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Pepper Plants and How Pepper is Made

pinoyfarmer — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:20:38 +0000

Pepper is a pungent spice made from berries. One of the earliest known spices ever discovered, pepper is used worldwide in almost every household. CLASSIFICATION Black pepper belongs to the family “Piperaceae.”

Various Preserved Vegetables

Pinoy Farmer — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:29:56 +0000

CANNED MUSHROOM The mushroom commonly used for canning is the I. volvacea species. It looks like a tiny umbrella and its cap is white, occasionally tinged with gray, smooth in texture. This is the most popular mushroom not only in the Philippines, but in the entire Southeast Asian Region. Its growth is well suited to the [...]

Banana Catsup Making

Pinoy Farmer — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:29:34 +0000

BANANA CATSUP (Process 1) Ingredients: 1 kilo cavendish (saba) bananas 1 head onion 1 pc red bell pepper 1 head garlic 3¾ liter water 20 pcs chili pepper 500 mL vinegar 1 kilo brown sugar 100 grams rock salt 1/8 tsp cloves (fine clavo de comer) 1/8 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp paprika 1 tsp catsup red # 600 1/8 tsp strawberry red 1/8 tsp chocolate brown 5 grams sodium benzoate

Processing Popcorn

Pinoy Farmer — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:29:14 +0000

Add also picture of popcorn type corn plant What is Popcorn? Popcorn, like all six types of corn, is a cereal grain and originates from a wild grass. Its scientific name is zea mays everta, and it is the only type of corn to actually pop. Popcorn is made up of three main components; endosperm, germ and the [...]

How to Make Vinegar from Squash Peelings

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:21:14 +0000

MATERIALS: kalabasa peels & cores 1 kg sugar 1 ½ c yeast ½ tsp vinegar starter 1 c

How to Make Sardines

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:18:42 +0000

Sardines in Tomato Sauce Ingredients 1. Dressed fish (bangus, tunsoy, galunggong) 170-180 grams 2. Sauce 60 grams (tomato sauce 37.8 grams and tomato paste 12.6 grams) 3. corn or vegetable oil 9.0 mL 4. hot pepper extract* 0.7 mL 5. salt 1-2 grams

How to make Kropeck from Mongo and Soybeans

Pinoy Farmer — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:11:57 +0000

Mongo Kropeck To provide increased nutrients in the snacks of children, the addition of mongo flour has been tried and found acceptable. Materials: 5 cups rice flour 2 ½ cups mongo flour 2 cups oil or lard 1 ½ tbsp. flavoring (cheese or barbecue) 2/3 cup water

How to Make Jelly from Fruits and Vegetables

Pinoy Farmer — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:32:18 +0000

Fruits that have flavor and a substance called pectin can be transformed into delicious jelly, such as the bignay fruit, papaya, duhat, santol, tamarind and guava. Soursop (guayabano) sininguelas, breadfruit(rimas), anonas and chico all have high pectin content. Fruits that have very low pectin are difficult or cannot be made into jelly.

Shrimp Culture

Pinoy Farmer — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:29:24 +0000

Shrimp is the most important commodity, by value, in the international seafood trade. The shrimp industry has grown exponentially in the last decades, and growth is expected to continue for years to come.

Dried Sweet Papaya

Pinoy Farmer — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:29:19 +0000

There are places in this country where fruits abound, but there is no way of or it is difficult to transport them to market, thus they become rotten and are wasted away, or are given to hogs. In places where there is an oversupply of papaya , the fruits can be preserved for as long [...]

Papain Production

Pinoy Farmer — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:29:14 +0000

Papain is a proteolytic enzyme that tenderises meat and can act as a clarifying agent in many food industry processes. It is a common ingridient in brewery and meat processing. Although synthetic substitutes are available at lower cost, the demand for papain isstill strong as a food ingridient since it is percieved as a natural [...]

Orchid Farming

Pinoy Farmer — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:47:59 +0000

The different species of the Orchid family require different methods of cultivation. It is thus, necessary for a would-be orchid enthusiast to have initial information to guide him raising orchids. Cattleya The term is used to cover a very large variety of species of Cattleya, Laelia, Brassalova, a few species of Epidendrom, Sophronites, Diacrum and their hybrids. Most [...]

Annatto (achuete) Production

Pinoy Farmer — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:46:45 +0000

Annatto or achuete seeds are used for dyes and food coloring, especially for butter. It is also used in making polishes for russet leather. The dye is obtained from the pulp around the seed by soaking them in the water. The pigment that settles to the bottom is dried into cakes, usually 5 to 6 per [...]

How to make Calamansi flavored candies, jellies, and lollipops

Pinoy Farmer — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:46:42 +0000

Calamansi Flavored Jellies (Candies) Ingredients: starch 10 tbsp water 1 and 1/4 c sugar 1 and 1/2 c glucose 1/4 c calamansi juice 4 tbsp citric acid 1/8 tsp food color 1/4 tsp calamansi oil 1/4 tsp

Processed Squash (Pumpkin) Foods

Pinoy Farmer — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:46:42 +0000

Squashes are four species of the genus Cucurbita, also called Pumpkins and Kalabasa in Filipino. These four species are as follows: C. maxima - hubbard squash, buttercup squash;C. mixta - cushaw squash; C. moschata - butternut squash; and C. pepo - most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.

How to Make Less Grease Peanuts

Pinoy Farmer — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:44:55 +0000

MATERIALS: shelled peanuts 1 kg cooking oil - half liter refined salt - half tsp. garlic powder- half tsp.

Handmade Paper from Rice Straw, Cotton Plants, and Banana Stalk

Pinoy Farmer — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:44:52 +0000

Paper from Rice Straw Paper can be made from any fibrous plant but the best material is rice straw. Abundant rice straw go to waste during harvesting time. With a very minimal capital, this agricultural waste could be a good source of livelihood. Making paper from rice straw can be done even by children in their [...]

Processing of Dried Flowers for Pot-pourri

Pinoy Farmer — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:44:49 +0000

Flowers are important in our lives, as an inspiration and to give peace of mind. However, the life of flowers is short. They soon wilt and die. To overcome this problem, flowers can be dried or preserved in a number of ways. For decorative purposes, dried flowers can be classified into three types:

How to make Taho from Coconut Milk or Soy Beans

Pinoy Farmer — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:54:09 +0000

Taho from Coconut Milk If soybeans are more expensive or are not available, we can use coconut milk and gulaman in making the morning delicacy Taho. This is very feasible since we have an abundant coconuts planted all over the country.

How to Make Peanut Butter and Peanut Brittle

Pinoy Farmer — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:54:06 +0000

Peanut butter and brittle are food made of roasted, ground, and blended peanuts, usually salted and sweetened. It is commonly sold in grocery stores, but can be made at home. It is frequently used in sandwiches, particularly the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, candy, cookies and pastry.

How to Make Balut

Pinoy Farmer — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:54:05 +0000

WHAT IS BALUT ? Balut (Pilipino) or hot vit lon (Vietnamese) are incubated fertilized duck eggs, which are boiled for 20-30 minutes when the embryo is 16-18 days old. The embryonated eggs are incubated in a balutan or some other kind of artificial incubator. A typical balutan is a low building with walls of bamboo or [...]

How to make Coco Burger

Pinoy Farmer — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:43:26 +0000

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups coconut ’sapal’ ¼ cup flour 1 tsp salt 5 tsp toyo 1 egg 2 tsp cornstarch ¼ tsp vetsin (optional)

Making Soy Sauce

Pinoy Farmer — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:41:27 +0000

MATERIALS: Soybeans - ½ kg Salt solution - 6 li or 24 c Mold (Aspergillus Oryzae) Flour - ½ kg Rice bran - ½ tsp

Soap Making by Cold Press

Pinoy Farmer — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:41:06 +0000

White creamy laundry bar soap with the essence of citronella or other suitable essential oils. Materials: Coconut oil (primary) Caustic soda (35 Be) as saponifying agent Sodium silicate as soap builder

Organic Farmers Deny Low Output, Report Higher Rice Yields

Pinoy Farmer — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:27:18 +0000

MANILA, Philippines - It is not true that only the cultivation of hybrid rice would enrich farmers. This claim is false, organic farmers had argued, as they revealed that the harvest of traditional varieties cultivated without using chemical-based fertilizers and agricultural inputs has increased. Farmers from Bulacan, Bataan and Pangasinan who have shunned the use of chemical [...]

Growing Malunggay

Pinoy Farmer — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:13:20 +0000

An ideal tree to grow in the city or country is malunggay (Moringa oleifera). Moringa will give you food, fodder, fuelwood and shade. Its pods make a tasty, nutritious vegetable. You can eat its tender leaves and flowers too. The leaves also make excellent livestock feed. Best of all, this useful tree grows quickly and [...]

Malunggay Therapeutics

Pinoy Farmer — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:10:35 +0000

The Malunggay (Sajina, Moringa) tree. Therapeutics of Malunggay/Moringa Sometimes, people think that solutions to their problems are expensive and hard to find. But more often than not, real solutions to basic problems are abundant, cheap and even free. Health problems are especially solvable with natural inexpensive gifts from nature.

Squash Farming

Pinoy Farmer — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:10:35 +0000

Squash or kalabasa is a viny, creeping and trailing crop producing fruits and considered to be one of the most delicious vegetables. It is the most commonly and regularly grown among the cucurbits due to its rich source of Vitamin A, phosphorous and calcium . The young and tender shoots make good vegetable salad. The [...]

A(H1N1) - Swine Flu

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:46:24 +0000

Swine influenza (also called swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu) refers to influenza caused by those strains of influenza virus, called swine influenza virus (SIV), that usually infect pigs. Swine influenza is common in pigs in the midwestern United States (and occasionally in other states), Mexico, Canada, South America, Europe (including the United Kingdom, [...]

RP to Develop Green Mango into All-Natural Juice Drink

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:57:13 +0000

With the success of Philippine-made ripe mango products in the global market, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is now conducting a research project which aims to produce world class products from green mango.

Pili Nut Cracker Goes High-Tech

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:55:47 +0000

As pili nut is indigenous only in the Philippines, the government has long since recognized its economic importance in the country as a potential export crop. It ranks second to cashew nuts and has been a good stand-in for macadamia nuts. Pili nut is produced and processed mostly in the Bicol region.

DA Researcher Discovers Technique to Grow Pineapple that Meets Export Standards

Pinoy Farmer — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:45:16 +0000

DAET, Camarines Norte—A researcher from the Research Outreach Station of the Department of Agriculture (DA) here has discovered a technique for growing export-quality pineapple. “Pineapple performs well when given the right amount of fertilizer,” and the new technique would give fruit growers fruits “that are in accordance with the standards of the export market,” DA researcher [...]

Mango people in Bohol confab

Pinoy Farmer — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:45:13 +0000

We have met some of the most interesting mango people at the 11th National Mango Congress held at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City from April 27 to 29. One interesting lecturer is Frank Sacdalan who grows mangoes on a total of more than 38 hectares in Libungan, South Cotabato. Two of his farms are [...]

Banana Growers Say Aerial Spraying is Safe

Pinoy Farmer — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:45:18 +0000

The Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) has assured farmers and environmental advocates that aerial spraying of fungicides in the vast banana plantations of Mindanao is safe. Dr. Emily Fabregar, technical committee chief of PBGEA, made this assurance late last month when she presented a paper on “Global Positioning System: A New Technology for Farm [...]

Catfish Culture

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:05:21 +0000

Catfish of the type Pangasius spp is commonly called as river or silver stripped catfish, Siamese shark, sutchi catfish, or swai catfish. This catfish species live in freshwater and endemic to the Mekong basin. It is a riverine catfish belonging to the members of the family Pangasidae. It exhibits fast growth when cultured given a [...]

Producing Nata de Coco

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:04:19 +0000

RAW MATERIALS: 1 kg. fresh coconut, grated 325 mL or 1¼ cups glacial acetic acid 600 g or 3 cups refined sugar 500 ml or 2 cups coconut water

How to make Banana Flour

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:59:43 +0000

Materials needed: green bananas, saba or cardaba salt

How to Control Black Sigatoka (Banana Leaf Spot)

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:59:04 +0000

Black Leaf Streak or Black Sigatoka was first recognized in Fiji in 1963. Since then, it has been found elsewhere and has steadily replaced yellow sigatoka in banana producing countries. The disease is caused by a fungus, Mycosphaerrella fijiensis and is considered to be more virulent than yellow sigatoka.

San Carlos Bioenergy delivers fuel ethanol

pinoyfarmer — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:25:38 +0000

MOTORISTS can expect gasoline blended with locally-produced ethanol to be rolled out in Luzon and the Visayas in the next few weeks. This as the San Carlos Bioenergy Inc. (SCBI), the country’s first integrated fuel ethanol distillery and power cogeneration facility, has delivered its first shipment of 1.6 million liters to Petron last March 16. The delivery [...]

Banana Bunchy Top

Pinoy Farmer — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:16:00 +0000

Banana Bunchy Top is the most important virus disease affecting the Musa family. It was recognized, as a disease in Fiji in 1889. In 1890, Taiwan reported its occurrence and was in Egypt in 1901. In Australia, symptoms were seen in 1913. In the Philippines, it was reported that bunchy top first appeared in [...]

How to Plant Sweet Tamarind

Pinoy Farmer — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:15:58 +0000

• Clear the field of bushes and other unwanted vegetation. • Prepare the land by plowing the field once and harrowing it several times until the soil is in fine tilth. • Stakes are set following the desired distance of planting (8 - 12 meters).

Undaunted by Drought

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:14:31 +0000

It is projected that water crisis will be felt worldwide by 2025. This warning goes side by side with the looming effects of climate change. Drought is a possibility, or it has already taken its course in many areas of the country. This scenario poses great challenge to rice production. Among cereals in terms of [...]

Managing Weeds With Golden Kuhol

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:14:24 +0000

About the module The golden apple snail (GAS), popularly known as “golden kuhol” was introduced into the Philippines between 1982 and 1984. It came from South America (Brazil and Argentina) via Taiwan. Its high nutritive value as food for human beings and farm animals generated interest among both public and private sectors to propagate the production [...]

Making Vinegar from Banana Peelings

Pinoy Farmer — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:04:23 +0000

Instead of throwing away our banana peelings, we can use it to make vinegar. The procedure is very simple as shown below.

Pineapple Wine Making

Pinoy Farmer — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:30:18 +0000

Materials: 1 part ripe pineapple 1 part water 1/4 part sugar Fleischmann’s yeast or Red Star yeast

Carp Culture

Pinoy Farmer — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:29:41 +0000

Carp polyculture can be utilized using huge amount of organic wastes such as cowdung or poultry droppings and production levels of 1-3 ton/ha/year can be obtained with application of both organic and inorganic fertilizers alone. Provision of feed enhances the fish production significantly and production levels of 4-8 ton/ha/yr are obtained using a judicious combination [...]

How to make Coconut Macaroons

Pinoy Farmer — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:28:03 +0000

Ingredients: 3 eggs ¾ cup condensed milk 1 tsp vanilla 4 cups desiccated coconut 2/3 cup sugar 1 tbsp butter or margarine

Decorative Wax

Pinoy Farmer — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:28:02 +0000

MOLD MAKING - Silicon rubber mold MATERIALS: silicon rubber modeling tools ice cream cup catalyst knife basahan modeling clay

How to make Ginger Beer

Pinoy Farmer — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:28:01 +0000

You need: Yeast ground ginger sugar water

Herbal Soap Making

Pinoy Farmer — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:30:48 +0000

Herbal soap is a kind of soap mixed with natural ingredients, juice or extract and vitamins from medicinal plants. How to Make Herbal Soap: Utensils: Plastic pail Wooden ladle or bamboo stick Glass or cup Mortar and pestle Cheese cloth or strainer Knife Chopping board Cooking pot (preferably made of clay, enamel, stainless or glass) Stove Plastic molders