Although we rode a potpot (a bike with a sidecar), followed by a tricycle who can accomodate about 8 passengers, we still needed to walk uphill to access the eco-farm in one of the barangays of Bayawan. T'was still early like about 8am so the heat was tolerable. Using our bambike was out of the question as it would be a struggle to use to go up.
Lush greens surrounded the road and we can't helped but take pictures of flowers and fruits that we passed-by, and some ripe mansanitas were easily taken and eaten along the way. We have had one of this tree in the neighbourhood while growing-up so nostalgia came up and we became like kids of yesterday. Filipinos would know this one and it is very abundant in Negros compared to Ilocos in Northern Philippines.
Some flora
This looks like a banana flower but it's not.
Tropical flowers abound as well as fruits, although i was mainly focusing on the flowers. There was a bit of competition between us and in taking pictures but hey, he's the artist, I can't win but I can try.
Most images were taken as we went up, the fruits were taken before and within the farm.
I've seen this elsewhere in UK.
A hibiscus on the path before the farm.
This was just one pot in the garden
Some tropical fruits in the vicinity
Seen before the farm.
I got curious with the different shapes, beside each other in one tree! Being the recipient of some curious look was amusing. I guess it's normal for them to see those?
I picked this guava as among the bigger ones, its' color tells me it was the most ripe among them. How did i know? Its' color was lighter and the skin was the shiniest among the others. We have had guave trees in our backyard before as a child.
My favorite fruit in the world.
There you go folks! There were more fruit trees but they are not bearing fruits at the moment.
It's a 4 and a half hectares farm so it's huge and its' topography is rolling hills, overlooking another hill. Chemical-free sign was noted at the entrance and the farm's fertilizer is made through the process called MOKUSAKO.
More about this process and the farm next...
All images are mine, taken with my Samsung Galaxy S7.