 Bert Peeters | LEISA Magazine
Over the last four years, the Cabiokid farm in Cabiao, the Philippines, has been developed following the priniciples of permaculture. Fields where mono-cropping and chemical farming techniques had been common for many years were transformed and now produce rice together with many other crops. The analysis of its transition process shows some key aspects, such as the importance of planning for immediate, short and long term changes, and the need to consider the size of the farm in relation to the energy and resources that will be needed. The article also looks at the difficulties and possibilities neighbouring farmers have for replicating this experience.
Cabiokid is a permaculture development site located in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. Its name is a contraction of Cabiao, bio, and bukid, which means field in Filipino. Found 90 km north of Manila, its mission is to provide ideas and inspire creative solutions towards sustainable development. The Cabiokid Foundation offers regular trainings and tailor-made courses, using permaculture as the guiding framework and its 5.5 hectare property as example. All sorts of vegetables are growing in abundance on the farm, while birds are common residents and reptiles and mammals can easily be seen in the surrounding areas. However, it has not always been like that. Only four years ago, the farm looked pretty much the same as the neighbouring fields, where rice is the only crop.
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