When I’m not writing about agriculture, I’m writing about folk practices, beliefs, and the supernatural. This is because I became an agriculture editor, I was (... Read More...
Food has become such a big part of pop culture that there are people who base their personalities on what they’ve eaten and where they’ve eaten it. There is not... Read More...
There’s a story about Nick Joaquin that’s been going around the creative writing circle for as long as I can remember. It’s said that during a writer’s workshop... Read More...
In history class, we learn that the Philippines has had a robust trade with China for centuries before the arrival of the Spanish. Before the ethnic Chinese who... Read More...
A farmer friend posted a meme of a sign on a farm that said in Tagalog: “Visitors are coming! Lock up your plants!”
Something a lot of farmers deal with that... Read More...
The COVID-19 pandemic has almost everyone to shelter in place to curb the spread of the virus. This has resulted in a loss of jobs and opportunities for many pe... Read More...
Just what exactly is needed to produce a grain of rice?
Quite a lot of labor and capital.
Despite rice being a staple of the Pinoy dining table, not many ... Read More...
I was recently asked to give a lay person's overview of the country’s food security situation for Bahay Kubo Kitchens organized by Mesa ni Misis and FEED (Farme... Read More...
Rice is one of the world’s most important crops, with at least three billion people relying on it worldwide. According to the Food and Agriculture organization ... Read More...
Before humans had access to science’s ability to explain natural phenomena, they attributed everything they couldn’t understand to supernatural beings and rearr... Read More...
Agriculture is everywhere, even in films that have nothing to do with it. People went wild in 2019 when the end of Avengers Infinity War showed how big baddie T... Read More...
Not all honey available in the market is pure. According to Wilfrido “Jonji” S. de Jesus Jr. of Two Bees Apiary in Iloilo City, these so-called “fake” honey is... Read More...
Food security has always been a serious issue for the Philippines, particularly because a nation that calls itself an agricultural country shouldn’t have citize... Read More...
The Busa Mountain Range (BMR) straddles the provinces of Sarangani and South Cotabato in southern Mindanao.
According to Kier Mitchel E. Pitogo, resident wil... Read More...
It’s well known that the Philippines is a biodiversity hotspot, its 7641 islands holding a vast array of flora and fauna, many yet unrecorded, all of them rapid... Read More...
Farming is a precarious venture, as it is (mostly) subject to the elements, not to mention market forces.
The seaweed farmers of Caramoan, Camarines Sur are ... Read More...
As told to Yvette Tan
Wilfrido “Jonji” S. de Jesus Jr. of Two Bees Apiary in Iloilo City has been keeping bees for more than a decade. His small batch honey... Read More...
Two Bees Apiary in Iloilo City is a small urban apiary with aout 16 hives. Aside from being a beekeeper, its owner, Wilfrido “Jonji” S. de Jesus Jr., runs an a... Read More...
Honey has been an important food source since the dawn of mankind. It is delicious, nutritious, and has a long shelf life. Humanity’s love for honey continues t... Read More...
I was in a meeting where someone joked that I have the ability to link anything to agriculture. I replied that this is because ultimately, everything that has t... Read More...
Yvette Tan is Agriculture magazine's managing editor Agriculture.com.ph’s web editor. She is an award-winning writer who likes to eat, travel, and listen to stories about the strange and supernatural. She is dedicated to encouraging people to push for sustainable food sources and is an advocate of food security, food sovereignty, and the preservation of community foodways.
