mga anong oras po kayo pumupunta dito
Respondent 7: minsan mga 5:00 ganon, minsan po 6:00
Interviewer: araw-araw po kayo dito
Respondent 3: ano lng po minsan-minsan lng din sila po talaga regularly na nagpupunta
dito, ah yung lang, hahaha
Interviewer: hindi naman ho kayo nagkukulang sa mga kagamitan po dito
Respondent 3: minsan pagyung ano, kulng na kulang talaga, pero nakakasurvive naman
nakakaprovide naman din ng pangangailangan
Interviewer: eh yung mga seeds po, binibili ninyo rin po or
Respondent 3: minsan palaging talaga kailngan ng bumili talaga ng ipang pananim kasi po
yung iba huli kasi common diba like patola ganon, sitaw pero yung ibang mga seeds
kailangan talagang bilhin pa talaga.
Interviewer: si kuya bhogs kamusta naman ho kayo, kelan po kayo nagsimula dito
Respondent 6: tulad ho ng sabi nila isang tanon narin ho
Interviewer: isang tanong na rin oh kami
Respondent 6: oo
Interviewer: kamusta naman ho
Respondent 6: ngayon mediyo nakakaluwag kasi meron na kaming tubug kasi noong
nakaraan mahirap dinamin alam kung saan kami kukuha ng pang dilig pero ngayon ok na
Interviewer: Ok na po
Respondent 6: oo oh
Interviewer: ano ho mga tanim ninyo
Respondent 6: ganon din po gulay sari-sari katulad ng talon, okra, papaya, malunggay,
Interviewer: ano naman pongmagandang nadudulot sayo nuong oraganic farming
Respondent 6: ang laki po. sa kahit papano nagkakapera tapos tanggal stress sa bahay
Interviewer: nakakaaliw din ho kasi
Kuya Bogs: tiaka ano exercise maaga kaming pupunta dito tapos sa hapon din masaya kahit
papano
Interviewer: si kuya Hayme po, isang tanong na oh kayo dito
Respondent 5: ooh ganon din po
Interviewer: layo
Interviewer: ganon din po, ano ho musta naman po
Respondent 5: ayos lng din, naaa libangan ko rin kasi pumapasok ako pang gabi tapos sa
umaga nagdidilig ako ng mga tanim ko dito
Interviewer: opo
Respondent 5: nakakawala nga ng pagot kasi makita mo yung mga tanim mo na
sumisubol/bumubunga nawawalan ng ano stress kung baga nawawala yung mga iniisip mong
negative
Interviewer: so ano po, kahit po mahirap ano po parang masaya parin po yung. Masaya
parin
Respondent 5: oo kasi makikita mo lng yung tanim mo na maganda yun tobo. Masaya na eh
nakakalimutan mo yung mga problema mo sa tabaho sa bahay
Interviewer: Tas si, tawag dito si tatang mar po
Interviewer: busy mamaya na
Interviewer: ha
Respondent 2: I ano ko muna ito.
Interviewer: sige oh
Respondent 2: tung group namin swicth is tinatawag namin na “Ogat” in short. Yung ogat
kasi Organic Gardener’s of Tumana. So hindi lamang nagtatanim ang lahat dito meron din
kasming itinalagang para magresearch kasi katulag niyan mahirap yung ano lupa namin
kasi mabato so hindi kami kagat nakakakuya ng garden soil or yung taps soil dun sa baba
kasi mahirap din kunin kasi kulang din kasi sa gamit, dahil mabigat mahirap lalo na sa mga
kababaihan. So yung itinuro saaaa ATI ganito siya kung baga hindi ka mahihirapan kasi
kaonting lupa lamang yung ilalagay so tama lamang yung paghati niya nakailangan lagyan
ninyo rin na butas iyon. Eh itong pinaka pang salo niya.
Para yung tubig at hangin ay pupunta dito sa ilalagay mo. Ito din may butas din siya dun sa
ilamin para kumuha siya ng tubig o ng mosture dito sa ilalim at tsaka meron siyang butas sa
dito sa side para ang mga ah ogat duon naman lumabas at kumuha din siya actually ng
tubig oh mosture dito kaya kahit maliit siya at kukunti yung lupa naman dito makakasuvive
siya as in sa nursery bago natin siya ilagay sa ganyan. So hindi natin problema yung
kakulangan natin ng, ng lupa at kakulangan natin ispasiyo ng katulad ng ginawa ni kagawad
dun meron siyang ah triles parng triles puwede din kaming gumawa itong maisabit iyang
dalawa ah kung wala kapang ever ganong kukuha kalang tali at ilalagay mo sa mga puno-
puno so yoon yung pinaka mainam kasi kung meron kang isang pirasong ganito meron, na
dalawang pirasong para sa sabihin na natin na, na yung simpling musta okaya simpling ah
lettus na tiggagalawa so hindi na mawawalan ng pagkain sa hapagkainan ang isang ah
ordinaryong familya natalagang gusto mung kong pang sarili para makatipid so yung ang
kagandahan nitong inorganisa ni kagawad jimmy seguera na para kung sakalinman na
nagaaral pa yung bawat isa sa amin talagang hindi panaman masproduction para
makapagbenta atlist napapakinabangan yung pang sarili comsamption which is organic
which is malinis dahil ang tubig naman ay galing din sa nawasa. So ang iniisip naman kasi
nila kapag tabing ilog eh madumi yung tubig hindi hindi ah ah safe kainin pero dahil nga sa
ginawa namin bagong technology nagaling din sa naman sa ating govnerno na tulong din
naman galing sa kanila ilan kami dito kasama si tatang mar ay bali apat lng kami na unang
nagtrain sa vilyar farm.
So yung mga technolohiyan nila na yung although na, na ngayon palang namin onting-
onting ginagamit hindi pa masiyadong progreso kaya hindi pa masiyado kaming ah well
brest na gamitin kaya ano anohan naman namin na natulong- tulong at maapoint kami sa
lahat ng technolohiya na nagagamitin na para sa pang karamihan. So ito pangaln yung first
time na, na maipadaloy sa lahat ng membro namin kasi wala patalagang oras kasi masiyado
kaming awhere dun sa mga kanya- kanyang namin mga ispace, sa kaya- kayang namin area
para linisin ayon lng at nasabi mo kanina na ah kumpleto ba kayo ng mga materyales dito
kung lahat lamang ng pupunta dito ay para magenterview o kumuha ng mga pictures ah
makakapagdala samin ng mga wilkings para halinbawa isang pupunta dito ay meron tayong
talagang mga esstudyate na ano, na magbibigay ng suporta malaking tulong sa bawat isa
saamin kasi marami kaming ganito ah actually naginagawa-gawa ko lamang yung pang
butas nito habang nasasaing pupuwede siyang na pang butas para hindi masayang yung
oras, masayang yuong gaas nakaprepare na, na nakahati na para tusok kalng ng tusok
hanbang ng iinin ng sinain.
So itong naman ito naman para kuminis siya yung kawali natin pagkatapos puwede natin
natin eh dito eh init para yung pinag anohan ay hindi siya makatulok so yun yung ginagawa
yun lng naman yung ano at tsaka pala ito kailangan gumawa ng ganito para yuong yung
pagah pagdidilig ay hindi masasaktan kasi pagbata pasiya nasasaktan yung kung baga yung
halaman so gumagawa kawa tayo nitong parang shower ball. Itong ano na to kung baga dun
mo siya iaano hindi duon mismo directa sa lupa. So meron tayong na gagamitin para hindi
siya masaktan yun ang pinaka showel ball niya, ayan
Interviewer: pagbata ng oh tsaka gagamitin yan
Respondent 2: oo pagbata lng yung halaman para hindi siya, kasi sensitive kasi yun stock
niya ta tska yun mga stem niya,palalaki na
Respondent 8: ng tawag dian, alam ninyo ang tawag dian ay self-iregating
Respondent 2: ok a yuon
Interviewer: ang pinaka mainam napo na ginagawa niyo dito ay nag rerecycle din po kayo
ng mga gamit
Respondent 2 & 8: Yes
Interviewer: kaya maganda po
Respondent 2: yes yes at tsaka ito hindi mo na bibilhin kasi ang ang mahal kasi yung mga
ginagamit na binibili na lalagyan ng mga nursery each is 25 pesos isang gamit mo lng nun
kasi kapag nainitan nagkukulaps na siya na madali ng masira so ito kapag nakapag ano
kanito ay nananoon mo lng, aayosin mo lng siya ng onti para maayos na siy, ay madali mong
makula
Respondent 8: itutulak lng yan eh
Respondent 2: oo itutulak lng yan, itutulak mo lng ito pababa para magamit mo ulit, pero
yung mga ano natin meron paring technology na itunuro kahapon yan flat nayan pagililipat
mo na ito kukuha kalng kalamang ng ahmaliit na bote yung bote ng ng ketup
Interviewer: opo
Respondent 2: yung bote naman lng ketyup yung yuong Igaganon mo sakanya para
magkaroon ng ispasiyo ng Ipapasak mo isa- isa para hindi ka hindi ka naghuhukay ng
ganyan, na parang paglagay mo hindi ganyan na nahihirapan yung halaman. Paglagay
mong ganon meron na silang butas na maayos itutuklop mo nalng ng ganyan. So napaka
kung baga nasanay na tayo sa naginaganon lng which is onti lng na tatang galing lng yung
pinaka ano ng bote, glass kasi dapat masisik-sik yung ano niya para ganyan yung lupa ma
kung baga mabutas niya ng maayos, dapat bubutasan mo muna siya lahat, lahat –lahat yung
ispasiyo ng flat tas ilalagay mo sila kung baga khit na sabihin natin nakahit na malitin na
yung garden dahil sa atin technology madali
Interviewer: tipid ispasiyo din po
Respondent 2: tipid ispasiyo, tipid oras, tipid sa pagod, lahat ay hindi na hihirapan yung mga
kamuka na gardener na katulad namin kasi the moment na hindi natin, nagagawa yung tama
at mamamatay yung isang halaman gaanong init, gaanong pagod, gaanong tubig at gastos
yung nawawala sa maliit na garderner kasi sa sa katulad ng maliit na ganito
napakaimportant yuong yung mabuhan sila para kumain sa tamanng oras sa tamang araw.
Kasi sabihin ng natin na sinasabi na yung isang kahid, isang tuka, inaapply natin dun minsan
ayan nilng maggarden kasi hindi nila sigurado kung makakakain ka at may lalagong
halaman yon ang number one na mory ng mga maliit na gardeners pero kapag na inplement
natin na ipadaloy yung tamang proceso para ang isang halaman ay maging maganda at
maayos para makipanabangan siguro lahat na matutuwa na magtanim kahit na mga ganito
kasi ang isip nila kasi ang daling mamatay, madaling mamatay kasi kulng yung lupa,walng
pataba so kami din dito ah siguro tuwing ang sabi ng nila kagawad ay tuwing second
Saturday ay makakaron ng kami ng seminarp para magkaroon kami ng meeting namin para
maidaloy naman yung naituro nung pinadala duon sa ah ahensiya ng gobnyerno para
magkaroon ng bagong kalaman at bagong technolohiya.
Yun naman para magkaroon ng buhay natama yung ating maliit na magsasaka yung naman
ang ating mailit na problema sa nakikita ko kasi yun yung nagiginng problema natin mga
magsasaska kaya ayaw na ng pagsasaka dahil hindi tama ang ani ng sapat para sa kanilng
familya so yan yung san binibiyan na tuong pansin, nabinibigyan din to ng konting pansin ng
goberyno para dun oh kasi pagbinigay lamang ang pero at hindi sila diretso dun sa maliliit
na gardeners hindi na ibibigay na kokoratong lng yung mga pera natin na bubulsa, yung
technolohiya hindi napapakinabangan ng ordinaryong mamamayanan kaya kung baga
ngayon napakasuerte ng kaya lamang kailangan itama natin at pagsikapan natin ng hirap,
kung baga ng hirap talaga sa umpisa
Interviewer: opo
Respondent 2: mahirap katulad ng namin na ng hihingi lamang kami ng mga kontanner ng
hihingi lamang kami ng galon ntin hahanap ng supporta si kagawad. So kung yung mga
batang walng magawa at kami ay maaa ,yung katulad ninyo na pagpalik ninyo ay mayroon
siguro kayong mga kayang ibigay na maliliit na bagay na iaapriciate namin at kami din ay
welling din kaming magturo kasi pangkaramihan ngayon ang damin sa seminar na mga
kabataan yun anak isa isa sa mga nagtraining kahapon sabi niya yung anak ko graduaate ng
IT maganda yung kampani nila pero hindi siya roon, at nagresign siya para tutukan yung
mushroom production kasi alam niya maskumukita sa may sarili kang ligosiyo na
inuumpisahan kasi dun mo rin malalaman yung mga matutunan namin duon dahil marami
din naman mga dahon ng saging dito mga pak lng ng saging na hindi na gagamit o yung mga
dahon yung yung aming sunod na gagawin. So hari nawa patnubayan ng panginoon at ng
bawat isa ay magkaroon ng maliliit na materyales na gagamitin at matutudin din upang
makaroon ng oras para matoto din kasi una kasi kung hindi tayo matutuo wala tayo
production ang dawat isa yung lng. Thank you
Interviewer: thank you po
Interviewer: so yung ano po kasi po yung weather ngayon po pabago-bago pano naman oh
nakakaapekto sa mga pananim ninyo po yun.
Respondent 2: ah malaki ang apekto niyan so itinutoro din nga kung papano magiging
katulad niyan ilalagayan natin ng inprovice na bahay, ah oo tapos pagkagumagawa dinkayo
ng ah parang climate ah record ah alam din namin kung kelan kami magtatanim, kung kailan
kami magpupunla kung kailan kami magtratrasper yung umpisa namin naginagawa, katulad
niyang ginagawa ni kagawad oh hindi tao ang kinukulamboan
All: hahahahaha
Respondent 2: yung bagong tanim ang kinukolamboan, kailangan din siyang may tamang
passage ng hangin, hindi pupwede ang ano ang mga leafy vegetables ay 50-50 yan hindi
yung buhay, 50-50 ang pangangailangan niya sa init at lamig may 50% siyang shade at 50%
na arawat tsaka yung ventilation siya, ayong lng at tsaka yung fruity hindi masiyado, kasi eh
80-90 kailngan niya ng araw.
Interviewer: ahhh yung alam ko lng oh sa organic farming oh ay matagal oh yung proceso ng
organic farming kung para sa iba sa tingin niyo po masnakakabuti bayon o masnahihirapan
oh kami o ano oh ba.
Respondent 2: ah kahit na, ah kahit na mahaba yung proseso ng organic farming each is
alam natin na kapag hindi organic at sintetic ang ginagamit ay nakaka ahhh harm ng ating
kalusugan so siguro dahil gusto natin makatipig at mahabang buhay yung proceso ng
oraganic farming talagang tatanggapin natin kahit na mahirap siya o matagal may mga
kapamaraan naman ang organic farming ah para ang proceso ay mapamadali kasi hindi
natin kasi hindi natin hintayin yung pagtuyo ng mga dahon pagnilatag natin yung mga
bagong pinagdamohan yung lahat tapos yung lahat ng maus puwede natin mapamadali yung
kapag inespray natin ng tubig at ay tinabunan natin ng luna, so in that chase madali siyang
mabubulok at kapag hindi na mainit yung puwede nanatin siyang lagyan ng earth worm para
yung earth worm naman yung magpapanalyze nung mga nutient sa ilalim yung lupang ating
kimunpos so hindi rin mahirap kailangan lamang siguro hati- hati kasi kapagisang bultong
matagal siya diba, matagal siyang macompos kailngan bawat lugar meron siyang ito good
for one week, sunod ulit good for one week para meron na tayong kaagad na makukuha,
parang din sa pagtatanim na meron round year o round amount natayong makukuha ng ano,
meron tayong ischedule of timing o replanting hindi yung lahat yan tataniman mo lahat at
hindi naman nakukumsum ohindi naman naibebenta meron kay ito papara sa month na to
yung sunod magpapanursery kaulit magpapatubo kaulit para naman sa isang plan yung
ganong ang ginawa ko nasa timing kung baganasa tamang management lamang ng maliit na
pundar. Oo katulad niyan kung meron kauilt ganyan pasubol kauilt para sa susunod na alam
mo kung ilan, ilan araw itong mabubuhay para maharvest so kumsuption mo for the whole
week yung, halimbawa for the whole month yung meron ka uilt na tinatanim para isinod doon
kailangan ng alam natin at yung proseso na ipapadaloy pa sa groupo hindi pakasi talagang
bata patalaga tong Ogat which is yung organisation bata pa at kami ay nanganagpa pa at
naaaral parin
Interviewer: pero po nakakainspare po kasi, kasi with in the city po pero meron organic
farming na makikita
Respondent 2: yesss
Interviewer: opo ang ganda po talaga
Respondent 2: at yun ay pasalamat sa barangay captain at kay kagawad at kung hindi dalhil
ah nagisip sila ng kapamaraanan na humingi ng pahintulot sa may ari ng santulosiya for the
mean time na na hindi panila yung area na to ay ipahiram para sa karamihan maging
organic farming dito sa tumana alam naman natin na ang tumana ay unang sinalantan ng
bagyong ondoy at gusto ng mga tao nandito ay talagang ah
Interviewer: Bumangon
Respondent 2: bumangon yes tama kayo diyan at kung meron nga marami ng na mga
kabataan na nagaaral katulad ninyo kahit magdala ng kayo ng isang wilkins malaking bagay
iyon para saamin so ako naman ay bilang kaantabay ni kagawad ang gunawana ako ng
inprovice para hindi sila mahirapan yung pagbubutas yung technology niya ay makaka,
makakakuha lng ako sa junk shop noong hard metal na stainless tapos nigalyan ko ng handle
para hindi kami gumamit ng sa anong tawag dun, yung ginagamit na mga tecnisian kung sa
paghihila
Respondent 5: screw driver ahhh,
Respondent 2: eh dapat yun yung kailngan gamitin pero magastos iyon diba, gagamit ka ng
koryente, pero kung kya naman ng pamano-mano basta meron kang pointed na istainless na
bagay ilalagay mo lng sa kalan ninyo makakapagbutas kana at tsaka kung lalaki naman kahit
na wala yung apoy puwede ng butasan kasi mapuwersa sila eh pero sa kababaihan hindi
puwede
Interviewer: talaga pong pagmaygusto may paraan nuh.
Respondent 2: mayparaan oo so siguro kay kagawad
Respondent 8: yung alin
Respondent 2: ah kasi parang ikaw yun finality diba hah, yun lang yung maishahare ko na
aahhh na first time pang maishare hahaha, dahil
Respondent 8: ako ginagamit kung ah self-irregating yung bote ng coke kasi yung coke ano
siya ah may design siya, ah nalolock siya
Respondent 2: oo malolock siya
Respondent 8: nalolock siya
Respondent 2: oo tama yung kapagtam lng yung paghati ninyo sa fortion na ito kasi kapag
binaliktad mo siya yung fortion na ito ay maglolock dito eh. So ganon din dito sa wilkins kasi
may lock din siya sa wilkins kasi kahit itaas mo yan hindi ito mahuhulog kais tubig lng siya
Respondent 8: kaya self-irregating tawag dian
Respondent 2: ayon siya
Interviewer: ah musta oh kayo dito
Respondent 8: yan bebeyan ng halaman
All: hahahahah
Interviewer: musta naman oh kayo dito as a communite po magtutulong tulong po oh kayo
dito diba
Respondent 2: ah yuon
Interviewer: tas nagbibigayan lng kayo ng mga pananim ganon
Respondent 4: ahhh yung iba kapag iba iba yung mga kasi kung siya ay kamatis
Respondent 8: tanongin mo isa isa kung ano yung mga pananim siya
Interviewer: natanong natin eh hahahaha
Interviewer: si ate
Interviewer: kayo po ate
Respondent 4: katulad nga ng sinabi ko na may papaya, may talbos,
Respondent 1: ganyan din samin
Respondent 5: may talong pare parehas lng hahaha
ALL: hahaha
Interviewer: kayo oh ate
Respondent 7: bago palng yun aking mustasa hahaha, pinapaano ko palamang
Interviewer: yung palng po yung una ninyo ng tinamin
Respondent 7: may mag tanim din ako dian ano, ay kamoting kahoy, talbos ng kamote,
papalay, malunngay yan
Interviewer: kayo po kuya
Respondent 5: Sakin papaya nani, papaya at ampalaya , okra , yung malunngay, wala akong
alogbati , may mayroon akong munggo.
Interviewer: si tatang mar maraming tanim yan hahaha
Respondent 8: oo maraming tanim yan si tatang mar
Respondent 2: sa bawat garden puwede kayong magpicture dian
Interviewer: dati po nung pumunta po kami
Respondent 2: ahhh
Interviewer: opo
Interviewer: last week po
Respondent 2: ah last week
Interviewer: opo
Interviewer: nagiinterview po kami, opo
Interviewer: ay dati po hindi po kami punta dian,
Respondent 2: ah sge puwede kayong pumunta mamaya dian
Interviewer: ah sge po, wala po ata kayo last week kaya hindi po namin kayo napuntahan
Respondent 2: ah oo puwede pang dadagdag ninyo sa inyo ninyo ah kasi yung ginamit kung
usually dun ay yung akin maliit na echo garden parang ganon, talagang kolambo inalisan ko
lng ng kulambo yung mga anak ko
All: hahahahah
Respondent 8: kailangan para mareduce yung init, para hindi maluto yung gulay sa init ng
araw
Respondent 2: at tsaka protection din siya sa mgaa
Interviewer: insects
Respondent 2: oo pero kanina ay kahapon sa seminar, hindi rin pala kailnagan ng ahh fully
na ikulong mo siya kasi yung eco balance diversity natin kailngan pumasok din pala yung
mga insecto dun kasi hindi naman lahat ng insecto ay harmful
“CLAP”
So may insecto na kumakain, hahaha may kumakain ng kapwa niya insecto para hindi
maditermin yung mga halaman na meron ganon. Ahh siguro hahaha kahit nangangalkal din
siya ng lupa ganon, so
Interviewer: so panasin ko lng dito sa atmosphere ng organic farm ninyo po sa tuwing
pupunta oh ako dito narerelaxe po ako sa farm ninyo po, ah sa tingin ninyo po ginagawa
ninyo po parang nakakalibang oh talaga nuh kahit na matagal yung process tas kailangan ng
pasensiya pagnakita oh yung bunga sa dulo talagang mapapasaya po
All: oo
Respondent 2: oo kasi ganon din tayong tao lahat ng bagay is may process diba
Interviewer: OPO
Respondent 2: kasi kung palaging intant noodles walng laman yung utak, ganon din yung
halaman kapag hindi tama yung aging process niya kulang siya sa nutrient so babalik tayo sa
old school plus the technology yung ang mas-maganda para sa mga katulag ng mga
kabataan kung tama yung proceso moldeng-molden hindi lamang yung talento andin yung
sabi nga ni miss universe “with the heart”
ALL: hahahah
Respondent 2: Ayon tamang pag ano pagtatanim tamang timing at proceso masarap siya
lahat naman ng bagay diba, sa pagluluto pag hindi din tama ang sankap hindi masarap so
ganon din yung mga halaman may buhay din sila, kapag minadali natin madali din mamatay
Interviewer: opo
Respondent 2: ohh yun
Interviewer: tsaka oh meron pong silang sinasabi na put your heart in to it, sa lahat oh ng
bagay para oh magtagumpay oh kayo kailiangan oh talaga ng malay niyo po yung ginagawa
niyo, so sa tingin ko naman oh kayo pong lahat dito ay mahal-mahal niyo po yung ginagawa
niyo kaya po ang gaganda po ng mga panamin niyo
Interviewer: opo
Respondent 2: talaga isa yung saka pagmaypaguusap ng bawat isa kung ano man ang meron
kay kuya Mar ganda sakanya duon, ay kuya mar ang ganda niyan so sige share-share osige
para ang lahat ano hindi yung puwede yung ah nakaalam ng isa ng technology ishashare sa
lahat para lahat ng ano kung baga si kagawad umiukot din siya titingan ko maitutulong ,
kung kulang sa isang area kasi by area kami dito so ah, tinutilungan din ni kagawad kasi siya
mas maraming alam
Respondent 8: kunti lng
ALL: hahhaha
Respondent 2: kung baka siya yung na uuna na kung baga ahhh yung technology na alam
niya ay hindi katulad ng kami na naguumpisa at tinitiruan siya din yun professor namin dito
bali ngayon palng itinutulak kami namga membro ng mga opisiales katulad ni mang mar
Respondent 2 & 8: hahaha
Respondent 2: parang kung baga sa anak ay tinutilak para mag-aral at pagkatapos an naman
ay pagaralan niyo katulad ng sabi ni ni mang bidal na oh bakit hindi na ituro yung ano yung
inaral sa seminar diba pa nga kami na nagkakaroon ng coroom parang first time palng
ngayon, oo parang first time palng talaga eh siguro by next week ah magiinvite din kami
pagkanagnagbigay sila ng schedule si kagawad na oh meron tayong small seminar
Respondent 8: meron tayong nakaschedule na meeting, ah ah dun sa fertiziler o concocktion,
diba meron nun mang mar bukas bukas ng hapon ah ano bago nagsimula yung meeting
Respondent 4: kasi sabodo to eh, second Saturday at four Saturday tayo diba.
Respondent 2: kasi kapag Saturday ah kailngan talgang kasi may mga pasok sila eh
Respondent 2: alanganin din ako din
Respondent 8: ah ok, pero meron ka ng gawa
Respondent 2: kung meron na akong gawa oo, kaso yung ano ko yung FFJ ko FFA
Respondent 8: yung anong tawag dito, ah ubos
Respondent 2: kasi kailangan kailangan yun
Respondent 8: ah ito concoction ng ano wine
Respondent 8: ito amoy wine
Interviewer: para san po yan
Respondent 8: ah ano sila ahhhh concoction ng saha ng saging so potassium sila
Interviewer: bigay lang po
Respondent 8: ah ano siya, paliwanag mo nga yung sa saging
Respondent 2: ah tinatawag yan na FPJ fermented plant juice
Respondent 8: FPJ
Respondent 2: FPJ hindi Fernado Pao Jr,
All: hahahah
Respondent 2: so yung FPJ na yan ay ahhh galing sa ano sa pag halim bawa isang kilong
halaman ah eh any malambot na vegetable oh kaya yung pinaka ilamin na saha ng saging.
Yung pinaka puno yun yung kukuhain mo yung ilamin nun kasi siya ay malambot at tsaka
matubig so isang kilo nun ilalagay na ihihiwain natin ng pinong-pino saka ilalagay natin ng
isang kilong molasses.
Ang molasses ay mahal kaya agn gagawin natin ay yung brown dark sugar, yung ang
ilalagay natin bakit dark sugar kasi siya yung kakain siya yung magprepreparement ng
prescong halaman, iiageing natin yung ilalagay natin sa isang container o sa timba lalagyan
natin sila ng ng hahaluin natin malambot-namalambot papalambotin natin kung baga
kailangan tamang-tama yuong balance ng sugar mixture at tsaka yung chinap-chop na ah ah
mga halaman so yung ay kapag na ah tatakipan natin yuong ng manila paper so saloob ng
pitong araw
Respondent 2: tsaka natin siya haharvestin kung baga ang ageing process niya is seven days
pagkatapos nun ilalagay na tin siya sa fish net, yung net bug at yung pipigain natin at yun
naman gagawin natin pampataba ng lupa ang mga lahaman kasi nga katulad dito na mabato
nakailangan natin may suportang pampataba at yun yung pang palaki o pampataba hindi pa
yun yung pambulaklak ay yung pambulaklak naman ay yung mga fruitas na halimbawa na
yung sa palengke kaya kami ay nagkukuha ng kami ng mga sapin sa palengke hindi na yung
tumpok tumpok nalng na mura, ah yan yung kukuhain natin na na ififerment kung paano
natin iferment yung mga vegetable ganon din sa fuitas naman ang pang poliar pang bulaklak
so meron din kung baga pagah pagkatas nanatin yung sa isang kotsara isang literong tubig
ang ilalagay twice a week lng yung iispray natin hindi everyday twice ah ispray lng yung
every eigth o’clock or four o’clock kahapon para hindi siyang masiyadong mainitan yung
damon kaya kailngan malamig palng para mamaaaa kasi yung reaksyon nung damon dun sa
init at tsaka sa fertilizer ay ah humility niya ay makuha yung tamang combinasyon ng lamig
so ganon din yung gagawin sa isada ganon din.
Ang tawag naman dun sa fertilized fish amino acid FFAA puwede din gamit para yung
naman sa lupa ay mapataba yung lupa naman yung content nung yung nutrient content ng
lupa mabubuhay ang halaman dun sa urban nga kasi nga wala akong gagamitin mo lng na
ganito so walng, walng dahilan ang isang tao na hindi kumain ng sapat kung masipag so yun
yuong gsuto saanting ipatupad ng goberno natin na nakakakatuwa nasiya ay talagang andun
yoong 100% na directo sa mga maliliit na consumer so kasi yung dati basta nabigyan lang ng
pondo, so kapag hindi kasi hands on hindi mauunawaan ng mga maliit nating ano kasi
minsan nga nagaral na nga ng technolohiya. Ito nga yung paggawa ko nito nagseminar na ,
sabi ko bakit hindi maglock yung pala tamang tama, saktong sakto mong gugupitin so
magkamali ka lng ng konti sabi nga noong direktor na nagturo mmmmhn dating direktor ATI
six months daw niya na ano inaaral six months napakasuwerte ng dawat isa na talagang
yung ideal or technology ay mapapunta na satin so napakaganda so hindi na tayo
mahihirapan eh kahit na nga ganon sabi ko bakit kaya yung kanina tamang tama ang dami
kong nagupit na neto, sabi ko ang hirap talaga kapag picture lng tapos antinamo ang bilis
ang bilis yung tansition ng pagaaral kahit pinicturan mo san bayon ahh ay napakabilis ah
kailangan pantay napantay magmali kalamang sira na yung ano so ganon din dito kailangan
matama kasi pagmagugupit mo siya dapat pagsinaksak mong ganon yung ano wala ng
hangin duon sa ilalim so kailangan pantay napantay yung butas sa ilalim at dapat alam na
alam natin yung sukat at tska yung pagbubukas kailangan pantay napantay tapat na tapat
yung pagbutas nakapagnaheat yung butas sa ilalim matutumbok niya yung butas din duon
para hindi mahirapan yung hangin kung papunta dun sa pinaka soil ayon siya. May tanong
pa
Interviewerl: puwede oh ba kayo magshare ng experience niyo kayong lahat tungkol sa
organic farming kung pano oh ba kayo nagsimula si ate po
Respondent 4: kasi ako hindi naman talaga ako yung mister ko
Interviewer: pasasama sama kalng oh
Respondent 4: Oo, hahahhaa siya talaga yung nagtatanim
Interviewer: so yung asawa niyo po talaga yung nagtatanim po. Kayo po ate
Respondent 4: ako kasi hindi naman ako ganong nagtatanim kaya dito parang nagaaral-aral
palng hahaha, kailangan patalaga namin ng traning hahaha
Interviewer: kayo oh pano po kayo nagsimula
Respondent 2: eehhh ano mahilig lang talaga ako sa halaman so yung technology wala pa
talaga so yung old school lng yung nakikita ko sa mga magulang ko nagtatanim din gunon
lng basta lupa as in lupa lng wala saaming pataba pataba, wala saamin alam yung mga
manure-manure yung mga tae ng kalabaw pinapabayaan lng namin kung tumae kadian bala
ka dian kung papupunta dun yung halaman tumaba ka dian ganon lng as in so nun sa
organic farming ah maganda kasi kung baga na enchance ng eh nadagdagan yung ganda
kasi nga ah maituturo mo pa saiba namabubuhay pala yung halaman sa paso lng pero
trinaran ko ilagay sa ano sa sampayan namin na nakakulong din mahirap din tumubo eh
pano ba yun san si kagawad
Respondent 2: pagtwo sided lng
Respondent 8: yung
Respondent 2: Sa bahay nagawa ako ng ganito two sided lng yun hangin sa looban so hindi
rin eh
Respondent 8: hindi nagpropagate pero facing east siya, dapat na aaraw siya sa umaga
Respondent 2: oo, taklod paring onti
Respondent 8: ah lalo na yung green leapy vegetable dapat yun ah ang atlis ah ang araw na
nasasagap siya at list six hours a day, ano ahh may nagsasabi na yung obsevation siya sa
hapon ok din pero ano ang the best ay yung umaga, yung dapat nasisinagan siya ng araw sa
halimbawa simula six hanggang ganon hanggang alasonse pero dapat yung lalo na kapag
bagong tanim siya katulad niyan kailangan talagang tinatakpan namin siya ng plastic
mareduce yung heat yung ultra violet rays. Ano yung maluluto eh mababansot yung yung
halaman so ang basic sa ano ahh mga green leapy vegatables dapat meron siyang morning
sun, tinatamaan siya ng araw
Interviewer: kayo po ate pano po kayo nagsimula
Respondent 5: kasi nga mabato dian siyempre inalais muna namin yung mga bato tas
siyempre yung tataniman mo walng bato dun ko tinananim
Interviewer: yung lupa ninyo oh ganing sa ilog po ba
Respondent 8: ah yun garden soil, ahh may tinatawag na garden soil eh yung garden soil yun
yung mga lupa sa tabing ilog yung halos kulay brown na pino, ah yun ay mga top soil galing
sa taas kapag umiulan, pagbumabaha inaanod sila sa sa pang pang ng ilog tapos yun yung
mga patabang lupa yung yun gingamit sa early civilization diba early civilization nasaan na
sa river diba sa mga lambak sa mga delta nuh, kasi ah napaka taba ng fertile soil niyan eh
nuh galing yan sa taas pagumuulan inaagos sila dito sa baba naiiwan yung sa mga pangpang
ng ilog so yun yung matabang lupa
Interviewer: si kuya harme po pano po kayo nagsimula
Respondent 2: ganon din nga kailangan patabain yung lupa, nagdagdag kami ng garden soil
na yun para lumambot sila so ngayon malambot na yun lupa maganda na nagtanim kahit na
tigkalahati kasi mabato pa dati eh. Kayo dun ako nagsimula papalit nalng yung itatanim so
yun lng
Respondent 8: may mga area na mabato eh nuh. Yung kay tatang yung sayo mataba yun eh
Respondent 9: oo
Respondent 8: mataba na nga dinagdagan pa ng lupa
All: hahahahha
Respondent 8: sige lumapit kayo para marinig si tatang, kung pano nagsimula si tatang
Respondent 9: diba tinanong niyo na ako dati
Interviewer: opo
Respondent 9: ano sasabihin ko
All: hahaha
Interviewer: pano po kayo nagsimula
Respondent 8: pano daw oh kayo nagsimula
Respondent 9: ahhh, ehhh ano tawag dito, diko na matandaan.
Interviewer: si kuya bogs oh pano po kayo nagsimula
Respondent 6: ganon din po katulad ng sinabi nila mabato pero nagdagdag din po kami ng
lupa, bunga tiyaga lang, para masaya kahit papano hahahaha. Tiyaga tiyaga lang
Interviewer: Ikaw kuya ano po pangalan niyo
Respondent 10: William
Interviewer: William, kuya pano po kayo nagsimula
Respondent 10: hindi observer lang ako dito, bisita lng oh ako dito
Respondent 8: bisita ko lang siya
Respondent 10: bumisita lng ako dito, inimbitahan lng ako ni kagawad upang makita ko yung
organic farm nila
Interviewer: kamusta naman po dito
Respondent 10: mahangin, malilim, nagluluto ako dun eh
All: hahaha
Respondent 10: para may kainin kami mamaya hahaa. Nagdala ako ng ulam mga gulay
Miguel: ah sige po, yung study po kasi namin yung parang pinupromote oh yung importance
ng organic farming sa lipunan natin ngayon basi sa mga experience ninyo pong lahat ah
icoconclude ko lng po na basi sa lahat ng experience ninyo po kahit po na mahirap, kahit oh
na mabato tapos kulang sa lupa makikita po na matitiyaga po kay na mga tao at tsaka po
mahal ninyo po yung ginagawa niyo kaya naman po yung mga pananim niyo po mayabong
po tapos ayon po parang lahat po ng pinaghirapan niyo po inaani ninyo po sa dulo
Respondent 8: tanong mo kung kumita na sila
Interviewer: kumikita na po ba kayo
All: hahahahah
Interviewer: konti
Interviewer: konti lang hahahaha
All: hahahaha
Respondent 4: konti lang hahaha
Interviewer: kayo po parang kuwan po eh, sadulo po pagmaayos na po magiging model po to
sa para sa iba lugar para gagayahin po niya ay ang ganda po sa kanila ganon po parang
yung tourism pumupunta din po ba dito para makita po nila
Respondent 2: bali yung mga yung balak namin ni kagawad, parang siyang secret garden
natalagang ah pagmaraming pumupunta na nagreresearch, mga estudyante hindi laman dun sa
ano kung baga parang may architectural design din hindi yung basta mga tanim kadian ok na
mabuhay ka dian hindi ganon kasi iba naman yun technology hindi katulad sa probinsiya
wala basta tumubo kadian ok kalng dian kung baga dito meron architectural design din yung
dito yung kamatis dito yung ano
Interviewer: organize
Respondent 2: “clap”, Organize, yes organize at tsaka magandang tingan yung makikita natin
sa farm vile hindi yung nagtatanim tayo sa farm vile lng pero yung farmvile natin is really
Interviewer: sige po yun lng oh yung ano namin yung parang group discussion natin marami
pong salamat po sa oras niyo po
Interviewer: maraming salamat po “ All clap”
 APPENDIX B

Name: Redden Karl U. Bautista

Address: Unit F, Paula Salud, Lopezville subd. Mayamot, Antipolo City

Cellphone Number: 0926919075

Email address: reddenbautista74@gmail.com

School: Far Eastern University- Manila

Motto: “Don‟t push yourself to work hard, work smart”

Name: Miguel Ira C. Castro

Address: #22 Lilac St., Hacienda Heights, Barangay Concepcion Dos, Marikina City

Cellphone Number: 09165436362

Email address: miguelcastro12123@gmail.com

School: Far Eastern University- Manila

Motto: “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the

shore.” – Andre Gide

Name: Neil Enzo P. De Guzman

Address: 86 Zulueta St. Marilao, Bulacan

Cellphone Number: 09226971455

Email address: deguzmanneilenzo@gmail.com

School: Far Eastern University- Manila

Motto: “Hardwork beats talent”

Name: Jazon Z. Delos Santos

Address: #348 General Luis St. Caybiga, Caloocan City

Cellphone Number: 09069489159

Email address: jasonzds11@gmail.com

School: Far Eastern University- Manila

Motto: “You learn more from failure than from success. Don‟t let it stop you. Failure builds

character”

Name: Felmark Ross D. Labrador

Address:623 3E Quintos St. Sampaloc, Manila

Cellphone Number: 09952835898

Email address: felmarklabrador@yahoo.com

School: Far Eastern University- Manila

Motto: “A dream doesn‟t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and

hardwork.”