There’s a saying that goes, “the family that prays together stays together.” This can also be the same for the family who farms.
Manay’s Farm is an integrated, diversified family farm located in Purok 7, Bayongan, San Miguel, Bohol. The property spans nine hectares, with about 75% given to farming. “The farm is part of an ancestral land share from the Cutillas to the Mendez clan native of San Miguel, Bohol. Before being developed as a private residential farm, the entire land area was left as a coconut plantation of sorts,” says Jeanette Pinat, 31, a start- up agripreneur and founder of Kaayo Project operated at Manay’s Farm.
The farm takes its name from Manay Bebot, the family matriarch. “She has 44 years of accumulated experience in public service and community-based development. She is also an agriculturist and has been our mentor in the development of our farm,” Pinat says. “From the beginning, the vision of the farm has always been to follow integrated, diversified, and organic agricultural practices.”
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