Integrated Farm Project in Tigaon, Philippines

Have a look to our newly established vegetable and calamansi farm in Tigaon, Camarines Sur. For many years we made little agricultural experiments as a sideline hobby. In August 2008 we started our pilot farm in barangay Caracayon.

As of December 2009 there are about 3,5 hectars calamansi (Lemmon) trees and 1 hectar of different vegetables planted. 3 hectars are still idle while 8 hectars are rainfed palay (Rice) paddies.

Our target is to establish in the coming years a completely integrated farm with animals, farm shop, dryer, food processing facillities, research unit etc. In our opinion this is the best way for small farmers to stay competitive in the globalized world.

We are practising a combination of organic and conventional farming. Target is to harvest when prices are high. This is a very complicated venture during rainy season but so far we where able to solve most of the common problems like fungus, stagnant water, bacterial wilt, taiphoon damages etc.

If you like to visit the farm or if you have any questions or suggestions please contact me at

info@bicolshop.com

or have a look to our project - homepage

http://www.buddel.de/kft/en/index.htm

Update: By September 2010 we are planning a new video because in the meantime there have been many new features at the farm.



Best regards from Tigaon, Jochen Binikowski

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[jochen53]

For sure you can do it. But I reccomend to participate first at vegetable seminars from the local DA. Since September there is a DA hands-on training farm on our compound. Since then we are coordinating the experiments. The DA provided us also free equipment like shredder, compost tea brewer and special earthworms for vermiculture. All this is a big help and we as well as the farmer participants are learning a lot.

[jochen53]

I am actually working on an update of this video. There are many new developments. Watch out, it may take one or two weeks.

[jochen53]

Hi, no problem to visit the farm. Please make an appointment by email a couple of days before:

buddelbini@yahoo.de

Regards, Jochen

[DJSeabram]

I wonder if we can exchange some experience. We work under tropical rainforest conditions, but your experience would be interesting for us. See our videos, maybe this is something interesting for you too. Thanks for all the information you have on your videos. Greetings - Chilis from the forest - DaMata

[ygermino]

you can try Aquaponics too.....nice nice nice!

[angelitoasis]

thank you for sharing this video, i hope filipinos could have the idea of how the farming in the philippines may help them to reduce poverty.. thank you and i would like to visit your farm this summer..

[grcenp]

wow! i love it. i would like to have a small vegetable farm too.

my hometown is in sorsogon. i am currently in manila thinking of having a farm in my family's 2 hectare land. what do you think can i plant there? there are mostly coconut trees in the area and some rice field.

[kguna74]

I love farming! Thanks for the inspiration!

[edmor2003]

this is very inspiring video, specially who start developing their farm. Can I visit your farm this coming december during my vacation in the philippines. I come from Iriga city.

Just admiring. Happy farming Jochen 53

ed_mor2003@yahoo.com

[kisolonian]

inspiring....