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Isabela Fruit Trees Project with Bacolod Homeschoolers

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Isabela Fruit Trees Project: Teaching our homeschooled kids about the environment and our Fellowmen.

Isabela Fruit Trees Project
Our daughter Dindin planting a calamansi tree in the backyard of the Dolar family in Isabela, Negros Occidental.

Tree Planting: Isabela Fruit Trees Project

It has been my desire to have a regular tree planting activity to help rehabilitate the forests of our province, Negros Occidental. It’s my desire to buy a parcel of land (if only I can afford it) and plant it with trees and make it a reserve.

But I don’t want just a usual other tree planting activity because I don’t want to plant trees and just leave them there.

Isabela Fruit Trees project tree planting activity
SBM Rudy Fajardo waters the seedlings that are going to be planted in the different barangays of Isabela.

By God’s direction I was led to the Isabela Fruit Trees Project through a college friend, November Canieso-Yeo. The project is currently ongoing in the Municipality of Isabela. This was started by Mr. Victorino “Bitoy” Siazon with a PhP 100,000 funding.

Thousands of Trees Planted

With that amount, Mr. Siazon had several thousands of fruit trees planted in six (6) barangays, as follows:

  • Brgy. Riverside – 500 Rambutan seedlings
  • Brgy. Sebucauan – 450 Jackfruuit seedlings
  • Brgy. Makilignit – 300 Abio seedlings
  • Brgy. San Agustin – 500 Babana seedlings
  • Brgy. Tinongan – 600 Calamansi seedlings
  • Brgy. Banog-banog – 100 Abio seedlings
Bacolod Homeschoolers Network
The Bacolod Homeschoolers Network in Brgy. Tinongan, Isabela Negros Occidental for the Isabela Fruit Trees Project. We were joined by Mayor Joselito Malabor and Mr. Victorino Siason.

Now, the project has taken off and they have now planted about 6,000 seedlings across a total of 16 barangays.

The main objectives of this project: 

  • 1. Plant 4 trees (of 1 type) per household in all 15 barangays of Isabela;
  • 2. Provide additional food source for residents through the harvest of these trees;
  • 3. Provide additional income source for residents (barangays will become fruit baskets of Isabela); and
  • 4. Provide convenience to buyers of different type of fruits because buyers only need to visit 1 barangay to buy a particular fruit.
Isabela Fruit Trees Project
Distribution of calamansi seedlings for our activity.

Not Reforestation

While this tree planting activity is not exactly for reforestation, it will still contribute in greening Isabela, which is a part of the province. And also, I like the idea because the trees will have owners–they are not left to fend for themselves in the wild. This gives the trees a good chance of survival. It has a socio-economic impact as well.

Bacolod Homeschoolers Network tree planting activity
Despite being totally blind, that didn’t stop homeschooler Johann Tan from joining the activity and blessing others.

So I thought, it would be a good idea to have our kids participate in this. So last Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, the members of the Bacolod Homeschoolers Network and our families set out for an almost 2-hour drive to Brgy. Tinongan, Isabela, Negros Occidental. A total of 16 homeschooling kids joined the event.

Isabela fruit trees project - tree planing activity for Bacolod homeschoolers
My kids walking with Mayor Joselito Malabor of Isabela.

We bought the calamansi (Philippine lime) from them at P35 each. The seedlings are from marcotting, so in about a year, the residents will already be able to harvest fruits from them. Furthermore, we were given an orientation on how to plant the seedlings on ensure a higher chance of survival.

Bacolod Homeschoolers
Rihanna and Psalm plant a couple of seedlings.

Appreciation from the Mayor

Meanwhile, Isabela Mayor Joselito Malabor was very happy of our little project. He came over along with his staff. He also planted trees with the kids and was able to greet the residents.

Isabela Fruit Trees project- Bacolod Homeschoolers Network
Danny Tan with Isabelle, Hannah, and Reese pose with Mayor Joselito Malabor.

We are also very thankful to him to providing us with police escorts during the activity.

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After lunch the kids played under the shady mango tree. They are enjoying the farm life.

Our kids had a total of eight seedlings, which we planted in the backyard of four locals. We also gave them loaves of bread. We then had a potluck lunch afterwards.

The World is Our Classroom

Homeschooling in Bacolod does not limit our kids nor confine them in our homes. We go out and do our share in the community because the world is our classroom. This is just the first of our future field trips in learning more about our environment.

For more information on this project or how you could help, message them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isabelanegoccfruittrees/

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1 thought on “Isabela Fruit Trees Project with Bacolod Homeschoolers

  1. Nice project to mommy sig.Napakalaking sa community even with mother Earth..Hope na hindi lang sa inyo may ganyan project kundi sa buong Pilipinas..

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