Bahay Kubo in Casay
We added a rest hut where the farm caretakers can rest during the day. We decided to build a "bahay kubo" or nipa hut so we can utilize the readily available materials. As you notice, there are a lot of coconut trees in the vicinity. We got some of the materials from the coconut trees that we had to cut down to make way for the mangoes and longkong. This project is not yet finished and needs to re-do the roof and build the toilet. So far, it has caused us about ~$300 to pay for the materials and labor.
Delivery and Planting
The low-bark Nam Doc Mai mango and longkong seedlings were scheduled to be delivered the next day. The downside to setting up the farm was that there was no concept of customer service like in the US where you can expect delivery to your door. We had to work with transporting the goods from the pier to Dalaguete. We rented a truck for a day which caused us about ~ $220 and hired people to help with moving.
Sidetrack to Dalaguete
Here are some pictures my husband took recently. Some pictures show the beach front that we wanted to buy.
Sidetrack to Dalaguete
This is a little off-topic from all the planning and farming that we talked about earlier. I wanted to show you guys the things to see and places to be in Dalaguete, Cebu. Maybe you'll understand why we want to move there. I'm planning to put these "Sidetrack to Dalaguete" blogs every now and then just so we know where we're heading =)
Here's a bunch of pictures of Mantalongon which is a suburb of Dalaguete. This is also known as the Vegetable Basket of Cebu.
As I said in my earlier blog, Dalaguete is a very good place to start farming. I guess you can just throw a seed anywhere in that place and, for sure, it will grow.
Planning the farm
One major step done. We got land. It's small compared to other farmlands, i know, but it's a start. I guess I need to backtrack a little bit to discuss the planning stage of the farm. You might have the impression that there was no planning done and we were just two people diving into totally unchartered waters. Hopefully we did enough research and planning before we took the plunge. Here's some of the things we did:
First View of Casay
First thing to worry is money. How can we earn a living there? Business? What are we good at? For 8 years, my husband and I worked as Engineers for the same company. Honestly, I don't imagine there would be any jobs waiting for us when we go back. Plus, one of the reasons we're moving away from engineering is the stress! The answer to these questions actually walked right in front of us, literally. While he was looking for a beach front property in Dalaguete, someone approached him to convince him to buy this land in Casay. She mentioned that the property has full grown mangoes and coconut trees. Farming. We got real excited about this, this is something we can see ourselves in. With everybody wanting to help the current state of the environment, I think this is also one noble thing to do. Farming, the natural way. Yep, we were sold with the idea.
With the tax return we got this year, we bought our first land in Casay. It's a 2000 sqm lot located along Cebu's national highway and about a quarter of a mile from Argao Beach Club.
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