When you go to Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, there’s a farm that is becoming popular as a tourist destination. It is the Silvano Farm, located in Purok 27 of Barangay Poblacion, a few kilometers away from the town proper. ManilaBulletin
People who come to visit the farm posted their photos on social media. Those who saw those photos became interested and wanted to visit the farm too, so much so that Randy was shocked that people from nearby provinces started to flock to the farm.When you go to Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, there’s a farm that is becoming popular as a tourist destination. It is the Silvano Farm, located in Purok 27 of Barangay Poblacion, a few kilometers away from the town proper.
He started with two varieties: Brazilian hybrid and Catawba. Today, he has added six more varieties: Baikonur, Malaga, Red Cardinal, Everest, Julian and Academic. “All these are table grapes,” he said. “They are sweet.” People who come to visit the farm posted their photos on social media. Those who saw those photos became interested and wanted to visit the farm too, so much so that Randy was shocked that people from nearby provinces started to flock to the farm.Tourism purposes
The said place, however, is planted to mangoes. He would cut the trees as they are no longer bearing fruits. Besides, it is near the goat house and it’s not advisable to spray mangoes with chemicals as it would affect the goat herd.Speaking of goats, they have two types: meat and dairy. “The meat type is for family consumption only although we sometimes sell meat type goats to others,” he explained. “We process our goat milk and sell it to neighbors, schools, and visitors.
They started with only five kilograms of African nightcrawler earthworms. They raised the earthworms in boxes. One box can produce as much as 15 sacks of vermicast; one sack is about 50 kilograms. They harvest about 40 cavans or about 2,000 kilograms per cropping from the half-hectare farm. They bring the palay to Magsaysay Organic Farmer Marketing Cooperative which mills the palay. “We don’t buy rice anymore as the rice we produce are for family consumption,” he said, adding that they sell the rice through the cooperative.Land preparation is needed for the half-hectare organic rice farm before it is to be planted. Aside from grapes, Randy also grows dragon fruits.
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