Gardening turns into agricultural science at Bahay Pag-asa. BPYC residents measure off square meter plots in their ICA (Institute of Culinary Arts) garden and measure the soil pH. This data will help us determine what to plant and where. We have already located certain areas of the garden that have more acidic soil. We're starting with about 500 plots and later expanding to 1000. Mr. Dan Garcia of the USLS Ecopark is directing our efforts to implement a Natural Farming System using organic and environmentally sound methods of weed and pest control. This is one way in which Bahay Pag-asa incorporates academics (in this case, science and math) into its livelihood skills programs.
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