Category: Livelihood

Bignay (Antidesma bunius) is a native to Philippines that grows on the mountains and loves tropical climate. Each bunch of single fruits contains about 30 – 40 pieces, thin-skinned, spherical…

Garlic (Allium sativum), is a specie in the onion family Alliaceae. It is popularly known as Bawang here in the Philippines. Garlic is a close relative of onion (sibuyas), shallot,…

Softshell crab is a crustacean seafood that can be eaten whole if cooked shortly after molting their hard shell. As crabs grow larger, their shells cannot expand, so they molt…

Angelfish is a freshwater ornamental fish with laterally compressed round body and elongated triangular shaped dorsal and anal fins. The genus name of the angelfish, ‘Pterophyllum’, roughly translated from the…

Dried Squid or popularly known as Bulad Pusit, is a salted and sun dried seafood product commonly produce in the Philippines. It is made from a fresh and cleaned squids.…

Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum Lind.) is a large genus species, belongs to the family Araceae. Anthurium can also be called “Flamingo Flower” or “Boy Flower”, both referring to the structure of…

Cornmeal is a type of flour coming from dried maize or American corn. It is a common staple food, and is ground to fine, medium, and coarse consistencies. Farmers who…

Rice Eel or Monopterus albus is a freshwater eel-like fish belonging to the Synbranchidae family. It is popularly known as “igat” or “palos” here in the Philippines. This family is…

Gladiolus is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae), the plural form of which can be Gladiole, Gladioluses or Gladioli. Gladiolus is also known as…

Square Foot Gardening is the practice of planning small but intensively planted gardens. The phrase “square foot gardening” was popularized by Mel Bartholomew in a 1981 Rodale Press book and…