Greenhouse for an Organic Practitioner

“The rains stops us from planting and causes loss of income, now with a greenhouse, even when it rains I can still plant inside.” Just like his father before him, Tyler is an organic practitioner from Tublay, Benguet. He used to help his father in their farm and in 2007; he started to practice organic farming on his own.

 He learned from an acquaintance that JVOMFI started offering Greenhouse loan, so in 2018 he joined JVOMFI and in 2019 applied for a Greenhouse loan worth P50,000. He used the loan to purchase steel pipes to construct a 10ft by 60ft greenhouse.

“The greenhouse is a great help, I used to make around ₱5,000 monthly in this area, now I make around ₱10,000 monthly. In one year, I can make about six (6) cropping” Tyler said motioning where the greenhouse stands.  He continued that prior to having a greenhouse, production was low but now that they have a greenhouse, production yield is high. He markets his produce in LATOP joined LATOPMPC (La Trinidad Organic Practitioners Multipurpose Cooperative) Mountain-grown Natural Food Product of Porta Vaga.

As an organic practitioner, Tyler is proud that he contributes to the environment and consumers’ welfare.