Our farm is located in the hills of Tayum and is mostly comprised of forest, alongside plantations of vegetables, rice, and various fruits and fruit trees.

It is quiet at our farm since it sits off the main road, away from the bustling noises of the municipalities. We consider our farm not only a place of production but also a nature sanctuary. There are wild bees, wild chickens, and wild delicacies like delicious mushrooms that we can harvest. Once, we discovered wild orchids growing naturally in the trees. We deliberately leave areas to grow without human influence so wildlife can nestle here. We support this ecosystem by planting native species like mohave and narra trees—the narra tree being the official national tree of the Philippines.

We are proud to steward many varieties of trees, including narra, mahogany, mohave, gmelina, ipil-ipil, acacias, anteng, balete, blackberry, banabá, karkariskis, and oplas. Our fruit trees include mango, jackfruit, guava, guyabano, anonas, avocado, star apple, coconut, and tamarind. Of course, the farm must also produce harvests: timber, vegetables, fruits, and some rice. We had built up a small plantation for red dragon fruits. After initially harvesting these delicious and healthy fruits over a few years, the plants withered away, probably due to some disease. Now we are in the process of replanting. In the rainy season, we tend to small rice fields, and depending on the season and the year, we harvest vegetables, bananas, pineapple, guava, papaya, or dragon fruit.

Many of our trees are still young, as we have planted thousands of them in recent years. Most years, during the rainy season, we continue planting more. People ask us why we do this when narra trees need 60 years for the best timber yields. But we believe this is a contract over generations: we enjoy the fruits of labor of the generations before us when we use wood today, so we should plant for future generations as well.

We do not use any chemical fertilizers or pesticides. The soil is worked by a water buffalo, and its dung acts as a natural fertilizer. We also tried vermiculture—using earthworms to decompose organic matter to produce a nutrient-rich vermicompost. However, the worms had other plans and disappeared.

In 2026, we successfully harvested and roasted our very first coffee beans. After brewing our first batch, we were finally able to savor the rich taste of authentic Abra coffee!