THE BUHAY BUKID EXPERIENCE
Habilin Farms offers you a slew of activities and amenities that you can take part in and enjoy whenever you’re in the area. These permaculture experiences give you the feeling of having everything provided to you by Mother Nature.
Whether you’re more of the adventurous type who likes to hike or run in tree-filled forests or a contemplative person who likes to reflect on life amidst nature, Habilin Farms has something for you.
REST IN A BAHAY KUBO
If you’re eager to rest after a long and arduous work week, the farm’s 3 bahay kubo are ready and waiting. Bahay Kubo are small and simple houses made out of native materials that are strong and sturdy.
These Bahay Kubo offer more than just their rustic but natural aesthetic however. They’re surprisingly comfortable and climate-responsive. The best part about if of course is that it gives you that authentic feeling of living so close to nature.
TAKE A BREATHER FROM REGULAR LIFE
It’s always beneficial to make time for retreats, allowing oneself to pause, reflect on life’s direction, career aspirations, and bond with others through shared endeavors. Both individual and group retreats serve as catalysts for inspiration.
The farm’s sights and sounds create an idyllic setting for such occasions. Whether in a group setting or alone, participating in farm activities fosters a sense of camaraderie and mutual experiences.
DO VOLUNTEER WORK
Engaging in volunteer work is an expression of affection, as volunteers may not consistently find the time, but their dedication never wavers. Whether it involves planting trees or helping prepare traditional dishes for the community, Habilin Farms offers avenues for contributing positively.
Participating in farm tasks not only allows you to immerse yourself in the captivating scenery but also provides complimentary lodging for your stay!
HEAL MOTHER NATURE
With the planet in the brink of an environmental collapse and nations the world over experiencing its effects, corporations have started doing their part in helping. Corporate social responsibility has become part of these organizations’ DNA, that it’s already integrated into their operations.
Habilin Farms offers various engagements tailored for corporations, spanning from native tree planting initiatives to involvement in community projects.
COWORK OR COLIVE IN A FARM
Whether you’re an established professional who likes to take their work on the go or you just want to travel and experience different places, coworking and coliving is an option you most likely took in the past.
In Habilin Farms, you have the wonderful option of renting out a coworking or coliving space with a reliable Internet connection. The best part? You have the sights and sounds of Mother nature accompany you the entire time.
WEAVE SALAKOT
Heritage craft is a skill passed down through families for at least two generations. It involves using hands-on abilities, traditional materials, designs, and techniques. Salakot-making, for example, is a dying heritage craft that needs to be preserved.
Being an advocate for heritage crafts and a supporter of social enterprises that help the community, Habilin Farms teaches those interested how to make salakot and other bamboo-based crafts.
LEARN MORE, TEACH MORE
If you’re a student, a newbie or if you just want to learn new things, it’s important to learn from mentors or subject matters experts who have the experience. In order to gauge if you’ve learned enough, you have to teach these learnings to other people.
Either way, Habilin Farms provides both corporate and community trainings and allows you to use the area as a venue for training your people or organization. Feel free to visit, learn and teach!
PICK AND PLANT PRODUCE
In Habilin Farms, you can pick and forage for vegetables and fruits, both wild and cultivated. Since most of the produce is organic, you don’t have to don gloves in order to pick them (unless they have thorns or brambles).
Following permaculture ethics, when you take from nature, you have to give back. In line with picking vegetables, you can also learn how to plant their seeds. You can also plant native trees in certain areas of the farm.
FARM-TO-TABLE DINING
While you may order food, the only dishes available to you will be whatever dish is prepared for the day. Habilin Farms does not have a menu waiting for you either, but it does have an entire farm’s worth of produce that you can forage and prepare for an authentic farm-to-table experience.
Apart from the organic fruits and vegetables cultivated in the farm, there are also indigenous edibles that grow wildly in the farm that you can enjoy.
EXPERIENCE LIVESTOCK
Habilin Farms has an abundance of produce and livestock in its premises. Currently, the farm takes care of chickens, ducks, pigs, carabaos, and dogs. Given that it is a permaculture farm, most of these livestock feed on the same crops that the farm produces.
Some of these animals are free-ranged, enabling them to roam and forage for food unbound by wooden or concrete walls. You’re free to feed and pet some of them whenever they’re around.
EARTHING AND NATURE WALK
When you’re in the farm, take time to walk around and absorb the scenery. Studies have shown that walking amidst nature helps relieve stress and improves mood, apart of course from the physical benefits of improved cardio.
You could also do some grounding or earthing, an activity that lets you tread on grass and dirt with your bare feet. Doing so affects your physiology, giving you an improved sense of mood and helping you manage your stress.
RUN THE TRAIL
If you’re the athletic type and wish to run across a dirt road grazing your feet, you’re free to do so in Habilin Farms. There’s a trail route right around the farm’s edges that’s great for beginners to start with, or for veterans who’d like to have a scenic warm up before their main workout.
The best part about it is that while you’re in the zone, you have fresh air, beautiful sights and fresh mountain spring water to help refresh you.
GO CAMPING
If you want to skip the comfort of the bahay kubo and rough it out in the open spaces of the farm, you’re free to pitch a tent in designated areas. If you’re a mountaineer and you’d like a temporary respite before hiking in Mt Banahaw, you can lay a sleeping bag in the area as well and take as long as you need.
If you’d like a good place to relax in, just grab a hammock, look for some trees and take a breather. Mother Nature is your sanctuary!
HAVE A PICNIC
For some people, laying a cloth over some dirt and admiring the sights and sounds of Mother Nature while having a healthy and scrumptious snack is an excellent way to relax and take respite.
Habilin Farm’s open area surrounded by forestry and all sorts of greenery makes it a good place to have a take a snack break. You can have a humble little picnic in some of the farm’s designated areas after a day of picking vegetables or doing farm work.
STARGAZING
Compared to the skies of the Metro whose artificial lights drown out the natural night sky, the skies of the provinces tend to be much brighter, with the moon and stars more prominent.
Habilin Farms’ has designated areas that allow you to gaze upon the unsullied blanket of stars that we see but rarely appreciate either because of how busy we are with work and life or because of how much we tend to miss those subtle beautiful details.
BATHE IN MOUNTAIN STREAM
Habilin Farms is located at Ilayang Bukal. This literally translates to “Northern Spring” and it’s no coincidence that the area is rich with pristine mountain spring water.
When the sun is highest in the sky and when it’s starts to get warm after a long day of doing farm activities, you can take a 15-minute walk to Habilin Farm’s mountain stream. This cold mountain spring water comes straight from Mount Banahaw, making it clean and cold.
CELEBRATE SPECIAL EVENTS AND MILESTONES
Habilin Farms allows the usage of its facilities as a venue for training and education, but it also also recognizes the need to celebrate important familial or career milestones.
So whether you’re celebrating a birthday and anniversary, if you want to have a team building event, or if you just want to have a nice acoustic night and vibe with the other people in the same event, Habilin Farms is be an excellent events place for you.
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