Layog Country Farm, Kayan Tadian, Mt. Province
Layog Country Farm is at present having two small cottages for the volunteers. One of the cottages is named in honor of my deceased Uncle Paulino(Poklang) who is a younger brother of my father. He is a person who has dedicated so much of his time working for the development of the farm. Poklang cottage has two (2) …
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He was one of the seven farm volunteers from several countries that I was privileged to meet during the three days I was at the farm for some business. We have this tendency to form an impression of people we are meeting for the first time simply by relying on the message our eyes tell …
“Please tell us where we could stay should we need to stay in Baguio for the night before we proceed to the farm?” asked one volunteer. It is a common query that we receive from the farm ’s foreign volunteers. It sounds like a “no-brainer” query but it is really not that simple. It is …
A French volunteer shares her story of the daily life at the farm by documenting this with some beautiful pictures taken during her stay. Her photos tell us about the practical works to be done, social life with the other volunteers but also portrays the intercultural exchange experience both with the indigenous farmers and the local …
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ABS-CBN presents Layog Country Farm as an eco- friendly farm. The video shows some of the activities which our volunteers both international and local do together with the indigenous farmers. View video here: Mountain Province farm teaches “green living”
From Manila There are many bus companies with Baguio as their destination, but we recommend you take the Victory Liner which have terminals in Pasay or Cubao in Quezon City. When you are coming from the airport, the bus terminal in Pasay is the closest one. From the airport you can take a Yellow Taxi to …
Layog Country Farm has 2 cottages for the volunteers. Each cottage is complete with kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms.The bedrooms are to be shared by two persons and the cottage has a capacity for 4 persons.Totally we can take 8 volunteers at the same time. Poklang’s Cottage is named after my Uncle Paulino “Poklang” while Milagros …
The farm does not have it’s own vehicle transport. If you want to go to the town center or to any place around the area, you must take the regular passenger transport that regularly passes the farm early morning. That means, if you intend to travel and you miss it, then you have to postpone …
Being a volunteer at Layog Country Farm opens for the experience of being away from the hassles of city life and live a very simple country life with the igorot farmers while communing with nature. Volunteers have the oppurtunity to learn a natural and sustainable farming technique from us but in return they contribute whatever …
PHILIPPINES, 23 June to 1 July 2015 Gan Jen Ling, Nurul Amerah and Jason Ang Wei Lung, from Golden Key UTM Student Chapter traveled to Philippines for a volunteering project. We came to Layog Country Farm in Mountain Province. We really enjoy the stay in LCF not only because of the peacefulness but also the …
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