UPOU-FMDS Conducts Data Collection in Barangays of Calape, Bohol and Atbang Farm - Food Forest

Key informant interviews (KII) with LGU officials of Calape, Bohol for UPOU-FMDS' research project on women-led permaculture funded by DOST-PCAARRD.



Focus group discussion, survey, and transect walk with community gardeners at Brgy. Mandaug.

Focus group discussion, survey, and transect walk with community gardeners at Brgy. Banlasan.



Back in @atbangfarm in Calape, Bohol for key informant interviews, focus group discussion, and continuation of last year's drone mapping mission.

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UPOU x DLSZ Collab for STEM Students

UPOU-FMDS Perma Team's post-evaluation meeting with the De La Salle Zobel STEM Social Formation Program. Thank you for a successful run last year. Looking forward to more activities and collaborations this year!

Read the full article from UPOU: UPOU FMDS and DLSZ Hold Post-Evaluation Meeting for STEM Permaculture Exposure Program

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UPOU Perma Team Attends the 2025 Philippine Permaculture Convergence in Quezon City

The last time I attended was in 2019 in Holy Name University in Bohol and 2018 in UP Los Banos in Laguna.

Happy to see familiar faces and people I've only seen online. There were UPOU PSDT (Permaculture Systems Design Thinking) students/alumni--JG Adorna and one of the plenary speakers, current NOAP director Bernadette San Juan; UPOU collaborators Philippine Permaculture Association and Rights of Nature PH; Permaculture Research PH people Sherry Anne Gocheco and Karla Delgado of Kai Farms; Asha Peri and Tita Ludz of Subli Farms--I met them during my PhD fieldwork; people I've met in previous convergences TL Naing (sorry we were not able to listen to your session!), Julius Ong of Hiraya Farm Resort, and Sixto Bereber of Solution: Permaculture; some people we connected with at the UPOU-FMDS Perma GARDEN Luna Rosal, Zaldy M. Bautista of Radyo Veritas, and Hubert Posadas of BAGANIHAN National Volunteer Force (I finally me you in person!); Sarah Mae Sabado of Global Seed Savers and Kuys Joms were there also; and of course, PSDT co-course coordinator Bert Peeters was there at the helm. Did I forget to mention anyone? There were so many people!

Read the full article from UPOU: UPOU FMDS Project Team Participates in the 2025 Philippine Permaculture Convergence

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Japanese Students Visit the UPOU-FMDS Perma GARDEN

Japanese and Filipino delegates toured the Perma GARDEN this afternoon with Ate Jane--our "PermaQueen" at UPOU.

Special thanks to The Japan Foundation Manila, Kamenori Foundation, and UPOU FICS.

Read the full article from UPOU: Building a Sustainable Future: UPOU’s Commitment Highlighted at the Japanese Speakers’ Forum

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UPRHS Grade 11 Students Visit the UPOU-FMDS Perma GARDEN

Three groups from the Agri 1 class of UP Rural High School visited UP Open University today to interview the FMDS Perma GARDEN team about organic agriculture. Thanks for choosing us to be your study site!

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Glinoga Integrated Farm: Initial Visit to Pitogo, Quezon for DOST-funded "Women-Led Permaculture" Project

 

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing with Ms. Nenieveh "Weng" Glinoga of Glinoga Integrated Farm, our partner permaculture farm representing the Agricultural sector in Pitogo, Quezon.

This is a two-year research project on women-led permaculture by FMDS-UPOU funded by DOST-PCAARRD.

Site tour and initial drone mapping of Glinoga Integrated Farm. The rains were on and off the entire day. Good thing we had an hour's worth of good weather. We brought the walkie-talkies this time and Tiff was my spotter. Raiz was the photographer and Mam Weng guided us. Good job by the mapping team!

Climate Foundation: Initial Visit to Compostela, Cebu for DOST-funded "Women-Led Permaculture" Project

 

Here's drone footage of what marine permaculture looks like. Special thanks to Sam Donahue of Climate Foundation.

"Marine permaculture mimics nature’s delivery of cool, nutrient rich water recreating by artificial means to grow and feed kelp and other marine life near the surface. Marine permaculture arrays (MPAs) run on nature’s own endogenous energy sources – wave, wind and marine-solar power – making this technology clean, natural and sustainable. Once the MPA has helped the ocean water regain its seaweed, fish and marine creatures reappear." - https://www.climatefoundation.org/marine-permaculture.html

Courtesy visit to the vice mayor, city admin, and LGU officers of Compostela, Cebu for FMDS-UPOU'S DOST PCAARRD-funded permaculture research entitled "Participatory Approach in Assessing and Promoting Women-led Permaculture in Selected Permaculture Sites in the Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources (AANR) Sectors in the Philippines"

Site tour and initial meeting with the staff and personnel of Climate Foundation. Thankful for good weather and fruitful discussions.

Drone mapping mission of marine permaculture in Compostela, Cebu with Sam Donohue of Climate Foundation. With clearances from Compostela LGU, Barangay Pobalacion and Estaca LGU, and PNP office.

Our research team's first glimpse of deep-sea marine permaculture taken by Sam Donahue of Climate Foundation. We couldn't go there by boat because of the weather so Sam flew the drone 1.5km from the coast to take some photos for our mapping and video footage for our site documentation.

To know more about marine permaculture visit https://www.climatefoundation.org/what-is-marine-permaculture.html