WHEN we are not busy tending to our children on an ordinary day, you will find us in our FAITH garden, making our day worth with our chemical-free vegetables, says Angelita Manangan, chair of Talomo River Women’s Organization in Calinan District, Davao City.
This women’s organization is a member of a farmer’s federation with a peculiar but apt name called Kababaehang Nagtataglay ng Bihirang Lakas (Women possessing extraordinary powers or strength) in Barangay Los Amigos, Tugbok District, Davao City.
Anita Nena Morales, executive director of Metsa Foundation in Los Amigos, said there are 14 women farmer’s organization that are members of the federation practicing organic farming in the whole Tugbok District.