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WE ALL WANT TO EAT VEGETABLES free from pesticides, chemicals, hormones, etc. But finding them in their purest state was a problem, until Renée Perrine and Loren Manzano joined forces and formed My Personal Farmer. Renée visited Bukidnon with her husband and was not just mesmerized by Mt. Kitanlad’s beauty. She was also thoroughly impressed by the taste of Loren’s homegrown vegetables. “Loren has worked the farm devoid of pesticides and herbicides for 23 years,” she said. So the Perrines asked Loren to send them a box of vegetables regularly. “My husband is very particular about food, being a total health buff. He eats only our vegetables! Especially after we learned that, in one cycle, a vegetable can be sprayed up to 36 times with chemicals and pesticides!” The vegetables at the Perrine residence was such a hit among family and friends that they asked Renée to order vegetables for them as well. This was how My Personal Farmer came to be—the operation patterned after the CSA (Consumer Supported Agriculture) in the US. Perrine, with the help of her friends, put a group of people together to help support organic farmers and called it “Village-Supported Agriculture” (VSA), where people in the neighborhood “support the families of a group of agri-farmers led by Loren.” “Loren and his team will be your personal farmer, dedicating his hard work and lengthy experience to giving you a healthy, nutritious diet weekly. You, on the other hand, will be dedicated to be the sure market in making this Village Supported Agriculture sustainable,” explained Perrine. “The farm produces and delivers a special box of fresh, naturally and organically grown produce weekly for your family. No more middlemen, long storage hours and less produce handling. The vegetables come fresh from the farm to your village at competitive prices.” There’s also what is called a “Village Mommy Veggie,” assigned for each village. Her home will be the weekly drop-off point for the produce. Her advocacy to help provide families around her with naturally and organically grown produce will be rewarded with free vegetables. Her responsibilities will be to gather at least 10 families under this program, to receive the boxes for pickup and gather the payments. Currently, there are five villages enrolled in the program. In Manila, they include Ayala Alabang (for residents in the south), Makati (for residents of both Ritz Towers and Luna Gardens Rockwell), White Plains and Palladium Subdivision, and Shaw Boulevard (for northern residents). There is also a Veggie Mom in Cagayan de Oro. Perrine is currently looking for mommies for the areas and villages of Dasmariñas Makati, Ortigas, Greenhills and The Fort. I understand why people go crazy for their vegetables, because I do, too. As I noted in my e-mail to Renée: Your vegetables are so fresh, considering that I got them a day after they were sent. The vegetables look like they were Photoshopped. Beautiful! Perfect condition... Must commend shipping and handling. Broccoli and cauliflower: picked at their prime, super-flavorful, meaty, perfect texture and crunch. Spinach and romaine: equally fantastic, no grassy taste. And to think I juiced them! Arugula: Nothing like it. so pristine in flavor, nice and sharp yet a sweetish finish on the tongue. Smells so good. Carrots: Phenomenal... Full-bodied, not watery but nice and thick; does not separate or line the tongue with that sharp, slightly bitter taste—a rather common characteristic of carrots made into juice. Can vegetables ever be mouth-watering? With My Personal Farmer, they sure can! (Visit mypersonalfarmer.net, e-mail re...@mypersonalfarmer. net, call (632) 8938342, 0918-9143759) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gimik" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gimik?hl=en.
