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Sustainable Farming
It is easy to see sustainability as a buzzword, fashionable and woke. In reality, however, it is difficult to say what it is, much less what it aims to do.
The Oxford Dictionary defines sustainability as the “avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.” The United Nations has come up with 17 goals towards sustainable development.
Alas, sustainably is also thought of as expensive. Only those who have the financial means to pay a premium for sustainably made goods can take part in the movement. Sustainability could also be costly for businesses, which have yet to find a model that makes the practice economically viable.
So how can the ordinary Filipino spell out the ways in which we can aim for sustainability not as an end-state, but as a way of life, a mindset, a practice? How do we translate these nice words into actionable steps? How do we make ourselves part of the movement, not because we want any advocacy to support but because we want our actions to reflect what we value and believe?
Oliver Sio has taken a bold step and gone where no one had previously dared.
Through FarmKO, he has led a team and created a community that not only preaches sustainability but actually lives it. Each farm consciously and intentionally adopts sustainable practices, with the end in mind of showing people that it could be done and that there is a model that would allow it to be self-sustaining.
And so we produce fruits and vegetables, we use renowned technology to produce seafood, we let our chickens freely roam, we breed Kurobuta, we offer a sustainable glamping experience, we conduct training and spread the word that yes, sustainability as a way of life could be done!
For this to happen, our campaign does not begin and end in the corners of our farms. We bring our produce to markets, and we invite government, companies, and citizens to tell them about what we do. Most of all, we work with our farmer communities and help uplift their quality of life.
We do not claim to have all the answers now, because FarmKO is a work in progress. As everything is. Sustainability will only work when there are many who are willing to make it work.
We invite you to be part of our journey.