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Small scale farming is our solution

by Chit U. Juan - April 12, 2025 - 12:00am

Sarah Claudio is a seasoned entrepreneur in the retail businesses in Davao City.

Filipino Food Month 2025

by Chit U. Juan - April 5, 2025 - 12:00am

It has been seven years since the celebration of Filipino Food month started. And you may ask: why celebrate something so ordinary or so everyday?

Preserving tradition in a modern world

by Chit U. Juan - March 29, 2025 - 12:00am

With Filipiniana fashion now going mainstream, you would think that the sector is overcrowded and competitors may be doing cut-throat pricing or commoditizing of such garments.

Language – key to success

by Chit U. Juan - March 22, 2025 - 12:00am

Learning a language is a hobby for some but a scare for others.

India’s women power (Part 2)

by Chit U. Juan - March 15, 2025 - 12:00am

She sashays into the hall and people take a second look because she comes in with flair and style.

India’s women power (Part 1)

by Chit U. Juan - March 8, 2025 - 12:00am

She is so soft spoken you almost have to crane your neck towards her while she talks about her 50-year experience in coffee.

Pivot and profit

by Chit U. Juan - March 1, 2025 - 12:00am

Entrepreneurs, especially social entrepreneurs, are often challenged by numbers.

Slow Food Central America

by Chit U. Juan - February 22, 2025 - 12:00am

I should really be saying Slow Food Guatemala, Slow Food Mexico and the rest but when you are anywhere in Central America, it is very much a Slow Food place with good, clean and fair food.

Gaita: The inspiration for many

by Chit U. Juan - February 15, 2025 - 12:00am

You could easily forget that she comes from Manila’s old rich family because while she had the style and the class and the proper upbringing, she was down to earth.

Coffee and coconut

by Chit U. Juan - February 8, 2025 - 12:00am

Did you know that both coffee and coconut industries need your help?

The Filipino connection

by Chit U. Juan - February 1, 2025 - 12:00am

I may as well call it the Pinoy network. With over 12 million Filipinos living outside the country, chances are high that you will meet a “kabayan “ (fellow Filipino) when you are traveling to other...

Women in coffee

by Chit U. Juan - January 25, 2025 - 12:00am

I may have just arrived from Guatemala by the time you read this.

Compliance is not enough

by Chit U. Juan - January 18, 2025 - 12:00am

The family took a one-week vacation in Japan’s less popular destination which is Fukuoka.

Eat less… and other table manners

by Chit U. Juan - January 11, 2025 - 12:00am

In the vernacular it’s called “tikim” or to taste.

We are what we eat

by Chit U. Juan - January 4, 2025 - 12:00am

As we start the new year, a lot of resolutions will again be made and without fail, we will not follow all of them anyway.

Preparing for 2025

by Chit U. Juan - December 28, 2024 - 12:00am

It is at this time of the year when we think of New Year’s resolutions and starting on a clean slate, greeting the New Year with an open mind and hopefully, an open heart.

Cooked with love

by Chit U. Juan - December 21, 2024 - 12:00am

I just came from Bukidnon and I was pleasantly surprised with our accommodations.

Teaching organic basics to the IPs

by Chit U. Juan - December 14, 2024 - 12:00am

You may think Indigenous Peoples (IPs) or cultural communities may already have innate knowledge about organic and natural farming.

From sayote to coffee

by Chit U. Juan - December 7, 2024 - 12:00am

How do we transform or change the mindset of sayote (chayote) farmers to convert to crops that are safer for the environment and will give sustainable incomes?

Trash to cash

by Chit U. Juan - November 30, 2024 - 12:00am

A lot of people think that composting is just for farmers or those who have land to cultivate.

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