Gourmet Farms at 25

MANILA, Philippines - Gourmet Farms, the country’s pioneer in healthy lifestyle and eating, celebrates its first quarter of a century of growth with a dinner and musical show at its headquarters in Silang, Cavite on April 28. 

From its unremarkable beginnings as a hobby grower of coffees, lettuces and herbs, Gourmet Farms is today a sprawling diversity of inter-related businesses that includes vegetables, cut-flowers, signature bottled, boxed and baked products, a country store of gifts and gadgets, a restaurant, a park and an enclave for private retreats.?? 

Singer Joe Mari Chan will host an intimate evening of mellow music called “In My Living Room,” with special guests Janet Basco, Sheila Valderrama and surprise guests. A buffet of favorite Filipino and Mediterranean dishes, as well as Gourmet Farms’ popular herbal coolers and abundant farm fresh salad bar begins at 6 p.m. in The Dining Room.

Guests will receive a 25th anniversary edition gift of premium Gourmet Coffee, and a potted basil plant — the two graphic icons depicted in Gourmet Farms’ logo.

 Earlier in the day, guests can take a tour of the lush 11-hectare growing fields. Gourmet Farms prides itself on being pesticide-free, water-conservative and employing low-tech farming practices whenever possible, like using a carabao for plowing or composting for soil enrichment. A windmill was recently installed to carry recyclable waters to irrigate the vegetable plots. Discarded paper coffee cups are used to incubate sprouts and seedlings. ?

Gourmet Farms has won the prestigious FSSC accreditation, the country’s highest award for food quality and safety. GFI has contributed largely to the responsible and healthy growth of coffee, tea and organic produce in the country today.

Contact Gourmet Farms at www.gourmetfarms.com.ph.