Last Saturday JM & I had this super awesome grass-fed bacon burger by Down To Earth at the Salcedo Market.
First off, that burger was super yummy and I love bacon and I love eating guilt-free bacon that came from happy healthy pastured piggies! :D
Down To Earth practices “biodynamic” agriculture– they nurture the health of the soil and ensure the happiness of their plants and animals! Here’s what they have to say regarding their farming practices (excerpts from their website):
“Our farm is one of a few biodynamic farms in the Philippines. We grow our DownToEarth products sustainably: growing flowers, vegetables, herbs without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides; and raising all our hens, chickens, pigs and cows without antibiotics or growth hormones. We take great care of our soil and see our farm, the plants and animals, the earth and the cosmos, including our farmers, as a unified ecosystem. We practice composting, crop rotation, cover cropping, ecological pest management and follow a biodynamic sowing calendar. Aside from practiciing biodynamic and sustainable agriculture, our farm encourages careful water use, energy saving initiatives, waste management and product packaging minimization. Alongside organic and biodynamic practices, we follow natural (local and native) methods that build our soil fertility, while protecting our air, water and wildlife.
As in organic farming, there is no use of chemicals, pesticides or fungicides. However, biodynamics goes beyond organic farming. It treats the soil as a living organism and ensures the health of the soil at all times. Thus, biodynamic farming looks at the farm in terms of forces that affect the soil and the farm, processes that go into farming, rather than just the substances that are put into the soil or plants. Biodynamic agriculture makes use of compost (manure from animals already in the farm), cover cropping, ecological pest management, and special preparations that revitalize life forces, stimulate the roots and help in the production of soil microorganisms and humus. These preparations are homeopathic substances made from herbs, minerals, plant and animal, at very minuscule portions. Aside from the special preparations, Biodynamic agriculture follows daily, monthly and seasonal patterns of nature, such as the phases of the moon for sowing, fertilizing and harvesting.”
According to their Frequently Asked Questions they deliver! I should try that soon. :) But you can also just go to their stall at the Salcedo Saturday Market. Check out what’s available at their shop this week. ^_^
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