Updates from our Geographical Clusters in different parts of the country.
On January 18th, ESSA staff writer and workshop facilitator Rafael Mapa conducted a webinar for Palmolive-Colgate corporation. Although he was asked to teach the participants about urban gardening, Aeon was also able to share about the climate emergency, stating that…
For the past 6 months, the Iloilo City Cluster has been working on it’s urban gardening project called Kaon ka? Tanom Ta! at Baranggay Cochero. They have made a short video to share with you the progress and results of…
Six months ago, ESSA Iloilo City Cluster and Brgy Cochero began their partnership and efforts towards an urban gardening project. This project was meant to be a response to the food security issues brought about by the lockdown, and, in…
February 19, 2021 Multi-purpose Hall, New Lucena, Iloilo Last February 19th, CISSA, the central Iloilo ESSAcluster met at New Lucena to continue planning for their cluster initiatives for sustainable agriculture. Among the agenda points were: Baseline survey, Marketing links and…
By Philip Somozo The Katandungan Ancestral Land Site Analysis and Farm Plan activity was twice postponed, first due to covid-related restriction and second due to unforeseen mishappenings. It was finally conducted on January 9-10, 2021. It is the follow-up activity…
CISSA (Central Iloilo Cluster) President Mr. Ronie Bautista together with the Secretariat and in coordination with Passi City’s Organic Focal Person Mr. Japsy Alivar and City Agriculturist Areceli Alba were able to meet with Passi City Mayor Atty. Stephen Palmares…
On the morning of December 19th, the members of Iloilo city cluster fetched the participants of the Kaon Ka, Tanom Ta project from Brgy Cochero, and they went to visit Brgy. Salacay. Located in the nearby town of Cabatuan, Pototan,…
This past December 5th , the men and women of the Iloilo City Cluster were back again at Brgy. Cochero for the 8th week in order to continue their work with the community and to discuss the next stage of…
Merely three days after their previous visit, the Iloilo city cluster took advantage of a work holiday to continue their work on the communal garden of Brgy. Cochero. Despite the community’s lack of planting space,they have been establishing plant boxes…
To pursue more knowledge in different farming technologies in line with Sustainable Agriculture, ESSA Iloilo City Cluster organized a Permaculture Training at the Farm of one of the ESSA members, Rosalie Minerva, at Barangay Santa Monica in the Municipality of…
Speakers of this webinar were members of ESSA Iloilo City Cluster invited to share their respective expertise. Dr. Tetchie Layson talk was on “Bridging the Gap” Human Health and the Entire Ecosystem; in which she spoke about the interconectedness of the…
The ESSA Iloilo City cluster continues to follow up on the Inner Conditioning among the participants. This is in order that this first batch of family representatives stay within the scope of ESSA and sustainable agriculture. The above picture of malunggay planted…