My son thinks he’s a chicken! He always likes to say “bok, bok, bok” even imitating the wings with his arms. So I have decided to bring him to Tatay’s farm. I hardly go there because it’s a macho place, but since he’s abroad, I am mandated to visit monthly.
I never really cared about farming until I became a mom. I am mainly inspired by my son Joachim. I spent my childhood in Iloilo – the beach was just walking distance away from our house, my playground was our neighbors fish pond and rice field, and I trek a palm forest at the back of our house. When we transferred to Manila, I became an urbanite. But now, I want my son to experience the joy I felt when I was a kid.
To be inspired, I turned a 30 sq. m piece of land of my father’s poultry farm in Rizal, into an organic little garden-farm. As much as i want to bring in other animals in tatay’s farm: goat, pig, or just African love birds – I can’t! The farm has to be protected from diseases of other animals. So i have to stick with chickens and plants lang talaga. But it’s fun, either way. Now I can’t wait to visit it weekly.
Join our journey in taking care of an organic farm garden.
Welcome to “Wacky Eco-farm!”
My little monarch went crazy when he saw the chickens
Running after a rooster!
Planting Pansies and forget-me-nots in little pots first.
We’re adding color to the very macho farm.
Forget-me-nots are deadly to cats and dogs. When eaten, it can cause convulsions.
I love kangkong, but when we eat out, i would always wonder where they were harvested – sana hindi sa Pasig river. These are organic kangkong that covered the whole 20sqm. We use chicken poop as its fertilizer. Will clean half of this land to pave way for the “wacky eco-farm ” =)
Don’t you think it looks greener than the ones you see in the groceries?
They need warmth without the mother hen
Some of these hatch-lings will become “Schwarzeneggers” for my dad, while others will become “monks” or organic chickens.
A chick introduces himself to his youngmaster Wackee
Native chicken in iloilo are called “bisaya”
they will be fed with palay, and corn…
