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 …
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My farm life as a volunteer at Layog Country Farm
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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A video about the mission and vision of Layog Country Farm
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”
Rattan Fruit(Littuko) as “Pasalubong”
We have just harvested seedless rattan fruit(Littuko) from the farm the day before I travelled to Baguio to visit relatives and friends and I thought of bringing these rattan fruits as special pasalubong. Giving pasalubong is a cultural Filipino tradition of travellers bringing gifts from their destination to friends and family back home. The gesture of …
Be a Volunteer
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 …