Traditional farming in the Philippines is organic by default and relies on bayanihan, where the farmers organize themselves to work together and share in the labor and resources to grow food. Farmers had agency and control over their production resources. With secure tenure over their land, they could feed themselves their families and communities safe […]
Agroecology recognizes the broader context within which the problem of food insecurity plays out–a world where the economic, social, and political rights of the urban poor are neglected, where their agency and power over their lives are persistently undermined. Agroecology is necessary in the creation of the food gardens, given its grounding in the specific […]
