Dr. Elizabeth Ellaga: An ardent practitioner of holistic healing and a strong advocate for sustainable agriculture, a devoted promoter of nature therapy and plant medicine – is a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Diplomate of the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine.…
A dedicated practitioner of yoga who has devotedly worked as a missionary traveling half across the world. A teacher of Yoga and Taichi for 32 years. Provided spiritual guidance and other practical tools for personal empowerment and healthy lifestyle to…
Jane Entoy, ESSA Council Representative for the business sector shares the story of PAC (PESTALES Agriculture Cooperative), their challenges and struggles when they first founded the cooperative and became an Organic Agriculture Hub in Region 7. Jane Entoy, together with…
Dom-an Macagne from the IP Setor belongs to the Kankana-ey indigenous peoples of the Applai tribe in Sagada, Mountain Province, Cordillera Administrative Region. A community development worker with almost two decades of experience, Dom-an shares a short glimpse of indigenous…
The native chicken of the Philippines is one of our favorite ingredients for dishes, especially in rural areas. Families usually keep a few in their backyard, allowing them to roam and eat whatever they could find. Native chicken growing has…
In a recent article published in Manila Bulletin, Secretary Dar warns that the country will be in a food scarcity crisis starting in the second half of the year as chemical input prices soar. The UN Secretary-General expressed the same…
The Farmers Sector hosted the second webinar series organized by the ESSA Council. The webinar was facilitated by Dindin Daliva, a member of the council as the Visayas Cluster representative. She is also a co-holder of a fledgling ecovillage in…
We facilitated a self-mastery workshop with training in soil amendment preparations organized by Core Philippines (Convergence for Organizational Resilience and Empowerment) beneficiaries. Core Philippines, also a partner of Lifebank Foundation Inc., conducts a feeding program in far-flung areas in Maasin,…
The Central Luzon State University Extension Center Webinar Series Season 3 has been publishing research-based sustainable agriculture technologies. The topic for the first series is Organic Pesticides and Concoction Production for Vegetable Farming presented by Dr. Jonathan Galindez, OIC-Director, University…