Flood Resistant Crops
The Philippines is a wonderful place for farming. Abundant rains and warm weather make it possible for us to grow nearly any food all year round. However there are some challenges that come with that heavy rain, one of the…
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Philippine Secretary of Agriculture Advises Healthy Diet As Part of COVID Response
Back in Febuary 2020, Agriculture Secretary William Dar advised “Eat fruits, veggies to stay healthy, fit vs. nCoV”. In an article on the department of agriculture website. He spoke of the immune system as our defense against the virus in…
What Is Sustainable Agriculture?
At ESSA, our foremost goal is to promote the practice of sustainable agriculture in the Philippines. In order for us to truly advocate for sustainable agriculture we need to understand what is really is. Let’s take a look at some…
How The Great Food War Will Be Won (Debunking The Myth of Food Shortage)
How The Great Food War Will Be Won This article also by Jonathan Latham in 2015 discusses the steps we need to take in order to shatter the lies surrounding world wide food production and move towards a truly healthy…
Small Farms Can Feed The World
This article, written for children’shealthdefense.org, as site that advocates the importance of healthy organic food for children, they describe how systems of small farms are better suited to provide food for the world thant the current large scale conventional method.…