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.
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.
When we launched Plant a Dream last quarter, we hoped for 100 sponsors. We received 312. Children from Brgy. Palampas spent the first weeks of the rainy season putting tomato, malunggay, sunflower, and papaya seeds into soil — each one tagged with a wooden dream tag bearing a name, a prayer, or a hope.
This week, the first letters go out. Each sponsor will receive a photo of their child, the dream tag, and a share of what that seed became. Some seeds became kilos of tomatoes. Some became a single sunflower. One became a story we will be telling for years.
Read the full story →Updates from the farm, the pavilion, and the children we serve.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Browse by category, month, or program.
Our Plant a Dream pilot begins with 50 sponsored seeds — each one tagged, planted, and tended by a child from Brgy. Palampas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A quarterly letter — harvest numbers, a story from the pavilion, and the small things we are grateful for. No fundraising appeals. No spam. Just the farm.
You will receive a welcome letter within 24 hours. Unsubscribe anytime.