tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26819996714545131242024-02-02T14:00:11.113+08:00Daily DOSE FarmDiverse <BR> Organic <BR> Sustainable <BR> Eco-friendlyRaymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-9339364727593997222015-02-25T13:34:00.001+08:002015-02-25T13:34:35.571+08:00InterviewsLast month we were invited to share some info about herbs. Here are links to ANC's Green Living and GMA's Good News.<br />
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The plants are growing really fast. These photos were taken January 9, 2015. Another batch of salad greens were planted beside them to use up space. </div>
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We've also planted some Ashitaba seedlings on pots. Can you guess which ones are growing faster? Watch out for the next post.</div>
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This is how we propagate our Ashitaba seeds.</div>
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These are Ashitaba seeds. We usually plant them with the flat (lighter color) side facing the soil. Do not bury the seeds or put too much soil over them or they will not sprout. Just put them on top of the soil and gently push them with your finger. Dont forget to moisten them with water through a mister everyday.</div>
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Several weeks later (in my case 2 weeks), the seeds will sprout. Not all seeds sprout the same day. Some of our seeds even took 5 weeks to sprout.</div>
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False leaves will appear after a few more days. Continue watering them as needed.</div>
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After a few days, true leaves will start to appear. It's time to put them in a bigger pot when the leaves are about a centimeter in diameter or bigger. </div>
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We hope you learned something from this post. If you have more questions or want to learn more about Ashitaba please leave us a message at the comment section.</div>
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Lately we've been planting some Ashitaba (Angelica Keiskei) in our garden. We got these seedlings around November 2014. We immediately planted some directly in the soil and some in big pots. Here are some pictures:</div>
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They suggest that the distance between plants should be around one meter. We decided to plant lettuces and other vegetables in between while the Ashitaba seedlings are still small. </div>
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More pictures and details to come...</div>
<br />Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-45792546590441362822013-10-14T11:02:00.001+08:002013-10-14T11:02:36.816+08:00Our Latest Addition to Our Brewer Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our biggest Vortex Brewer Yet...</div>
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<br />Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-87116524849674189302013-10-14T09:45:00.005+08:002013-10-14T09:45:50.368+08:00Vermi Tea Brewing InstructionsIts been a long time since our last posting. 2011 was a busy year for us, traveling all around the country giving free seminars on organic farming.
This is for those who bought our VermiTea Brewer.
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Fill your bucket or drum with non-chlorinated water<br /><br />Place the brewer inside the container making sure the hook of the brewer is secured on the rim of the container<br /><br />Connect the air hose of the brewer to the compressor<br /><br />Place the compressor on a table higher than the water level of the container then plug it in an electric outlet<br /><br />When the water starts to bubble, add your vermicast inside the brewer (chamber)<br /><br />Add your molases<br />
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It is very important to clean your brewer to avoid contamination of unwanted microorganisms in your VermiTea<br /><br />Simply take off the top and bottom cover of the brewer and spray with running water<br /><br />Take off the screen clamp and wash the screen<br /><br />You may use a soft foam sponge or cloth to clean left over biofilms<br /><br />DO NOT USE steel wool or other hard cleaning materials as this would leave rough surfaces on the brewer which can become colonies for microorganisms and leave biofilms which are hard to clean<br /><br />Just reverse the disassembly procedure and your brewer is ready-to-use again</div>
Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-90764763324921589662010-11-12T22:19:00.004+08:002010-11-12T23:34:19.122+08:00Mini Spiral Garden<div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The 3rd Pinoy Herbal Festival will be held at the AANI Herbal Center this coming November 19 to 21. The 3 day event will feature a lineup of free seminars about herbs and health and also herb propagation. I was invited to talk about herb propagation and how to start a small herb garden.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I am not a fan of power point presentations, during my lectures, I usually bring an actual product or machine to show my audience instead of a picture from my computer. Sometimes I show them pictures only because I can't bring the farm to them.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">With my upcoming lecture, I decided to make a small garden that I can bring during the event.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Here's how I made my mini spiral garden:</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGJdvck_caU7KfUdCZeR7pYJyUFPhsLINWnC-8HALz8ttMQ6Q76w3kP3_inZXIJ9Cuiec9kGn34zt0FQLmMmxLDJRBWrZjpT0QlESPh2XNr2xbD9LAnytEylL7La1usj27Ct66yeW/s1600/IMG_0242.JPG"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; 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cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxRCAD-lXly63rvV_EAgR3sA2J2iJxR3FDCAhQmWA8NT1ZNoWZX3C4zOronRCzxThkm9JBgVhitzAixwYuQ2Y0iKm9pPhUj0X8yP8jwh7d042BPt_JrIiSLKPr04tZFu_eC8W7MLT/s400/IMG_0243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538680542119982370" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5Plr1aS_58ketRPu88a6kAg0ngnYPCkibOizi2wc96Rf2LlPi8wsxnhUrzfURH8FtAr4ZJ6gDJHDoq89vM16iZU-NK6WZVZZ9-5NrixEsNDkcIKjf6549k7LuR4q_m0WH0o5pS4c/s1600/IMG_0244.JPG"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5Plr1aS_58ketRPu88a6kAg0ngnYPCkibOizi2wc96Rf2LlPi8wsxnhUrzfURH8FtAr4ZJ6gDJHDoq89vM16iZU-NK6WZVZZ9-5NrixEsNDkcIKjf6549k7LuR4q_m0WH0o5pS4c/s400/IMG_0244.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538680549286999922" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdos2i23LqdjKfVrqmHqTD_a4s7MYh61npavQSg-pCmNT4AgrWwmeI_S6HnxRRCxnMEBIYmS7rCgfMDsCJec9iAcxfICGDJzVwcbEWTddXlhlrM0SBhyxg-BbBe8N7OdOigShD46X/s1600/IMG_0245.JPG"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdos2i23LqdjKfVrqmHqTD_a4s7MYh61npavQSg-pCmNT4AgrWwmeI_S6HnxRRCxnMEBIYmS7rCgfMDsCJec9iAcxfICGDJzVwcbEWTddXlhlrM0SBhyxg-BbBe8N7OdOigShD46X/s400/IMG_0245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538680557615379618" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS11bhBCQmXSCx3YydL9essLwp7exZZ6U0BbUutT1KXK6LXxwgfxQNNSfRrwo-5WJolpdKPVFNV9T52Vg7WKnwQ7uvHhjZDEsDhDH0ZSWJ1j4XJbqwZnNOGNCYJqm5qT51KwfHxxJ/s1600/IMG_0246.JPG"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS11bhBCQmXSCx3YydL9essLwp7exZZ6U0BbUutT1KXK6LXxwgfxQNNSfRrwo-5WJolpdKPVFNV9T52Vg7WKnwQ7uvHhjZDEsDhDH0ZSWJ1j4XJbqwZnNOGNCYJqm5qT51KwfHxxJ/s400/IMG_0246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538680572064207906" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwDH_OHhI8SQn7kjxTgxBPGgPtMD7hJCqXTM3F2u7gyY_KscDa4eBZyxilNnH_FktGP92-1PM2XC9zreOgxtAC76zkRJ48fYZzW1exbJlc6I10nli6mp0YXESqL9NdT5rhsNjmYba/s1600/IMG_0247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwDH_OHhI8SQn7kjxTgxBPGgPtMD7hJCqXTM3F2u7gyY_KscDa4eBZyxilNnH_FktGP92-1PM2XC9zreOgxtAC76zkRJ48fYZzW1exbJlc6I10nli6mp0YXESqL9NdT5rhsNjmYba/s400/IMG_0247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538686346264800338" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All it needs now are the herbs. Come and see the finished product on November 21, 9:00 a.m. at the AANI Herbal Garden, Quezon Memorial Circle.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-13375636862002518262010-10-15T20:19:00.003+08:002010-10-15T20:48:38.288+08:00Latest Project: Vortex Brewer<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It's been a while since we posted something here.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >For those who read the whole blog or those who know me, I'm sure you're all aware that we make Compost Tea Brewers. We've been using them for more than 4 years now and so far, we've never seen a better local version of a compost/vermi tea brewer... until now!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >For the past 2 years I've been thinking of making a Vortex Brewer. I've seen pictures and videos of this all over the internet. Only this Monday I decided building one. It was a bit easier to build than I expected as long as you have the right tools. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Enough of the intro, here it is:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BCtjbwYST1B9whwTtyRuny2Za8JSYD7z6hCSROsFOUa3P7KpNjYl2bCfFR6pvlH5awNfPtSb6vzwdS1mL5yO7PcsSFJMPILJY4ei_TVoTO6-7RwQiY8Ia_5SKUsYCJOXTSmqXc53/s1600/IMG_0157.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BCtjbwYST1B9whwTtyRuny2Za8JSYD7z6hCSROsFOUa3P7KpNjYl2bCfFR6pvlH5awNfPtSb6vzwdS1mL5yO7PcsSFJMPILJY4ei_TVoTO6-7RwQiY8Ia_5SKUsYCJOXTSmqXc53/s400/IMG_0157.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528250306649348002" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3NaL7TGL6ulnfCYwP4YDsABm7ihF9NHSecUieY1I79F0QdP5oZaF-KoW6X75VZ10GGA6E2nYJuwvoG9wROtsups1JXd7eG2KxTHUDhCBpFz4gKjNPeadnOZDFGe5_tOaVNYHIdfs/s1600/IMG_0159.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3NaL7TGL6ulnfCYwP4YDsABm7ihF9NHSecUieY1I79F0QdP5oZaF-KoW6X75VZ10GGA6E2nYJuwvoG9wROtsups1JXd7eG2KxTHUDhCBpFz4gKjNPeadnOZDFGe5_tOaVNYHIdfs/s400/IMG_0159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528250296004921378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I will be posting more pics soon. I will also post a video of the actual brewing action.</span></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-10753385634677651922010-06-27T22:22:00.003+08:002010-06-27T22:33:53.489+08:00Busy as a BEE!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; ">I'm very sorry for not posting any updates on our blog. I would like to announce that we're still very very active and still very much into organic farming. In fact, I think this time is the busiest we've ever been since we started the farm several years ago. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To make it up with you guys, we will be conducting FREE seminars and forums about organic farming. We will be doing this every first Saturday of the month. We will be teaching how to make organic fertilizers like fermented fruit extracts, fish amino acids, lactic acid bacteria, vermitea, and more. We will also be inviting friends who will share their technologies to us.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The venue will be at the AANI Herbal Center, inside Quezon Memorial Circle. For instructions on how to get there, call, 4972755. We will start at around 8am and finish at 12 noon.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Leave a comment here if you have questions or you want to suggest a topic to discuss during the seminar/forum.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">SEE YOU THERE!!!</span></span></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-30788486468938945032009-10-31T15:05:00.002+08:002009-10-31T15:11:16.460+08:00The making of Daily DOSE Farm<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">This video was taken 3 years ago when we were just starting Daily DOSE Farm. Here you will see the other parts of our farm and some weird activities that we do when we have, well, nothing to do. :) We hope you enjoy watching. :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/girB5H4nbNg&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/girB5H4nbNg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thank you for watching!</span></span></span></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-1885037563736546902009-08-12T22:46:00.003+08:002009-08-12T22:52:12.645+08:00Farm Tour<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Here are some (class) pictures from the recent (08/09/2009) farm tour at our farm in Candelaria, Quezon. We will be posting more pics soon.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2l0ZEuxrDHHS3kz8wzLV2jUxKxcg6vr6r0xa5_EfNgSC9tUZYuBgwokBnRcps_YCyL8AtwOMMhuI3Gk4Fz-NfEVqGWHLTLCpUgy32GtQ52zbxv2bXKHDrFAQXUUKb2rVzigFbZ81/s1600-h/IMG_5013_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2l0ZEuxrDHHS3kz8wzLV2jUxKxcg6vr6r0xa5_EfNgSC9tUZYuBgwokBnRcps_YCyL8AtwOMMhuI3Gk4Fz-NfEVqGWHLTLCpUgy32GtQ52zbxv2bXKHDrFAQXUUKb2rVzigFbZ81/s400/IMG_5013_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369089441145391058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HUXBbSxRrfkmdXPz-CbTNYImeBIcOwt4NUrfb5HeBtIv14XttD5stKmOPVrHbALJ5CtIb44K02vr6mW3iXbdRuRON634IZia4q5DxDTniwgmOzhOcclSqu4Du3ITllAB_U0q98uY/s1600-h/IMG_5176_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HUXBbSxRrfkmdXPz-CbTNYImeBIcOwt4NUrfb5HeBtIv14XttD5stKmOPVrHbALJ5CtIb44K02vr6mW3iXbdRuRON634IZia4q5DxDTniwgmOzhOcclSqu4Du3ITllAB_U0q98uY/s400/IMG_5176_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369089435009191458" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Click images for a larger view. More pics to come!!!</div><div><br /></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-26868543269150649302009-07-28T19:37:00.002+08:002009-07-28T19:53:03.770+08:00Organic Fruit Fly Attractant (video)<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We've posted a picture about this before, now here's a video.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We hope you enjoy and learn something from this short film.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-Jzuon_wXdw&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-Jzuon_wXdw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is our very first video, but certainly not our last.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">More videos on organic farming to come...</span></span></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-28191220918705792812009-06-03T17:47:00.003+08:002009-06-03T18:04:39.545+08:00New Books!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I think the title should have been "Newly Acquired Books!"<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">These are recent additions to my collection of "Organic Agriculture, Environment, Soil Science, Entomology, Herbs, etc." related books (you get what I mean). </span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VaVXZCXl3-0pt7P7KzH72d6tG0ZyOWb61N90sTaHj6fp52LW-olJTMeTZtkdL_mgs6jaNCQhBBfCNwraC7fW6TKQgQ97ZTufn8UuqZa5ivfAbhWccprOGpHCtHzP7Yf34tA5SWzn/s1600-h/IMG_4640_1.JPG"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VaVXZCXl3-0pt7P7KzH72d6tG0ZyOWb61N90sTaHj6fp52LW-olJTMeTZtkdL_mgs6jaNCQhBBfCNwraC7fW6TKQgQ97ZTufn8UuqZa5ivfAbhWccprOGpHCtHzP7Yf34tA5SWzn/s400/IMG_4640_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343037778083075682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I just finished reading the one in the middle.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">My next read would be the one on the left.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The one on the right is a bit technical but still interesting.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">There's been a lot of new additions to our collection since we first showed you our bookshelf in the January 2008 post entitled "</span></span><a href="http://dailydosefarm.blogspot.com/2008/01/books.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Books!</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Now, i</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">f you need a specific book about organic farming and can't find it in our local book stores, feel free to post in anywhere on this site and I'll be happy to look it up for you.</span></span></span></div></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-47038887439510302602009-05-03T23:06:00.003+08:002009-05-03T23:27:38.189+08:00Our New Product - Stevia Powder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nM1Zs2EHHvwrrRrVVcDTjHGFX0VcW7HF0KqT9Xr2Fm4LduWu9PN7M0YixOUuZiYmXq_taAK0oXOBsdDfbSihppoEdcIZ80mmwv-_k8NGPYJh_aMHRSH9qUL013RxZjVJj4VOXIfi/s1600-h/IMG_4262_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nM1Zs2EHHvwrrRrVVcDTjHGFX0VcW7HF0KqT9Xr2Fm4LduWu9PN7M0YixOUuZiYmXq_taAK0oXOBsdDfbSihppoEdcIZ80mmwv-_k8NGPYJh_aMHRSH9qUL013RxZjVJj4VOXIfi/s400/IMG_4262_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331614741687128466" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">What you're looking at is more than 2kg of stevia powder. It takes about 500 grams of fresh leaves to make 100 grams of dried leaves. It took us a more than 2 weeks and more than 10 kilos of fresh stevia leaves, taken from more than 100 stevia plants to produce what you're seeing in this picture. Now, let me ask you, how much would you sell these?<br /></div></span>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-49503080809953387182009-05-03T22:04:00.002+08:002009-05-03T23:06:13.402+08:00Winds of Change<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 18px; ">Its been almost two years since we started Daily DOSE Farm and we've learned so much since then. There have been ups and downs. We've been so down that we even thought of putting this project to a halt, but we can't because the happiness it brings us is priceless. The feeling of harvesting your first crop, picking your first fruits, feeding the chicks, and learning from nature is truly a heart warming experience.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We started with salad greens; lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, etc. Then we tried growing chickens, then herbs. We have very few problems growing them all. We only have one big problem - TRANSPORT. We have no easy means of bringing our goods to the consumer. Ten crates of vegetables and herbs are too many to fit in a small car, we have to borrow my dad or brother's truck. But not anymore! We've solved this problem, not by buying a bigger car, but by converting bulky herbs into powder. We are now air-drying or herbs.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are now focusing on culinary and medicinal herbs and gave the salad greens a bit of rest. Daily DOSE Farm is now planted with lots of stevia (stevia rebaudiana) accompanied by gotu kola (centella asiatica) and bordered with cat's whiskers (</span></span><em style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: inherit; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">orthosiphon</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> aristatus). There are plans of planting more medicinal herbs like moringa (malunggay), saluyot, sambong, turmeric, etc.</span></span></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-33018212559549808612009-04-14T21:19:00.003+08:002009-04-14T22:32:23.519+08:00Solar Dryer<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">After 3 days of hard work, 2 calloused fingers, and a few cuts, I've finally finished (almost) our solar dryer. All we need now is the glass to cover the "hot air harvester" - more about this later.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Here it is!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkk4kz8AaLsx_Xz0xT_b2K7bW-XU9rUDSj780YIcn-xfAB-A93OlC7eqDtUdxU7ibWNN_DJ5x-6G5TMDi-AKqiMUJzGg7nrzZorUplBO8DwEE6Sm0Hlti3WIHZRXg-pZr70pYns5EU/s1600-h/IMG_4215_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkk4kz8AaLsx_Xz0xT_b2K7bW-XU9rUDSj780YIcn-xfAB-A93OlC7eqDtUdxU7ibWNN_DJ5x-6G5TMDi-AKqiMUJzGg7nrzZorUplBO8DwEE6Sm0Hlti3WIHZRXg-pZr70pYns5EU/s400/IMG_4215_3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324537035579000306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">From this angle you can see the exhaust at the top and the air intake at the bottom. At the back is the door.<br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiabmLd26KF-bUCB7seBdd6mMd5ArSVFQTb1aJqx71B_HRL22VF9bfAJ0phRQkADAhkgZ0LIPXmvk_qv6UP-639iKF-EkeeaIjLYlgfRjaBSL9igvxAEpuGfbDmxb96dGNAKDNM1x/s1600-h/IMG_4214_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiabmLd26KF-bUCB7seBdd6mMd5ArSVFQTb1aJqx71B_HRL22VF9bfAJ0phRQkADAhkgZ0LIPXmvk_qv6UP-639iKF-EkeeaIjLYlgfRjaBSL9igvxAEpuGfbDmxb96dGNAKDNM1x/s400/IMG_4214_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324537035495558626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Here's a better view of the air intake. Hot air goes in there.<br /></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgwMLqHhlnkQSzl2J-QZiz2EyuRe99DoJIU2cwnk0CUCy0NC4ucYW2QbhCYRblJtxDfMptEztsVtdc31NPOYqgTcQZ0dXoPKMSJPZEtroxcGHsJlqd3pDmoVegUZXq4GOxZWa7Ago/s1600-h/IMG_4218_5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgwMLqHhlnkQSzl2J-QZiz2EyuRe99DoJIU2cwnk0CUCy0NC4ucYW2QbhCYRblJtxDfMptEztsVtdc31NPOYqgTcQZ0dXoPKMSJPZEtroxcGHsJlqd3pDmoVegUZXq4GOxZWa7Ago/s400/IMG_4218_5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324537032207624482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This is where hot air exits. We'll be installing a fine meshed screen at the vent to avoid insects or other foreign objects from getting in.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNYUoKqxEhIzLMZ6Zec0jAw0jptodj5pidyXyPDREirZSdZI3lf-GLQri-HQBU0nGN4sCvhmfdsl41JYYom0Yti5M5VSslpeAHgAgwv_hCPD2nvW-0mGmF-WWwF16z9X73CKcsCsN/s1600-h/IMG_4219_6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNYUoKqxEhIzLMZ6Zec0jAw0jptodj5pidyXyPDREirZSdZI3lf-GLQri-HQBU0nGN4sCvhmfdsl41JYYom0Yti5M5VSslpeAHgAgwv_hCPD2nvW-0mGmF-WWwF16z9X73CKcsCsN/s400/IMG_4219_6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324537029546733746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I haven't made trays yet, but hanging bunches of leaves/herbs would work just fine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTe0npB68NXZUmsd8cUjvNLA6t4Fgc92gf9ss2mBDeWYMJdCI1QQYvjiB9VZMIM8sxi_SQnEMMQIQca4CdwvCwmNBmrZIodV3rYGmt1mpUaMZMt7c4_1d5yWEf3-wFPBxRKVlKN9H/s1600-h/IMG_4223_10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTe0npB68NXZUmsd8cUjvNLA6t4Fgc92gf9ss2mBDeWYMJdCI1QQYvjiB9VZMIM8sxi_SQnEMMQIQca4CdwvCwmNBmrZIodV3rYGmt1mpUaMZMt7c4_1d5yWEf3-wFPBxRKVlKN9H/s400/IMG_4223_10.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324537028767015202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This is the "hot air harvester" that i was talking about. The black part is made of GI (galvanized iron) metal sheet painted with black. The reason why its black is because black absorbs heat better. A glass sheet will cover the top part of the "hot air harvester" leaving about 4 inches of space in between the metal sheet. The bottom of the harvester will be left open so air can enter. Then the air will be warmed up by the metal sheet. Since hot air rises, it will enter our dryer and pass through whatever we place in there and exits through the vent. Herbs, fruits, meat, fish, are just a few examples.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We'll be posting more pics of our dryer in action soon after the paint cures.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I hope you got the idea on how this solar dryer works. If you have questions, feel free to post it at the comments section below or send us an email.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-91954498325720305922009-04-04T00:01:00.002+08:002009-04-04T00:23:16.887+08:00More Info About Stevia<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Stevia shrubs can live for years and years. This is one of our oldest, she's two years old. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijorqoMe59ykihpBixqXRCEkn0ZBrlIjRQx5SA2uvB3hx5gJnMwn9wbyVsE0tsUFIS4V9yJR3p1XivGsupGSUToBy0z_PyFHLqacB1KrEpfLBtru914X8ivGVx11VlDFVTxVOsFmR/s1600-h/IMG_4141_8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijorqoMe59ykihpBixqXRCEkn0ZBrlIjRQx5SA2uvB3hx5gJnMwn9wbyVsE0tsUFIS4V9yJR3p1XivGsupGSUToBy0z_PyFHLqacB1KrEpfLBtru914X8ivGVx11VlDFVTxVOsFmR/s400/IMG_4141_8.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320498291214895314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">They have an extensive root system and they don't want to share space. It would be best to plant them one stevia per spot. A single stevia will grow and live longer compare to those planted in twos or threes.<br /></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjir3oDEBk2LDlMrtL56PxbyWlWoWqmOct52aMyzGiAXVSKo-wT7_Ui17k7IBg_4bSPNqkrpJpcC4EAu5ZANt3f4CR0yqWMOat3L6Lf6p1MI5fVKYjSir-nwbhUDda65l3AYQO_sP/s1600-h/IMG_4143_9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjir3oDEBk2LDlMrtL56PxbyWlWoWqmOct52aMyzGiAXVSKo-wT7_Ui17k7IBg_4bSPNqkrpJpcC4EAu5ZANt3f4CR0yqWMOat3L6Lf6p1MI5fVKYjSir-nwbhUDda65l3AYQO_sP/s400/IMG_4143_9.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320498285846002834" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the proof.<br /></div></span></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-22931186025859572362009-04-03T23:18:00.007+08:002009-04-03T23:55:05.014+08:00Edible Flower<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">There are a lot of edible flowers, even roses are edible, but don't try to eat the ones that came from flower shops because they are bombarded with lots of chemicals to keep them fresh.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Before we show you our featured flower, let us show you the fruits and try to guess what kind of flower we're talking about.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilES6RprklG-qUuv2Fh3KFLgARo-RRnIV-Xvaw9BX4yMy2ZbPv0NGDFUlTzeqIw1BDu7TGxI14q3SCGwe9PIW4EniokEshU3WfQHHXZWqJ7EIbm6kmLMaUFXyqQ8P2H5ClpxB_5vNa/s1600-h/IMG_4124_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilES6RprklG-qUuv2Fh3KFLgARo-RRnIV-Xvaw9BX4yMy2ZbPv0NGDFUlTzeqIw1BDu7TGxI14q3SCGwe9PIW4EniokEshU3WfQHHXZWqJ7EIbm6kmLMaUFXyqQ8P2H5ClpxB_5vNa/s400/IMG_4124_3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320486731644391282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Some of you might say these are pole beans or "sitao"<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Guess again...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Here's another clue, take a good look at their seeds...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk5cR-0879iCa6RdikcusUUT6c3D3Rs23le4S55c03EDER72FayAxvtPMuB1gZlWGO2yUU_ac37naP3D60jpHkxM0lsbezJe1XBhzXNKMjaUjcyrWfzFw1WF721bA0W3laCdXWgsy/s1600-h/IMG_4134_5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk5cR-0879iCa6RdikcusUUT6c3D3Rs23le4S55c03EDER72FayAxvtPMuB1gZlWGO2yUU_ac37naP3D60jpHkxM0lsbezJe1XBhzXNKMjaUjcyrWfzFw1WF721bA0W3laCdXWgsy/s400/IMG_4134_5.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320488539052135490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Give up?<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Ok let us now show you the flower...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNCvtLafau0rdFmoS8Sspn483D_XGllGBbEEe7bexEED6NcbcTY_ea8OpJ2UR6G7Q3ZSONkco-C2m5xXxlTYUOGn4auW5E8__zTsfnwoh4W388DrW1SKwn0TWSr1hnd080vuo25Hm/s1600-h/IMG_4120_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNCvtLafau0rdFmoS8Sspn483D_XGllGBbEEe7bexEED6NcbcTY_ea8OpJ2UR6G7Q3ZSONkco-C2m5xXxlTYUOGn4auW5E8__zTsfnwoh4W388DrW1SKwn0TWSr1hnd080vuo25Hm/s400/IMG_4120_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320489784721943314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This is the KATURAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We're no culinary experts so we can not share recipe ideas for this flower. What we know about this plant is that they are very easy to germinate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">They grow from seeds and bear flowers in less than 2 months.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This is a nice addition to your garden if you have a couple of square meter to spare.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Here's a 2 month old seedling</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUz9NzclqIPSl_olK9z1DSunz_7HEdw8rVetoiFI6aMdQMSzFrn6kWlAeI0i8TKIYR5JB2mlWQKvafVbKas1YeaVnLbffALc7xfnGcNlC63Ye3OA_mXYGhwZG-rQnBYBernkqWvtE/s1600-h/IMG_4129_4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUz9NzclqIPSl_olK9z1DSunz_7HEdw8rVetoiFI6aMdQMSzFrn6kWlAeI0i8TKIYR5JB2mlWQKvafVbKas1YeaVnLbffALc7xfnGcNlC63Ye3OA_mXYGhwZG-rQnBYBernkqWvtE/s400/IMG_4129_4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320491935155781858" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">They also make a nice hanging decor... :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_br9jTuW1DgMRo0T1PEWv-nuTuVsb7JC9BXePeAAWUxeE4XDd0MybcG5WVaZr-odfQdPvPbqtaNHfv9KBi7Dl5uyTStcrizYahbSJoHn7hsqJOYdqTYI1yZP0TmWNRhID13i7-ez/s1600-h/IMG_4136_6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_br9jTuW1DgMRo0T1PEWv-nuTuVsb7JC9BXePeAAWUxeE4XDd0MybcG5WVaZr-odfQdPvPbqtaNHfv9KBi7Dl5uyTStcrizYahbSJoHn7hsqJOYdqTYI1yZP0TmWNRhID13i7-ez/s400/IMG_4136_6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320492883441369906" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-80292717452230560332009-04-03T22:55:00.004+08:002009-04-03T23:18:08.095+08:00Spiral Garden Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Remember our tarragon that grew more than 4 feet? They were growing so fast that the basils near them can't keep up. And the lavender beside them were overshadowed. To give way for new growth, we decided to prune our "giant" tarragons. It worked well and now all the herbs beside it are happy, especially the lavender which is now taller than the tarragon.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXiUoUc304jujzcPe4peEf_CtZg68zTYsGOLcjVl6bZZ6Tp7Y7uj8Ag8wCnGgjNMcymoeNMB-hjnwZR6SPfoUp2vt066FrJIB1XU-s7YIrr9nnZXAm1JtWYWQLk9EzoLmlAZS-AXC/s1600-h/IMG_4119_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXiUoUc304jujzcPe4peEf_CtZg68zTYsGOLcjVl6bZZ6Tp7Y7uj8Ag8wCnGgjNMcymoeNMB-hjnwZR6SPfoUp2vt066FrJIB1XU-s7YIrr9nnZXAm1JtWYWQLk9EzoLmlAZS-AXC/s400/IMG_4119_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320483370110793666" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><br /></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-31637749830719390422009-04-03T21:06:00.003+08:002009-04-03T21:30:55.309+08:00Solar Dryer Part 1I thought gathering materials for our solar dryer was the easy part, now its proving to be the harder part of this project. :)<br /><br />Maybe the reason is we don't want to spend more than 100 pesos (about $2) for this project. How? We will recycle and beg for materials. :)<br /><br />Here's what we'll be needing:<br /><br />1 whole sheet of plywood or at least 7 sheets measuring 18 by 36 inches each.*<br /><br />8 pcs. 1"x1"x36" or 1"x2"x36" wooden planks<br /><br />8 pcs. 1"x1"x18" or 1"x2"x18" wooden planks<br /><br />1 30"x 36" flat metal sheet<br /><br />Black paint<br /><br />A thin sheet of glass measuring at least 18"x36" or a sheet of clear UV treated plastic, the kind they use for greenhouse roofing<br /><br />hinges<br /><br />nails<br /><br />clean plastic net<br /><br />We'll stop here for now.<br /><br />So far the only materials we got are the first three. Maybe we'll get lucky tomorrow. :)<br /><br /><br />*If you want a bigger dryer, make sure to get bigger and longer materials.Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-49343661086443205662009-02-25T09:54:00.003+08:002009-02-25T10:18:44.830+08:00Pending Projects<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">I have two plans, the left and the right... :)<P></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">One is to make a vortex brewer. Its the same principle as the brewer that we're already using but this one uses additional principles of biodynamics.</span></div><div align="justify"> </div><P><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Diverse, Organic, Sustainable and Eco-friendly + Agni Hotra Homa + Biodynamics = WOW!!!</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><P>My second project would be to construct a small solar dryer. So we can dry our herbs to make tea. I will post detailed pictures and instructions here in our blog for those who want to build their own.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><P>Maybe I'll start making the solar dryer first. Please remind me to start these projects on March 13 :)</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-18809208887284393832009-02-20T18:29:00.002+08:002009-02-20T18:35:44.760+08:00We're Still Alive!!! :)Please forgive us for not posting recently on our blog. We promise next month to have lots and lots of new topics for you to read and enjoy. I would also like to take this chance to recommend a good book entitled, "Carrots Love Tomatoes" by Louise Riotte. It's been published 10 years ago and finally its available in the Philippines. :) It's a book about companion planting.<br /><br />Keep those questions coming. Send your questions at nonatus@gmail.comRaymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-49167219537904606412008-10-17T13:46:00.002+08:002008-10-17T14:01:55.667+08:00We have to have Aphids<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">At Daily DOSE Farm, we can't afford to loose aphids. That's why we plant legumes all the time because its their favorite. You might think we're crazy for wanting aphids in our farm. The real reason is because of this alligator looking insect below.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwqBUzJLdLh5PB3W1nwffDu8nHpSQTPgrbf2tsQ_5pEzP__0KujflgPEZly2ssbQcSEpN3WyN9xe8qZzFK1dBxC_s9f9gCS852qe98kXAzIStAUu3DmpH_37e4BtKjYZ5WOz1lwoI/s1600-h/IMG_1339_8.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257995578108568466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwqBUzJLdLh5PB3W1nwffDu8nHpSQTPgrbf2tsQ_5pEzP__0KujflgPEZly2ssbQcSEpN3WyN9xe8qZzFK1dBxC_s9f9gCS852qe98kXAzIStAUu3DmpH_37e4BtKjYZ5WOz1lwoI/s400/IMG_1339_8.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I don't know if you can see her. Click the image for a better view. (I don't crop images, sorry. And I hate editing too...) That's a ladybird larvae munching on a black aphid. She can eat around 5000 aphids throughout her lifetime.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">That's the best shot I can take from my stock lens. Is there anyone out there who can lend me a macro lens... :D<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-71315569829104413242008-10-17T13:26:00.002+08:002008-10-17T13:45:37.094+08:00Extreme Stevia Pruning<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCjg08nBW6w6cO0h7QeEeTQbMKtd3Pq1_kzMkSjb_InsVPYP24tYyk6PymJR9QrpM8DJ9iuOneR_3HwuR_5ZJfjdhQjGtbZFrpYvjrHTZ1g_izGDA4TzvCd1-S47TANKHPXpBUB_o/s1600-h/IMG_0025_1.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257992289671509714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCjg08nBW6w6cO0h7QeEeTQbMKtd3Pq1_kzMkSjb_InsVPYP24tYyk6PymJR9QrpM8DJ9iuOneR_3HwuR_5ZJfjdhQjGtbZFrpYvjrHTZ1g_izGDA4TzvCd1-S47TANKHPXpBUB_o/s400/IMG_0025_1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">When your stevia starts to bear flowers, it's time to prune them.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbukvkwx_qtQ2ez9EL6jHySk3SHXYqUVPqNDRDNCMie36FpauKCLkM0NduMEPUthghmKz-o2aDG_m2hi7WiOkVCRmkTOI8naKYqIDHRbc-8t8snTqorqFJ9Yeu7xonT9IxpeKrFJCD/s1600-h/IMG_1333_7.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257992293537617970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbukvkwx_qtQ2ez9EL6jHySk3SHXYqUVPqNDRDNCMie36FpauKCLkM0NduMEPUthghmKz-o2aDG_m2hi7WiOkVCRmkTOI8naKYqIDHRbc-8t8snTqorqFJ9Yeu7xonT9IxpeKrFJCD/s400/IMG_1333_7.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> The one in front is a newly pruned stevia. Almost all of the leaves were taken for processing.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">The one behind it has started to bear new leaves. This is one hardy herb.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKHo3IbTuXesmBsDzY4E9-LsQTe_x-UxW10tbxsJX6YWLrHAyBKv9_hIw1aUuoPIdl2ukVLW63RDLWJKMvr6YKr9aGoz608q9CwQWpO2lhieJVJXRpTokzkioycxbQ3phWBFPlXH9/s1600-h/IMG_1332_6.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257992296566478034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKHo3IbTuXesmBsDzY4E9-LsQTe_x-UxW10tbxsJX6YWLrHAyBKv9_hIw1aUuoPIdl2ukVLW63RDLWJKMvr6YKr9aGoz608q9CwQWpO2lhieJVJXRpTokzkioycxbQ3phWBFPlXH9/s400/IMG_1332_6.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> What looks dead after pruning starts to regain life after several days...<br /></p></span>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681999671454513124.post-49642260104474907082008-10-17T13:08:00.002+08:002008-10-17T13:26:03.755+08:00P. Rangers<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are some shots of our free ranging pigs.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5xZbmfj3o1PQyteirWgRwc5xVqlYYyAMLr1pjTML7EdKYQScXTJumXj0TUXBtFkCoQrngnoossFICSUfMDfmZRbYagAgRTAuIeFzdcDaXXDGlH5IuBkE4180mqTEaw26893YNm0Z/s1600-h/IMG_1311_4.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257987388327877266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5xZbmfj3o1PQyteirWgRwc5xVqlYYyAMLr1pjTML7EdKYQScXTJumXj0TUXBtFkCoQrngnoossFICSUfMDfmZRbYagAgRTAuIeFzdcDaXXDGlH5IuBkE4180mqTEaw26893YNm0Z/s400/IMG_1311_4.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Piglet giving me his most intimidating face. Still looks cute though...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6ud1TQaXaNFbNgA7eZPZZawlKVjdcNc28C4vNhpRQsQpQlbaHGNoYg6U_jbmmzTYVIPIVpkoFi_cIIe_QGjMwlDdTgIFgFIye-nI142sluQvxsbsz2bItxG69Ra3RYxYr-4m-c1C/s1600-h/IMG_1285_2.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257987388859839298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6ud1TQaXaNFbNgA7eZPZZawlKVjdcNc28C4vNhpRQsQpQlbaHGNoYg6U_jbmmzTYVIPIVpkoFi_cIIe_QGjMwlDdTgIFgFIye-nI142sluQvxsbsz2bItxG69Ra3RYxYr-4m-c1C/s400/IMG_1285_2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> I wonder what he's telling his big brother... hmmmm...</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOorksAxgx-Sg6oI3jeShfaZif5Xj43w9py2jMn8YWFCF6JItlp6iiJTRP31gH2wRsAWsw_aximFGjZdCxqnUAushqlZQUi1l37fC1mdSXiau7r2eWZrAa94qbB1Xvg5aXXpmQ07BA/s1600-h/IMG_1294_3.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257987393182432386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOorksAxgx-Sg6oI3jeShfaZif5Xj43w9py2jMn8YWFCF6JItlp6iiJTRP31gH2wRsAWsw_aximFGjZdCxqnUAushqlZQUi1l37fC1mdSXiau7r2eWZrAa94qbB1Xvg5aXXpmQ07BA/s400/IMG_1294_3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Parting shot... :)<br /></span></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div>Raymond and Mariel.........................................http://www.blogger.com/profile/13258949731173736245noreply@blogger.com2