Field Notes — Volume 03

Stories from the soil, the table, and the children.

Quarterly dispatches from Caritas Bliss Eco Farm — harvest reports, program updates, sponsor stories, and the small daily miracles that happen when seed meets patience. Updated each season.

Recent Dispatches

News from the field.

Updates from the farm, the pavilion, and the children we serve.

Saturday feeding program at the pavilion
October 2025

112 children fed last Saturday — our largest gathering yet.

The October 11 Saturday feeding saw a record turnout. Meals of rice, squash, mung beans, and fresh papaya were prepared by volunteers and served under the acacia trees by 9:00 AM.

Composting workshop at the farm
September 2025

From kitchen scraps to black gold — our composting workshop.

Twelve local farmers joined us for a hands-on composting workshop. By the end of the day, three new compost piles were built, and three farmers committed to regenerative practices on their own land.

Children learning the parable of the sower
September 2025

The Parable of the Sower — and a lesson in seed-saving.

At our September values formation session, the children heard the parable and then went into the field to save seeds from the previous harvest. The lesson: not all soil is the same, and not all seeds fall where they should.

Handmade herbal tea bundles drying in the sun
August 2025

Our first batch of lemongrass tea is ready — and sold out in a week.

The first 200 bundles of lemongrass tea, dried in the farm shed and packaged by hand, sold out at the local market within seven days. Proceeds fund next season's seed purchases.

Volunteers from a local parish helping at the farm
August 2025

San Carlos Parish sends 24 volunteers for the harvest week.

Volunteers from San Carlos Parish joined us for three days of harvest, packing, and meal preparation. Their help allowed us to distribute 240 meals to families in the barangay.

Soil test results showing rising organic matter
July 2025

Soil organic matter rose 1.4% this year — the land is healing.

Our annual soil test confirms what the earthworms already told us: organic matter is rising, compaction is down, and the soil's water-holding capacity has improved measurably since 2022.

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Children with handmade dream tags
Plant a Dream

The first 50 dream tags are in the ground.

Our Plant a Dream pilot begins with 50 sponsored seeds — each one tagged, planted, and tended by a child from Brgy. Palampas.

July 12, 2025
Cover crops growing between rows
Regenerative Practice

Why we planted cover crops on half the farm.

Half the active beds are now under cover crop — sunn hemp and cowpea — to fix nitrogen, suppress weeds, and feed the soil biology through the dry months.

June 28, 2025
Volunteers building the new pavilion
Facilities

The new feeding pavilion is finished.

Built with the help of 18 volunteers and funded entirely by individual donors, the new pavilion seats 120 children and gives us a dry, shaded space for meals and formation.

June 05, 2025
Children washing freshly harvested vegetables
Post-Harvest

Sorting, washing, and the dignity of the first fruit.

A photo essay on our post-harvest process — how each vegetable moves from the soil to the children's table within hours, and why the first fruit always goes to the youngest child.

May 22, 2025
A child holding a freshly planted seedling
Values Formation

What a tomato teaches — patience, in three months.

The slow work of growing food forms the heart. Our May formation session paired Scripture with seed-planting, and the children left with dirt under their nails and a lesson in their chests.

May 11, 2025
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