Sustainable TOWNS

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We are just so happy and proud to have worked with Tayabas local small holder farmers and producers through the Sustainable Tayabas program. From 3 farmers to 16 farmers, we are continuously working towards better crop programming and farming practices. Our goal for the year is to encourage more farmer-vendors to directly sell their produce to local consumers through the Sustainable Tayabas Farmers Market every Sunday and eventually to a bigger market outside Tayabas.

Our utmost gratitude to Mayor Lovely Reynoso-Pontioso and City Tourism Senior Officer and Head, Ms. Roselle Villaverde.

Maraming salamat po sa pagbisita sa Sustainable Tayabas Farmers Market!

Today is the start of the 12-day long celebration of the Mayohan Festival in Tayabas City!

More than just a celebration, the Mayohan Festival is a tribute to the local farmers who have been the backbone of Tayabas' economy for generations. Through their hard work and dedication, they have helped to create a thriving community that is built on agriculture and is proud of its heritage.

The dedicated farmers of the community will be in Parke Rizal for the whole celebration. Join us as we feature our local harvest and heritage delicacies.

Parine na, Yanong saya! 👍😁🌱

Sustainable TOWNS Organization Inc. is inviting everyone to visit Tayabas City for the Mayohan Festival! We are officially launching our Farmers Market project for and by the farmers of Tayabas City.

The Sustainable Tayabas Farmers Market project aims to support local farmers by providing them opportunities to directly sell their produce to consumers at a fair and better price. This valuable endeavor is in collaboration with the Offices of the City Tourism and City Agriculture with the full support of the Office of the City Mayor of Tayabas City.

Parini na sa Tayabas!

May 5-14, 2023
Parke Rizal, Tayabas City

Sustainable Tayabas
Farmers Market

Sustainable TOWNS and Habilin Farms have been working with smallholder farmers of Tayabas City by providing them opportunities to directly sell their produce to consumers at a fair and better price. The Sustainable Tayabas Farmers Market is an end result of better farm programming with farmers to ensure better farming practices that nurture the soil and provide better harvests for the community.

We are slowly growing the numbers of organic and non-organic farmers who are selling every Sunday outside the Tayabas Basilica. We are very excited as we officially launch the Sustainable Tayabas Farmers Market on May 13, 2023 during the Mayohan Festival.

This initiative is in collaboration with the Local Government of Tayabas City thru the Office of City Tourism and City Agriculture Office.

Tayabas muna,
Tayabas naman,
Tayo na Tayabas!

ORIENTAL MINDORO OIL SPILL

DAY 1: 1,242 servings of Nilagang Baboy
DAY 2: 1,272 servings of Tinolang Manok
DAY 3: 1,173 servings of Chicken Pochero with lots of vegetables!

Our partner mobile community kitchen, Art Relief Mobile Kitchen has concluded their cooking in Pola, Oriental Mindoro with 3,687 servings of nutritious meals for our fisherfolk and their families, kitchen volunteers and the Philippine Army. Precious Leano and Alex Baluyut have been at the forefront of emergencies since Typhoon Yolanda by cooking and feeding our people who have been affected by disasters and inspiring others to help feed communities.

Sustainable TOWNS has been a constant partner of Art Relief Mobile Kitchen and other partner community kitchens by helping them source local produce from farmers and producers so that we can bridge and provide supply of fresh harvests to the most vulnerable communities during times of crisis.

To close, we'd like to express our utmost gratitude to the following people and offices who supported this emergency food aid for Pola:

Anton Tangan
Mark Terence Sy
Eunice Ariate
JC Catibog
Gerard Ferrer
Challie Dimaano
Beng Lipsey
Chona Buenafe
Carina and Alex
Leopoldo de Silva
Clare Amador
Pinky Velasco
Salve de la Paz
Lennon Serrano
Inky Nakpil, Fixer Ink
Waya Santos, Capital Markets and Trust Supervision Department, Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Majet Lopez, Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro

and those who requested to be anonymous donors. 💗

Maraming maraming salamat po sa agarang pagtugon sa hiningi naming tulong sa inyo!

📷 Art Relief Mobile Kitchen

ORIENTAL MINDORO UPDATE

DAY 2: 1,200 servings of Tinolang Manok!

We are very grateful to have partnered with Art Relief Mobile Kitchen who is on the ground cooking with and for our distressed community in the Municipality of Pola. The donations that you continue to send allowed us to purchase vegetables, chicken, and condiments for cooking. Most of these ingredients were bought from the local market also to help the local economy during this time of crisis.

For your donations, you may send us a message at 09171306926 or email us at [email protected] to request for account details.






📷 Art Relief Mobile Kitchen

ORIENTAL MINDORO OIL SPILL!

Help us feed our fisherfolk and their families from Pola, Oriental Mindoro who lost their daily source of food from the sea and income from fishing due to the massive oil spill that happened last February 28.

If the sea cannot provide the food that they need to be able to eat, the land can nourish them with vegetables that will be harvested by our Mindoro farmers and cooked by volunteers of Art Relief Mobile Kitchen.

We are very excited to collaborate with the Tourism Office and City Agriculture Office of Tayabas City for our new project in the south. Sustainable TOWNS will be working with local farmers and producers to help set up and establish the Sustainable Tayabas Farmers Market, a weekend market directly linking farmers with consumers in and outside of Tayabas City.

Our goal is to help build sustainable communities through sustainable farming and fair trade practices for our towns and cities. We look forward to that day when we don't need to rescue farmers in order for them to earn for their day to day living. Helping them help themselves now will be our work today so they can keep feeding others tomorrow. 😊

"Tayo muna. Tayo naman. Tayo na Tayabas!"

Sustainable TOWNS carries the banner of a Sutainable Tayabas as we start to support their farms and farmers.

We are privileged to have Habilin Farms as one of our partner farms in Tayabas, Quezon. It is a developing permaculture farm that's nestled in the mountains near the foot of Mt. Banahaw. Its many springs and cold weather make it very ideal for growing organic vegetables. Habilin Farms is also an accredited Agricultural Learning Site of the Agriculture Training Institute (ATI). Farmers from Tayabas and nearby towns benefit from trainings provided by ATI, Habilin Farms, and soon Sustainable TOWNS.

Greetings everyone!

After months of quietly working with our partner farmers and community kitchens, we are now back for bigger and more meaningful work!

We are now Sustainable TOWNS Organization, Inc., a non-profit organization committed to support smallholder farmers, producers, community kitchens, and small karinderias through sustainability programs.

We look forward to having you on board this next journey! 😃

SAGADA FRUITS IN SEASON!

We will have oranges, gin soaked persimmons, and green lemon arriving on September 26, Monday. Let us know if you want to reserve so we can include your order before the harvest.

Price per kilo:
Sagada oranges - P130
Persimmons - P110
Green Lemon - P90

Kindness Matters

On its 26th Run, Sustainable TOWNS continue to support farming communities and distressed individuals due to rising prices of fuel and other basic commodities. Every order is a meaningful purchase for Filipinos in need.

Cut-off for orders: July 9, Saturday 4pm
Delivery date: July 11, Monday
MOP: BPI / BDO / GCash / Maya
Delivery fee charged to buyer.

Email us at [email protected] to request for an Excel Sheet Order Form.

We were also able to bring 300 kilos of vegetables for fire evacuees at the covered courts of Village A and Amorsolo inside the UP Campus. There are about 38 families who are still living in tents and making these courts their home while they wait for help.

Dentsu helped us make this happen. Healthy and nutritious vegetables are given to distressed families. Canned goods and noodles are only good for some time but relief goods are best when it nourishes both the soul and the body.

For those who would like to still help, infants and babies need milk. You may get in touch with the UP COVID-19 Response Volunteers to help you send donations.

We have 200 assorted veggie packs that arrived today for distribution to jeepney drivers, fire evacuees, and community kitchens. These vegetables were harvested by our farmers from Atok, Benguet through the help of Haight's Place. An estimate of 2,100 individuals will not go hungry this week.

Thanks to JC Catibog and employees and friends of Dentsu for partnering with Sustainable TOWNS for this worthy and meaningful endeavor. 💗

BIYAHENG TANDANG SORA-VISAYAS-CITY HALL

Maaga na naman natapos sa repacking and delivery ng orders para sa 25th Run ng Sustainable TOWNS. Nakapagbigay ng 100 kilos na assorted veggie packs sa mga jeepney driver para pantawid na gulay sa araw-araw na pagkain ng pamilya. Ang mga gulay ay tanim ng mga magsasaka ng Atok, Benguet sa tulong ng Haight’s Farm.

Maraming maraming salamat sa mga patuloy na nagbibigay at nagpapaabot ng tulong sa kanila. Tataas na naman ang diesel bukas. Madadagdagan na naman ang mga titigil sa pasada. Sana kahit hindi gulay, makapag-abot pa din ng tulong sa ibang nangangailangan. Malaking bagay ang may pagkain na nailalapag sa hapag kainan. Mahalaga na makakain ang bawat Pilipino sa panahon na ito.

God bless us all! 💗

KAWA Pilipinas continues to be one of our strong and steady partners in co-creating change through food. When buyers also purchase vegetables for indigent communities, a good bulk of these go to community kitchens who help us cook the most delicious and nutritious dishes and distribute them to the most needy.

We hope that you can continue supporting us by purchasing our Pantawid Gulay vegetable packs harvested by Atok and Sagada farmers. This way, we can continue our work in helping both farmers and those who are hungry. :-)

Kindness Matters

On its 25th Run, Sustainable TOWNS continue to support farming communities and distressed individuals due to rising prices of fuel and other basic commodities. Every order is a meaningful purchase for Filipinos in need.

Cut-off for orders: June 25, Saturday 4pm
Delivery date: June 27, Monday
MOP: BPI / BDO / GCash / Maya
Delivery fee charged to buyer.

Email us at [email protected] to request for an Excel Sheet Order Form.

Meat Stock On-hand

Ham & Cheese Sausage 500gms - P400
Maple Bacon 500gms - P450
Bacon Ends & Pieces 500gms - P350
Gourmet Long Sausage 300gms - P300
Ilocos Norte Longganisa 1k - P450
Maple Bacon Jam 10oz - P350

Send us a PM to reserve now! Limited stocks available.

Ola Farm is a partner of Sustainable TOWNS!

Sagada farmer champions sustainable coffee By Daniel Jason Maches Sagada, Mountain Province is one of the Philippines’ top producers of high-quality Arabica coffee. Most of its coffee comes from a northern barangay called Aguid, known for its steep and challenging terrain. Here,

New Product Alert!

This new Maple Bacon Jam of Shiraz Smokehaus makes it to one of our top favourite jams! Sweet and savory and oh so meaty!

Price: P350/12oz bottle

LIBRENG GULAY PO PARA SA KARINDERYA NIYO!

"Naku Mam, sakto wala na kaming pambili ng iluluto namin!"
"Salamat po, gusto niyo po ba mag-merienda dito?"
"Makakaluto na kami ulit ng ulam na may gulay!"
"God bless you Mam, sana pagpalain ka para madami ka pa matulungan!"

These are some of the heartwarming words we received as we drove around Quezon City to distribute 5-kilo pack vegetables to small karinderias and street food vendors. We have been doing this since 2020 after working with Kasagana-Ka Cooperative for Project Karinderya.

The vegetables we give out are bought by friends and buyers of Sustainable TOWNS from farmers of Atok, Benguet whose sales are still challenged by rising fuel prices and rampant smuggled imported vegetables. For this run, we were able to distribute 275 kilos of vegetables for karinderyas and some of our partner community kitchens, KAWA Pilipinas and CAC Munting Kusina.

This is also our contribution to this year's Filipino Food Month. We work towards preserving Filipino food by supporting the unsung heroes of our kitchens and farm fields. We need them to keep on planting and cooking so that we can continue feeding Filipinos with warm nutritious meals while supporting the sustainability of farmers and karinderyas.