What used to be a no man's land, where hectares of land was idle due to previous armed conflicts and destructive mining operations, is now a nature farm and resort attracting local and foreign visitors. | ManilaBulletin
What used to be a no man's land, where hectares of land was idle due to previous armed conflicts and destructive mining operations, is now a nature farm and resort attracting local and foreign visitors.What used to be a no man's land, where hectares of land was idle due to previous armed conflicts and destructive mining operations, is now a nature farm and resort attracting local and foreign visitors. This is the JB Nature Farm & Resort, put up in 2012 by Engr.
During his stint in NGO work, he met his wife while she was undergoing specialization training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Cebu City. They were married in 1999 and decided to settle in Surigao City. They are blessed with two kids, a daughter named Justine and a son named Benj.
“The magazine’s articles and features on natural and organic farming and the success stories of farmers who are also from various professions or educational backgrounds inspired us to start our own natural/organic farm. Through Agriculture Magazine, we were able to visit Costales Nature Farm in 2012. After the one-day visit, I came back to Costales Nature Farm before the year ended and enrolled in a week-long intensive training on Organic Farming and EM Technology," Escobal said.
In 2016, the farm became the first Learning Site for Agriculture in Surigao City and the province of Surigao del Norte. As an LSA, they shared their story about how they were able to transform abandoned, damaged, and unproductive land into a thriving integrated nature farm using permaculture principles and a natural farming system. They also provide training on raising free-range chicken and pigs using the naturally fermented feed.
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