Food Forests PH

Food Forests PH A food forest is a garden that mimics the structures of a natural forest. Grow- Sowing seeds is just the start to a journey of growth.

Food Forests PH

Background

Food Forests PH is an environment conservation organization borne out of the desire to feed communities with local produce using natural farming technologies. We partner with communities who desire to become more food sufficient through hyperlocal food production. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of closing the gap of long supply chains in food prod

uction and distribution. Closing off borders in different parts of the country meant that importation of food from other provinces and other countries are more difficult. Converting unused lands in the community into food forests can ease the problem of transporting food from other places to the point of consumption. Bringing food closer to where it is consumed not only reduces carbon emissions brought about by transportation, but it also allows people to appreciate and know more about where our food comes from. Through the knowledge, experience, and expertise of our founder Kit Ian Mausisa, Kiss The Ground (U.S.) scholar, Organic Agriculture Production graduate and part-owner of Mahayahay Natural Farm, we look forward to creating a future where access to food is no longer a privilege but a basic human right. Vision

We look forward to a future of hyper localized food production, from growing raw food to the processing of food products. Industrialized food production has converted vast lands of forests into agricultural land which kills biodiversity, increases carbon emissions, and detaches humans from the food they consume. Mission

Our mission is to convert 100 unused lands in the Philippines into food forests by 2030. The movement aims not only to develop unused lands into productive food forests, but also to cultivate a culture of farming within its community members. Values

Enrich- We make sure that communities not only get a head start towards their own food forest, but also to make it an enriching experience for them and carry it throughout their participation in community life. Cultivate- Building food forests is not just about growing food, it is also about cultivating people's character and attitude towards their consumption, starting with food. While plants grow to become food we can eat, our reach for our mission also grows to more communities. Partnerships

TESDA
Agricultural Training Institute
DENR-NRDC
Project Food Forests (USA)
Africa Food Forest Movement (Zambia)
Mad Dog Motorcycle Club Philippines

Communities

Asilo de San Vicente de Paul
1148 UN Avenue Paco Manila, Philippines
Size/Lot Area: 2 hectares

Technologies Used:

Organic Agriculture, Carbon Sequestration, Regenerative Agriculture, Permaculture, Agroforestry.

When We lose Insects๐Ÿ๐Ÿชฐ๐Ÿชณ๐ŸฆŸ๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿฆ—๐Ÿœ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿ› , We lose thousands ofsmall relationships that sustain the balance of the ecosystem ..,๐Ÿค”A...
14/08/2026

When We lose Insects๐Ÿ๐Ÿชฐ๐Ÿชณ๐ŸฆŸ๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿฆ—๐Ÿœ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿ› , We lose thousands of
small relationships that sustain the balance of the ecosystem ..,๐Ÿค”

A clean windshield. A lamppost without moths. A night without fireflies.

At first glance, these seem like just everyday changes. But perhaps they are signs of something much bigger.

For decades, it was common to end a trip with a windshield covered in insects, to see lampposts surrounded by moths, or to spend summer nights watching fireflies in the countryside.

Today, these scenes are becoming increasingly rare. And when insects disappear, we don't just lose their presence.

We lose pollinators, food for birds, bats, amphibians, and so many other animals. We lose thousands of small relationships that sustain the balance of ecosystems.

And this change doesn't happen by chance.

Simplified landscapes, degraded soils, loss of native vegetation, habitat fragmentation, and land-use models that eliminate diversity transform living environments into increasingly silent places.

Nature never functions in isolated parts.

When flowers disappear, pollinators disappear.

When pollinators disappear, seeds and fruits decrease.

When seeds and fruits decrease, food and shelter for countless species are lacking.

Everything is connected.

That's why agroforestry goes far beyond producing food.

It recovers soils, increases plant diversity, creates different vegetation layers, protects water, and rebuilds the conditions for thousands of life forms to find shelter again.

It's not just about planting trees.

It's about rebuilding ecosystems.

And when we restore complexity to the landscape, nature does what it has always known how to do: it returns.

๐ŸŒฟ Perhaps the question isn't why the insects disappeared. Perhaps the question is: what kind of environment are we creating so that they can return?

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05/08/2026

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๐–๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒ€Syntropy is the opposite of entropy ๐Ÿ’ฅWe have to reduce plowing and start building soi...
17/04/2026

๐–๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒ€
Syntropy is the opposite of entropy ๐Ÿ’ฅ

We have to reduce plowing and start building soil

Stop 2-dimensional farming and start building more natural vertical farms that use all layers in not 3 but 4 dimensions.

The 3rd dimension is going up! But the 4th dimension is time:
When one crop is harvested, another one is already growing to mature in the meantime

We want biodiversity as a cornerstone of our farms
โ€ข They reduce or eliminate pesticides
โ€ข They built fertility, making us less dependent or even completely independent of artificial fertilizer (straight of Hormuz blockage anyone?)

Farming in the 3d dimension means: planting way more trees, perennials, hedges.

The result:
1. More ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ protection
2. More ๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง control
3. More ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ control
4. More ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ protection
5. ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  down the (micro)climate
6. Having a better ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ

Imagine the entire world grows food like this and anybody would try to convince us to farm the way we farm conventionally today: they would declare this insane

Credit: & Ernst Gotsch

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