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Last Updated on: 13th December 2022, 02:00 am

FARM & COUNTRY LIFE: SANTIAGO CITY, ISABELA, CAGAYAN VALLEY, PHILIPPINES

A WEEKEND IN THE FARM: ORCHARD, CANAL, RICEFIELDS, and PHILIPPINE COUNTRYSIDE

         

AGLAONEMA (CHINESE EVERGREEN)
FICUS ELASTICA ROBUSTA (RUBBER PLANT)
CALATHEA LUTEA (HAVANA CIGAR PLANT)
FICUS ELASTICA ROBUSTA (RUBBER PLANT)
A LOVELY FOOTPATH THAT WINDS AROUND THE BACKYARD

PAPAYA WITH YOUNG FRUITS

PAPAYA WITH LOTS OF FRUITS

WOOD-FUELED STOVE

DIEFFENBACHIA SEGUINE
DIEFFENBACHIA SEGUINE
DIEFFENBACHIA SEGUINE UNDER A SANTOL TREE
DINING OUTDOOR IS NATURE THERAPY

LOTS OF COCONUT TREES

COCONUTS AND BANANA PLANTS
BANANAS AND COCONUTS ADD A REALLY TROPICAL VIBE

BANANA PLANT WITH FRUITS AND BANANA HEART
A BUNCH OF UNRIPE BANANAS WITH BANANA HEART (PUSO NG SAGING)
NATIVE CHICKENS PECKING ON SOME RICE GRAINS ON THE PATHWAY

ROCKING CHAIR FOR A RELAXING TIME UNDER THE SHADE

MORE NATIVE CHICKENS DURING THEIR FEEDING TIME
NATIVE CHICKENS ADD TO A VERY POSITIVE FARM LIFE FEEL

AN OPEN-PLAN REST HOUSE
AN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE TO BRIGHTEN UP THE MOOD
FARM OFFICE / HOME OFFICE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

INDUSTRIAL AESTHETIC LIGHTING

A SMALL TRIBUTARY CANAL GIVES LIFE AND LIVELIHOOD TO BOTH FARMERS AND PLANTS ALIKE

AN ORCHARD AMONGST THE RICE FIELDS

A SMALL BAHAY KUBO

A BAHAY KUBO IS A MUST FOR PHILIPPINE FARMERS

LOTS OF COCONUT HUSK

COCONUTS AND WOOD FUEL
ANOTHER VERSION OF A WOOD-FUELED STOVE.
THESE ARE COMMON IN PHILLIPINE COUNTRYSIDE KITCHENS WHERE THER IS AN ABUNDANCE OF SCRAP WOOD FOR FUEL
A COMMON BELIEF IN THE VILLAGE IS THAT MANGO TREES LOVE BEING SMOKED.
VILLAGERS BELIEVE THAT IT ENCOURAGES HEALTHY FLOWERING,
AND PERHAPS DRIVES AWAY ALOT OF INSECTS THAT SPOIL THE FLOWERS
GRILLED TILAPIA

THE FIRST STAGES OF COOKING A NATIVE TINOLANG MANOK (NATIVE CHICKEN BROTH)

GRILLED TILAPIA

A VIEW OF THE REST HOUSE ACROSS THE CANAL FROM THE BAHAY KUBO

THE SMALL BAHAY KUBO SURROUNDED BY LOVELY TROPICAL TREES
GABI / TARO LOVE BEING PLANTED IN SOGGY AREAS UNDER THE SHADE

A COCONUT TREE FULL OF FRUITS
LOTSA COCONUTS
NATIVE MANGOES HANGING ABOVE THE PATHWAY
NATIVE MANGO IS STILL GREEN

AN AVENUE OF COCONUT TREES
AN AVENUE OF COCONUT TREES

MORE MANGOES HIDDEN IN THE TREE

MORE NATIVE MANGOES
A BASKETBALL RING IN THE FARM
RICEFIELDS SURROUND THE ORCHARD
LOOKING BEYOND THE ORCHARD.
NOTE THE RICEFIELDS AND BLUE MOUNTAINS

    

CHICKENS IN THE FARM

      

MOTHER HEN AND HER CHICKS
MOTHER HEN AND HER CHICKS
MOTHER HEN AND HER CHICKS

    

PHILIPPINE COUNTRYSIDE

        

A CLUMP OF BANANA TREES GROWING ABUNDANTLY ON ANOTHER FARM

A PHILIPPINE COUNTRYSIDE VIEW TO DIE FOR
RICEFIELDS PREPPED FOR ANOTHER PLANTING SEASON
FARM CARETAKERS LIVE IN THE NEIGHBOURING PROPERTY

GOLDEN BAMBOO IS A HELPFUL MATERIAL FOR FARMERS
A TINY CANAL THAT FEEDS AND DRAINS THE RICE PADDIES

MORE TARO PLANTS CONGREGATE HAPPILY ALONG THE WATER

   

SUNSET IN THE FARM

 

 

 

          

BACK TO THE REST HOUSE TO ENJOY A RELAXING EVENING 

     

LANTERNS ON THE TREES ADD A VERY RELAXING TOUCH TO TROPICAL EVENINGS
CHICKENS ARE CAGED FOR 2 WEEKS AND FED A MEAGER DIET TO CLEANSE THEMSELVES BEFORE BEING SLAUGHTERED.

A-MA-ZING…
LANTERNS HANG AROUND A GRAPEFRUIT (POMELO) TREE

COFFEE EVENINGS, ANYONE?

   

A BIGGER BAHAY KUBO USED AS AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN

BANANA TURON
PUTO MADE OF RICE FLOUR AND TOPPED WITH A SMALL CHUNK OF CHEDDAR CHEESE

HALF-RIPE BANANAS ARE IDEAL FOR DEEP FRYING.
YOU CAN EAT IT AS IT IS,
OR SUGAR COAT IT WITH BROWN SUGAR TO MAKE BANANA CUE

MANG INASAL STYLE CHICKEN BARBECUE

A SUPERKALAN (WOOD-FUELED STOVE).
THIS ONE IS PARTICULARLY VERY ECONOMICAL AND CONSUMES VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF WOOD.

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