It’s been months ago since I visited not just one but four organic
farms in Bicol namely, Sonrisa Farm,
Dacara’s Farm and Gardens, KOPPA Farm
and Longabela’s Kalikasan Farm. Of
course, each of them deserve its own post as they have their own story to tell.
Story that worth sharing, inspiring and life changing so guys please stay tuned
I assure you it’s more of eye-opener on how we should change our lifestyle… for
the better. Of course, this trip wouldn’t be possible if I don’t have friends
in the blogging world, thank you Ate Ruth
Floresca of Write, Breathe, Live and the
awesome people behind Agriculture Training Institute (ATI). I’m glad to be part
of OA Bloggers Event, for the first
time that was organized by ATI. It’s already their 9th event so yeah
– it is how successful it is and great to know that there are a lot of farmers
who supports organic farming. More so, Mr.
Michael Villezar of ATI Region 5 welcomed us with an enthusiasm to
introduce to us the pride of organic farming in Bicol.
Sonrisa is a Spanish
word that means smile. And people who enters the farm always have this
beautiful curve on their faces, that’s why the owner of the farm, Ms. Cherry Lo, named it as Sonrisa Farm. The farm is located in Carangcang, Magarao, Camarines Sur.
It was already lunch time when we get there and Ms. Cherry
Lo, who is a breast cancer survivor, prepared sumptuous meals, ingredients are
all organic and fresh from the farm. Ideally, the farm was made because Ms.
Cherry wanted to change her eating lifestyle and make sure that what she eats
are all free from chemicals due to insecticides and pesticides sprayed on the
plants. At Sonrisa Farm, everything is organic, they are using natural
fertilizer and attractants to grow their plants. She wanted to live a life
wherein she knows what she is putting on their table. All of a sudden, the farm
blossom into an amazing Sonrisa Farm
that would empowers women to have a better life by having a healthy lifestyle.
Lunch was a feast! We had Guyabano, Mango and Baligang square, an excellent source of
Vitamin C, there was also a ginataang lumpia, crispy kangkong,
okra,
spicy dilis, suman deliciosa, vegetable rice and malunggay puto! But wait
there’s more, rolled sweet potato, oyster mushroom pasta and the best
seller rainbow salad were also up
for grabs! Rainbow salad is composed of red amaranth, mediciano herb, blue
ternate, santan or ixora coccinea, mansanitas, alugbati, red and green rapid
lettuce and these are all available in the farm! By the way, the lemongrass tea
was absolutely refreshing!
After our hearty lunch, Ms. Cherry toured us to the farm. There
are stingless bees (yes!!! You read it right, Sonrisa Farm has stingless bees
and that was my first time to heard and saw it.), mushrooms, papaya trees, chili
plants everywhere, rice fields and many more. Everything is in there! If you
wish to visit the farm, for just only Php 250 entrance fee you are able to see Sonrisa Farm and of course, taste their
organic meals.
with Ms. Cherry Lo
Now, I oath to eat organic and start living a healthy
lifestyle because aside from helping our farmers who advocates organic farming
but also because eating proper food especially organic ones has a lot of
benefits.
For more inquiries and bookings just call +63-917-329-3129
or +63-998-580-1082 or send an e-mail through hellosonrisa@gmail.com. Or visit
their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/SonrisaFarm.
For organic farming inquiry, visit ATI website, http://ati.da.gov.ph/ati-main.
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